Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib With GIO – The Beginning

Seasoned traveler Ibn Batuta once said that travel leaves you speechless at first and then turns you into a storyteller. In that one sentence, I can sum up my great adventure to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib with GIO Adventures. What the eyes saw, the mind deciphered and the heart experienced left me … [Read more…]

Stairway to Heaven

Some associations become life-altering and the one with GIO is turning out to be exactly that. When I put my Himalayan Dream into words for them, I had no idea that it would come true. It only took a few heartfelt words for this journey to begin and I hope it’s a never ending one.  I … [Read more…]

The Chhattisgarh Chapters -Poetry of Life

Somewhere in the jungles of Chhattisgarh A mirror image Recreates a life, lost Whose remains exfoliate Particle by particle To be consumed By it’s own creator – Mother Earth!   It ain’t easy  To let it all go Without a silent whisper Or maybe  A deafening shout That echoes Reliving a whole life In a moment  … [Read more…]

The Chhattisgarh Chapters – A Rural Retreat

At the forests of Barnawapara, I felt closer to nature than I have ever felt before. The day and a half that I spent there made sure that Barnawapara goes straight into a list of a few repeats I allow myself. I would have loved to spend a few more leisurely afternoons roaming around the lush … [Read more…]