Category: uttarakhand

• Eat, Stay, Love – In Dehradun!

  

  We would have crossed Dehradun countless times, thanks to it being a gateway to the hill stations of Garhwal. But, it’s only over the past few years that we began considering Doon, as it’s fondly called, as a destination in itself. Over time, we realised that this capital of Uttarakhand is an idyllic weekend destination […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  June 15, 2022

  India, Travel, uttarakhand

  ambience, beverage, bird, birdsong, birdwatching, cafe marigold, coco osteria, cottage, dehradun, dog friendly, food, garden, garhwal, jaisalmer fizz, kalsang cafe and restaurant, kothay, LP residency, mountain view, nature, neopolitana pizza, orchard, peacock suite, thukpa, tibetan, uttarakhand, walterre resort, weekend getaway

• August Trails in Jabarkhet Nature Reserve

  

  When we planned our Landour trip, the name ‘Jabarkhet Nature Reserve’ kept popping up. But we’d only one day in Landour & weaning ourselves away from this serene town seemed impossible. Someone advised us to visit the Jabarkhet Reserve before we started for Delhi NCR. We’re glad we got this counsel & that we took […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  June 8, 2022

  India, Travel, uttarakhand

  bird songs, conservation, ecology, explore, flora, guided walk, Himalayas, jabarkhet nature reserve, landour, meadow, nature, protect, sanctuary, spring, trail, waterhole, wildflower, wildlife

• Landour – A Scenic Town in Garhwal

  

  It felt like craziness but we’d to do it! So, March 2020. The world was locking down in a frenzy. We knew India would shut down anytime. The threat of COVID was rife but we knew we’d to make the most of a long weekend. A last long weekend for a long time to come… […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  June 2, 2022

  India, Travel, uttarakhand

  food, garhwal, heritage, hike, India, JOMO, landour, photo story, spring, timelessness, travel guide, uttarakhand, wellness

• Jim Corbett Museum

  

  On International Museum Day, I bring to you the smallest museum I’ve ever visited! But a small size =/= less impactful !! My <500 words #blogpost on the #jimcorbett Museum that honors the extraordinary Late Jim Corbett. We know him as a skilled hunter but was that all about him? More in my post! #newblogpost #heritage #photographs #souvenir #jimcorbettnationalpark #tracker #author #international #museum #impactful #honors #extraordinary #corbett #skilled #hunter

  An Ordinary Girl

  May 18, 2022

  India, Travel, uttarakhand

  author, books, conservationist, edward james corbett, heritage, hunter, international museum day, jim corbett, jim corbett museum, jim corbett national park, jim corbett tiger reserve, kaladhungi, man-eating tigers and leopards, naturalist, photographs, souvenir, tracker