Getting a Food Coma in Jaisalmer
When I travel solo, my need versus want radar is at its peak. I stay in the cheapest of rooms with the hardest of beds, eat the cheapest of food which mostly consists of dal and chawal, and travel in…
Hippie Island, Hampi: A Complete Travel Guide
Tropical Paradise. What comes to your mind when you hear these two words? Beaches, oceans, swimming, bikini bottoms? Tropical paradise meant all this and more for me as well- until I landed in the Happy Hampi. Turns out, tropical paradise…
Covid19 Quarantine: 5 Travel Shows to Watch at Home
The times are rough. The pandemic of covid19 has taken over and the world is quickly going into an indefinite quarantine. Transport systems are being shut, industries are being closed down, people have adopted their homes as a place of…
Khonoma, Asia’s First “Green Village”: Why I Left Earlier than Planned
I tossed and turned on the bed at my homestay in Khonoma and finally sat upright. Just the previous morning I had hitched a ride from Kigwema to Kohima, spent hours in search of a bus headed to Khonoma that…
Spiti Valley in Winter | Surviving -30 Degrees
It was a decision that required a lot of courage and planning. I couldn’t have woken up one day, packed my bags and decided to leave, as I often do. I had to go over a list of things I…
Hornbill Festival, Nagaland: The Complete Travel Guide
Nagaland. The moment I said these words out loud, I was bombarded with a string of words I did not appreciate- ‘insurgency’, ‘headhunting’, ‘uncivilized’, ‘unsafe’, ‘WILD’. I was baffled at how oblivious mainland India can be to areas far away…
Solo in Sissu: Of Hikes and Contemplations
I woke up to the sun spilling into my room through the glass window. The first thing I saw after opening my eyes that morning was a valley bathed in sun, flanked by snowcapped mountains and a seemingly tiny waterfall…
Exploring Sissu, Unearthing Lahauli Culture and History
For long I had wanted to travel slow to Leh by road, exploring the little villages that fell on the Manali- Leh Highway but one thing came after another until the weather prevented me from chasing my dreams. It was one…
Lahaul: A Comprehensive Guide to an Overlooked Gem
Lahaul is… I can’t find the words to describe what Lahaul is. No, really. I spent about 20 minutes staring at a blank screen thinking of how I could do justice to the beauty Lahaul is. But I finally gave…
Jeolikote, Uttarakhand: Offbeat Nainital
I have always passed through tiny villages sitting in bumpy buses headed to my destination, and I always wonder: what is life like in these hamlets where no one goes, what hidden gems does Mother Nature hide here that not…
