Exploring The World, One Place At A Time
Being Indians, we barely think of Nepal as a foreign country (more so because we don’t need a Visa to hop in there!) and quite often, ignore it for our aspirations to see those countries which are more polished by the effects of globalization. For …
Located at an altitude of 1940 meters above sea level in the Kumaon Region, Nathuakhan is a tiny hamlet enveloped in the Ramgarh District of Uttarakhand. A lesser-known cloistered village, this place is easily accessible from Nainital & Bhimtal with Kathgodam being the closest railway …
Beginner’s treks are a great way to discover whether this is something that’s meant for you or not; to get closer to the Himalayas; and also be in touch with nature, away from the chaos & cacophony of city life! As intimidating as it may …
To put it in the words of Jane Wilson-Howarth, “The mountains were so wild and so stark and so very beautiful that I wanted to cry. I breathed in another wonderful moment to keep safe in my heart.” Our first journey to Spiti Valley was …
Surrounded by the majestic mountains on all sides, a road leading until here and then ending at this village, a glacial river flowing down and clouds floating around, with the sun rising in the backdrop; yes, that is Chitkul for you! It might seem like …
It’s true that social media does affect us in some way or the other, and when it comes to traveling, we do get influenced by other people’s experiences and stories. Stumbling upon TheDoiHost on Instagram wasn’t a coincidence! As I kept drooling over their pictures (also because I …
Perhaps everyone dreams of it, but not everyone is lucky enough to traverse the paths unexplored. And as a famous saying goes, “Sometimes the path we choose, makes our life.” Back in December 2016, I came across this trailer of a documentary called ‘The Fall’ on …
Needless to say, I drew inspiration from Brandon Stanton, who took the world of social media by storm, back in 2010 when he started ‘Humans of New York‘. Although I got introduced to HONY much later, sometime around 2014, when I developed an interest in …
‘Knock! Knock’ We were all sitting in our room post-lunch, before setting out for Kibber, when Murli walked in. With him, was this tiny boy who had shining eyes and a mellow smile. “Meet Singye. Yeh mujhe market mein mila“, (I met him at the …
“A month? What are you going to do there for a month?” – Nearly every second person whom I told about my Bhutan plans, asked me this question! A point came when I was tired of explaining, and I chose a rather simple answer – “Since I’m …