“Look forward to having you with us in the lost land of the Himalayas. Let’s leave the itinerary unplanned and unmapped” said the email from the Green People of The Goat Village. As if this wasn’t mouth-watering enough, they also said electricity was sporadic (and only available in the common areas), the internet almost non-existent, …
A slice of heaven at The Goat Village, an introduction Read More »
Travel plans for our first visit to the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand were like they always are – non-existent. Hence, flexible. Because we were travelling without an itinerary, we were open to everything. So how did we go about exploring the Garhwal Himalayas? Choose a base, make a “home” – in our case, it was …
Exploring Garhwal Himalayas from the remote village of Raithal Read More »
Just 75 km to Gangotri? If we leave early, we should be back by lunch – was our estimate. To which Pradeep from The Goat Village told us to be prepared for a night stay. Once again, the mountain roads and the mountain people had us flummoxed. It is surprising even for us, how – …
Travel lessons on a trip to Gangotri via a Tibetan settlement Read More »
