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Landour travel guide

Landour travel guide: how to experience it slowly, deeply

Leave a Comment / Travel guide, Destinations / Amit Chilka

If you’ve landed here, chances are you don’t want another checklist blog that shouts “Top 10 things to do in Landour.” You want a Landour travel guide that feels like a friend quietly handing you a cup of coffee and saying…

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Surkanda Devi Trek From Mussoorie

Surkanda Devi Trek From Mussoorie: Trek vs Ropeway, My Truth

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There’s a moment on every trip where Google Maps can’t help you, and “shortest route” stops mattering. For me, that moment was on the Surkanda Devi trek from Mussoorie, standing at the base, looking up at the steep stairs… while a shiny ropeway waited right next to it…

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Mussoorie Winterline Carnival 2025

Mussoorie Winterline Carnival 2025: Crowd, Food, Magic we experienced

3 Comments / Travel guide, Destinations / Amit Chilka

We reached Mall Road tired from the drive, slightly late thanks to holiday traffic, just wanting a quiet walk and maybe a chai. Instead, we walked straight into a wave of music, fairy lights, food smells, and people from everywhere—all waiting for the winter sky to perform…

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Hidden Gems in Tehri

Hidden Gems in Tehri: One Day Changed Everything (See Why)

3 Comments / Travel guide, Destinations / Amit Chilka

It was meant to be simply another day out. We planned to make one stop on our Garhwal road trip before heading to Mussoorie. However, the hidden gems of Tehri had other plans for us…

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Goa Beach in Rishikesh

Goa Beach in Rishikesh: We Discovered a Hidden Gem

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I learned something that most visitors to Rishikesh don’t know: the hidden jewels in Rishikesh aren’t merely other things to do. They’re what makes this town tick.

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Hidden Gems in Rishikesh

Hidden Gems in Rishikesh: Authentic Treasures Locals Love

2 Comments / Travel guide, Destinations / Amit Chilka

I learned something that most visitors to Rishikesh don’t know: the hidden jewels in Rishikesh aren’t merely other things to do. They’re what makes this town tick.

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Mini Gartang Gali

Mini Gartang Gali: Why Everyone’s Visiting it now

Leave a Comment / Short Hikes / Amit Chilka

I had that moment while I was standing on a narrow wooden path that had been carved into the side of a mountain. The Ganga was flowing just below me, and there was no one else around except for the mountains and my thoughts…

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Bhangarh Fort

Bhangarh Fort: Why is it not actually haunted?

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For years, I had seen the headlines that got people to click. “The fort in India that has the most ghosts.” “Place with a curse where ghosts come to life at night.” “The government officially says you can’t enter after dark…

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Hawa Mahal

Hawa Mahal Decoded: What Makes It Actually Special

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I remember the first time I went to Johari Bazaar and thought Hawa Mahal would amaze me. Instead, I found a mess. There were numerous visitors fighting for the same angle, street merchants yelling, and everyone’s attention was fixed on their phones instead of the monument.

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City Palace Jaipur

City Palace Jaipur: Hidden Secrets Tourists Never See

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No one knew about the design conspiracy that was going on behind these walls. And that’s when it hit me: nearly no one really sees City Palace Jaipur, even if many people go there.

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