Voyage Vedas

Vishranti - A Resort in the Woods Vishranti - A Resort in the Woods : There are times when you want to take a break from your daily monotonous life, destress yourself  and get rid of the clutter that has been accumulated in your mind over a period of time. This is the time when you wish to live in solitude, just be with yourself and relax. If you wish to do a bit of soul searching and surround yourself with lush green forests OR if you wish to take a day out and spend the day with your family & kids OR if you wish to have some fun with friends, " Vishranti " is the place to go. The clock moves slowly here. The sense of peace and calmness prolongs your stay at " Vishranti ". Vishranti - A Doon Valley Resort and SPA Spread over several acres of land, surrounded by Sal forest, Vishranti Spa and Resort is laden with all the modern amenities which urbanites crave for. Vishranti  is also known as the place where M.S Dhoni's wedding was organized. Vishranti - Entra...

Landour- The curly way to Landour Landour : To be honest we discovered Landour by chance and I can say with conviction that Landour is one of the most memorable places we have ever visited in India. We were on our trip to Haridwar, Dehradun and Mussoorie and this time the theme of the trip was "Shoe String Budget for Travel". It is customary with us to keep themes for various trips; this makes the trip more memorable and different from normal visits to a place. Adhering to the theme for the trip meant a lot of travel on foot. I grew up and did my schooling from Dehradun. During my numerous visits to Mussoorie I had crossed the Picture Palace End Chowk, also called the Kulri Chowk, many times but I had never explored the path to Landour. I did not even know that there is a place called Landour. Although in back of mind somehow I always knew that the path on the left from the Kulri Chowk will take me to an unexplored gem of the mountains. I was determined to expl...

The Canal on General Mahadev Singh Road :- My remembrance of the Canal dates back to the year 1989, when we relocated to Dehradun. The Canal was the most prominent and conspicuous entity on General Mahadev Singh Road.  The small stretch that I remember started from Garghi Cantt ran through Kaulagargh Road to Ballupur Chowk then to Balliwala Chowk on to Kanwali  Road till the rice fields of Majra. A strech of atleast 10 km if not more. Like a flowery tree which blossoms in the monsoon the Canal was flooded with water in the rainy season, so much so that it reached the road level. Although it was 4-5 feet deep, the water dried up in the summers to become just a succulent stream of water. But I have never seen it completely dry even in the driest of summers. Water always gushed through its pebbly shores. I remember there was a watermill that was run by the force of the gushing waters in the Canal. People used to gather at the mill for their daily dose of gossip and to grind wh...