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A beautiful house drenched in golden sunlight surrounded by barley fields and the barren Greater Himalayas in Dras.

Why visit Drass?

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River Kukdi flowing through the rocks has over the years cut through the rocks and created potholes in the rockbed giving it a look of an alien landscape at Nighoj, a small village in Maharashtra, India.

Nighoj potholes, an alien wonder in Maharashtra, India

Nighoj potholes or how violent can a river get! The river Kukdi carves its way through a rock bed of black and reddish basalt rocks. During the course of its

Mist covered dense forest in Delightful bakery now run by the 5th generation in Mahabaleshwar, the most famous hill station in Maharashtra, India.

Offbeat travel in “typical” Mahabaleshwar

Agreed, Mahabaleshwar is as touristy as it gets. But that doesn’t make it any less beautiful. Its forest cover is as dense and the weather as lovely despite the crowds

Lush green rice fields surrounded by the pine trees and the Himalaya mountains in Lolab valley in northern Kashmir, India

Lolab Valley: Kashmir Unexplored

Lolab valley is in the northern district Kupwara of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Being very close to India’s most disputed border, Kupwara unfortunately ignites a lot of fear. But

Cha village seen at a distance surrounded by the green farms with a rickety wooden bridge over river Lungnak to cross over to Purne is a homestay option for the first night halt on the trek to the remote and isolated Phuktal or Phugtal monastery or gompa passing through a deep gorge or ravine formed by the Lungnak, a tributary of the Indus river between the brown, golden and barren Greater Himalayan and Zanskar mountain ranges in the offbeat Zanskar valley in Jammu and Kashmir in North India.

Trek to Phuktal Monastery in Zanskar, India.

Zanskar valley, in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, is probably the most isolated valley in India and Phuktal is amongst the most remote places in Zanskar. A few hours

Why visit Drass?

It all began with Drass. The discovery of beauty in barren brown mountains, the intensity of (let’s call them) anti-green landscapes and the thumping sound of the heart in the ears. The