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Strolling on the borderline between Nepal and India

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  Hilly Ridge :  Pristine Kanchenjungha from Ahall Well it's been sometime since I last wrote about anyplace or anything. This time it is that time of the year when I get to go different places(Hey its winter season!). This time I managed to get up from the couch and go board the train to Jalpaiguri and then from there I took a car to Maneybhanjan. Here's the trip plan I thought about: Day 1 - Roam about Maneybhanjan Day 2 - Roam about Tonglu and Tumling Day 3 - Roam about Ahall  Day 4 - Travel to Phalut  Day 5 - Return back to NJP  So on 23rd December, 2020 we reached Maneybhanjan from NJP. The car took 2200 bucks from us to drop us there. On the way we stopped at Kurseong. Ofcourse we took photos like all other people! Foggy valleys :  Magnificient view from Kurseong Funny thing is our car broke down when I was travelling after crossing Kurseong! Imagine the car was travelling with only first and third gear! Maneybhanjan The base camp for scaling Sandakphu and Phalut. It'

Netarhat : A Journey amidst Hills and Clouds

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Beauty amidst hills and clouds : Netarhat Netarahat is a town in Indian state of Jharkhand and it is basically a hill station. Jharkhand has widespread network of national  highways and state highways although from kolkata we have started our journey through train. From Howrah the nearest major railway station is Ranchi 155 km away from Netarahat. Ranchi Railway Station So we started our journey from Ranchi towards Netarhat, with few pit stops for meals and photo sessions. Road to the hilltop : Ranchi to Netarhat En route to Netarhat we encountered some humps around the road side. Mammoth sized rocks stood beside us welcoming us to the world of hills and clouds. Grand Welcome : Humps around the roadsides Highway Humps : Giant rock structure beside roads Speedy capture : Captured hump while on road It is also known as "Queen of Chotanagpur"....After having a long train journey we have visited several place of interest...during th