Gone fishing Cottages

12/11/2025

The valley is dressed in its finest — paja trees bursting into pink magnificence, and every path brushed with shades of gold, red, and amber. There’s a quiet beauty in the air, a softness that only autumn brings.

Each leaf seems to tell its own story as it drifts down — of seasons gone by and the stillness to come. Tirthan, in this light, feels like a painting in motion.

05/01/2024

Dear All,
I'm overwhelmed by your wishes on my Birthday!!
I feel blessed to have so many people in my life who thought of me and wished me . Thank you for making my day so much more special with your love and wishes .
I'm humbled and grateful.

20/09/2022

Grateful. Thank you Condé Nast Traveller India

From Manali, Shimla to Mashobra and Kasauli, these homestays in Himachal Pradesh have some of the most gracious hosts and glorious meals. Here’s the list

26/05/2022

Posted • Food of Himachal .. .. a local bread almost Bao like.. served ..
Stuffed with walnuts or chicken
Eaten with a local Chutney and melted ghee…
It’s truly amazing..
we tried both .. I preferred the veg one stuffed with walnuts!









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Best daily luxury is to curl up and read a good book
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The ultimate luxury would be reading in a scenic location with a bowl of Blue Lindor at hand

09/04/2022

Many people ask us how we spend our evenings in the back of beyond;tucked away in a sleepy hamlet in the midst of a forest, next to a gurgling stream with just the sound of the breeze rustling in the trees.

We spend time with old friends and new,
With soft music to gladden one’s soul
With cheer and bonhomie
With food to make the tummy sigh
And with a nip in the air to make one reach for a jacket .

That’s how we spend time in the valley.













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04/04/2022

Do we love the full moon nights when the valley is bathed in silver and looks mystical and mysterious ?

Or is it the starry nights where the night waltzes in with her cloak of shimmering stars that leaves us awestruck ?

We truly can’t decide.

Experience achingly beautiful nights in the valley.
Sit outside in the chilly evenings and look at the sky - at the capricious moon gliding across it or at a sky lit up with zillions of merry, twinkling stars. And sigh.













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29/03/2022

No electricity and fireflies .

We love having lights caress the cafe and the cottages but we love to sit in the dark too, to witness nature's festival of flickering lights.

What joy it is to hear the choir of crickets chirping madly from every direction, and watch fireflies dance in the moonlight.

Sit on the deck or on one of the benches waiting patiently in the pathway and hear the call of the wild;
sometimes in the song of the wind in the leaves, other times, in the call of a wild animal on the hunt.

Listen hard enough, you will hear the hills whisper stories of long ago to you.

When is the last time you watched fireflies light up the sky?

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29/03/2022

Sometimes the best thing to do on a warm spring day is to pack a picnic basket and sit by the river.

*Enjoy a chilled beverage and watch the gurgling stream merrily meander to wherever it’s headed.
* Stick your nose into a book and occasionally look up to see a butterfly flitting around you.
* Go for a dip in the chilled water and then bask on a rock.
* Dig into a sumptuous packed lunch.
* Look up at a crystal clear, stunningly blue sky and wonder why there’s no cloud around.

Head back home after a few hours of total bliss and laze on the deck or head off for a nap.

Lazy spring days look and feel like this.













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26/03/2022

When we say we are blessed , we mean it and more!

Woke up to gifts that have been made and sent with so much love .

The handcrafted leather goods have been sent by one of our favourite couples .nair5462 . We can only imagine how much time and effort stitching , hammering and assembling all these magnificent things must’ve taken.
We are humbled beyond belief.

The surreal pictures have been taken and sent by this wonderful,wonderful and immensely talented young man . He stayed with us just once and quite some time back, but the bond we forged was that for a lifetime.
(I’m honoured to be called ‘Amma’ by him)
Sending these masterpieces for us just reinforced our view that we are blessed and more than grateful for all the lovely people who have made our lives richer and more beautiful.

What a start to a beautiful day!

By the way, if you’re looking to own a piece of sheer perfection,magnificence and beauty, be it through the lens of a camera or handcrafted- reach out to these magicians -













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