The Complete Bir Billing Travel Guide – Things to Do in Bir Billing
When I visited Bir, Himachal Pradesh for the first time in 2019, I ended up spending 10 days and yet left wanting more. I knew from my very first visit itself that this is the place I’d like to slow…
23 Tips For A Beginner’s Guide to Solo Travel
I remember feeling extremely jittery and anxious yet exhilarated before setting out for my first solo trip experience. I wasn’t sure of how I’ll do it, but I was sure that this was my calling and I wanted to do…
15 Best Solo Travelling Destinations in India
When I started travelling solo in 2018, it often took me a while to figure out where I wanted to go next. With the mountains of the north, beaches of the south, the jungles of central India and unique cultures…
Bike Ride to Nubra Valley: Diskit-Hunder-Turtuk
Part One - Bike Ride to Nubra Valley: Leh to Diskit On day one of our bike ride to Nubra Valley, we had reached Diskit in pitch dark after covering the Leh, Ladakh to Nubra Valley distance, and we had…
10 Destinations to “Work From Home” in India
I had always been a self-proclaimed slow traveller even before the pandemic started. Ever since I started travelling, I have lived by the mantra – slow, solo, sustainable. But having a constant itch on my feet to seek the next…
16 Best Places to Eat in Bir | Best Cafes in Bir
When I first visited Bir in 2019, I do not know how a couple of days turned into whole two weeks. But I know that I spent most of those two weeks finding my way through the best places to…
Offbeat Jaisalmer: Beyond Forts and Havelis
My way of researching and planning for a trip is slightly more unusual than how most others do it. I first make a list of all recommendations that are offered by the top Google search results (spoiler alert: most of…
Tirthan Valley Day Hikes: 10 Trails You Should Consider
Tirthan Valley was the first destination I went to, once the coronavirus lockdown in 2020 was lifted. While I was pushing myself to travel slower and slower, the pandemic accelerated things for me. Once travel was possible again, I headed…
Magod: An Offbeat Getaway in North Karnataka
After spending some time in Kumta then Gokarna, I had initially planned to head towards Kali National Park and spend some time in the jungles of Karnataka. While I was researching places to stay in the national park, I came…
Kumta to Gokarna Trek: Beach Hopping on Foot
Every winter, I plan for a sojourn down south where I shed off all the extra layers of clothing I had accumulated in the hills by autumn. It was one such November night in Tirthan Valley that I found myself…
