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Symphony of the Savannah – new coffee table book added to our library

As we seek to increase the number of books in our library at Katie’s Abode, Hartola with some interesting and informative books, Sivashish Thakur’s Symphony of the Savannah caught our attention. Yes, this coffee table book has nothing to do with Uttarakhand in general or Hartola in particular, yet the writer’s passion in wildlife is

Places of interest near Hartola (Part 3) Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham Mandir

It was a Wednesday evening when we realized that staying in Hartola was not complete without a visit to Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham Mandir. A couple friend of ours too were staying with us, so it was decided that the next morning we will be visiting this highly regarded temple of Lord Hanuman. For

Spring has arrived and Hartola is draped in colours of nature!

The absence of snow this year has not thrown nature’s schedule off balance. It’s business as usual—once again, the bare brown branches have suddenly been clothed with pink and white satiny blooms. The dry and dreary landscape has transformed itself dramatically into an undulating sea of pink and white as far as the eye can

New Year, new changes to our homestay near Mukteshwar!

Well, A very Happy New Year to everyone. Since we started our homestay, we have been working on ways to make our guests’ experience in our home better and memorable. Thanks to all the feedback our guests shared, we are happy at our progress. Since our private annex on the ground floor was not ready

Places of interest near Hartola (Part 2) – Dhokaney waterfall

About 40 kilometers from Hartola is a beautiful waterfall tucked away amidst lush green surroundings on the Nathuakhan-Orakhan-Dhokaney road. One has to take a left a few meters after crossing the Orakhan market. The road that leads to the waterfall is pretty good and has hardly any vehicles plying. There are a couple of maggi

We got our first delivery today from Amazon at Hartola

Today was an exciting day for sure! We got our first delivery from Amazon! All this time we were not sure whether the ecommerce sites would deliver at Hartola. But thanks to our caretaker who informed us that Amazon had in fact delivered stuff for a couple who were staying in our homestay for over

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Places of interest near Hartola (Part 3) Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham Mandir

It was a Wednesday evening when we realized that staying in Hartola was not complete without a visit to Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham Mandir. A couple friend of ours too were staying with us, so it was decided that the next morning we will be visiting this highly regarded temple of Lord Hanuman. For

Places of interest near Hartola (Part 2) – Dhokaney waterfall

About 40 kilometers from Hartola is a beautiful waterfall tucked away amidst lush green surroundings on the Nathuakhan-Orakhan-Dhokaney road. One has to take a left a few meters after crossing the Orakhan market. The road that leads to the waterfall is pretty good and has hardly any vehicles plying. There are a couple of maggi

Places of interest near Hartola (Part 1) – Jageshwar Dham near Almora

I have been to several temples across India, but Jageshwar Dham near Almora is a different experience altogether. A UNESCO protected site, the temples are also referred to as Jageshwar Valley Temples and are a group of 125 ancient Hindu temples dated between 7th and 14th century. In fact, as you approach the temples, suddenly

Diwali at Bhimtal – I

The Diwali weekend of November 2007 saw us taking off to the hills of Bhimtal on NH 24. I was the only one of the lot to have gone there before. But that was on a hurried official trip by train to Kathgodam and thereafter by bus to Country Inn Resort. We’d stayed in pretty

On the Uttarakhand Trail–Someshwar Valley/Ranikhet

July 2014 Days 4 & 5 Route taken: NH 87 E – Kausani – Someshwar – Pokhra – Ranikhet (near Army Golf Course) Roads condition: Good, except for about a 2- 3 km stretch after Pokhra and 6-7 km on the Dwarahat road which is under repair 10.05 a.m.: On the 15th, after a hearty

Day 3 and 4 of Our Goa Holiday – Lazing around at Calangute Beach

We had tea and toast and lazed around in bed till about 9.30. With no fixed agenda for the day, we thought of going a little easy on ourselves…already every inch of our bodies was aching from the swimming and walking. Deepa suddenly remembered that we’d been forgetting something very important – souvenirs. We quickly

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