Budget Travels by Divya

Hi Folks, I will talk about my weekend jaunt to Nainital. Nainital is a small hill station in the Kumaon part of Uttaranchal. It is named after the Lake Naina, which separates this small beautiful town. This was a solo trip I did in May, 2017. May-June is the best(albeit crowded) time to visit this place, when the rest of the country is blazing under the relentless scorching Sun! 3 Day Itinerary: Day 1: Reach Nainital in the morning by overnight bus from Delhi. Naini Lake boating, Naina Devi Temple, Mall Road, Tibetan Market shopping Day 2: Snow-View Point, Eco Cave Garden, Sadiatal Cascade, GB Pant Zoo Day 3: China Peak Trek, and return to Delhi Trip in Detail: I took the UT Govt bus(I took the Volvo one. There are other budget options as well) from ISBT in Delhi. I reached Haldwani by this bus at 5AM in the morning. From Haldwani, Nainital is 40Kms, and there are frequent buses every ten minutes. I took a local bus and reached Nainital at around 6.30-7AM. There are p...

Hi Folks, I will be talking about our 3-Day Trip to Rishikesh from Delhi. Rishikesh is destination that caters to tourists of different kinds.It is an amalgamation of being a very holy destination for Hindus, with the Ganges flowing right though it, and being THE destination for best white-water rafting in India. The other reason why Rishikesh is very famous is the great Yoga destination it is turning out to be. There are a lot of places offering 1/2/3/10 Day courses in Yoga. It is a very hippie place with a lot of Israeli tourists, and great cafes filled with Israeli food.  We went on this trip from 27th Feb - 2nd Mar, 2018. We went in our self-driven car from Delhi.  All prices mentioned below are in INR(Indian Rupees), for 2 adults. I'm sharing a suggested itinerary for people who are planning this trip below. Suggested Itinerary: Day 1: Start from Delhi to Rishikesh. Reach Rishikesh in 6 hours. (250Kms from Gurgaon. Good roads to drive). Visit Har ki Pauri in Harid...

Hi Folks,  Back from our anniversary trip to Lansdowne - The cantonment hill station in the Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. We went on this trip from 24th-26th Feb, 2018. We went in our self-driven car from Delhi. All prices mentioned below are in INR(Indian Rupees), for 2 adults. I'm sharing a suggested itinerary for people who are planning this trip below.  Suggested Itinerary: Day 1: Start from Delhi to Lansdowne. Reach Lansdowne in 7 hours. (280Kms from Gurgaon. Hilly roads leading to a 7hrs+ drive) Day 2: Lansdowne Local Sight-seeing: Bhulla Tal, Santoshi Mata Temple, St.John's Church, St.Mary's church, Tip n Top Point, Sunset Point, Darwan Singh Sangrahalaya, Bhim Pakora Day 3: Explore Garhwali cuisine -> Leave for Delhi Cost of Trip Fuel Expenses: 2500Rs (For Round Trip) Hotels: 1800 Rs ( The Garhwali Inn ) Food & Sight-seeing & Entry Tickets & Toll: 1200Rs Total : 5,500 Rs Trip in Detail: We started for Lansdowne from Gurgaon at arou...

Lansdowne is situated in the Pauri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.Garhwali cuisine has very minimal spice-levels and tempering. They are rich of grains/cereals and hill-grown ingredients. I would recommend any visitor to go local here and explore the local cuisine, when in Garhwal. Sharing my top picks, and a small description about the dish! Thenchuani Alu: This is a mountain potato preparation, with strong flavours of ginger and coriander seeds. Montain Potato Curry; Price = 150Rs(INR) Kandali Sabji: Kandali is the stinging nettle plant or the Bichu Buti in the local language. This preparation neutralizes the sting in the plant and is known to possess ayurvedic properties to help cure common cold, cough etc Stinging Nettle Curry. Price = 100Rs INR Chaisun: This is a preparation of dry roasted black lentils which are then coarsely grounded to make a coarse dal out of it. Chaisun; Price = 120Rs(INR) Jhangore ki Kheer: Jhangora is a kind of a millet grown in the h...