7 Adventure Activities in Kashmir Perfect for Thrill Seekers
Kashmir has long been an ideal destination for a fun trip among thrill seekers. Whether you are a beginner or someone who has been an adventure buff for a long time, there are ample opportunities here. From recreational activities like…
Top Places to Visit in Kashmir
This is a paid guest post by Karan Arora. Snow-clad mountains, alpine meadows, gleaming crystal-clear lakes, and amber hues of the trees during autumn, create a bewitching landscape on Earth which is known as Kashmir. Located in the northern state…
Trapped in Rajgundha Valley: 4 Days Through Hell and Back
Content Warning: Sexual harrasment. The night before, I cleaned out my house – the house I had called home for six straight months. The house where I would watch countless paragliders in the sky first thing every morning, where I…
Trekking in Bir Billing: 17 Trails to Consider
When I spent six months in Bir in the summer of 2021, the one thing I liked to do whenever the weather and my mood allowed, I went trekking in Bir Billing. Though I only ever did day hikes in…
Best Places to Stay in Bir Billing (Updated 2024)
Bir is that perfect blend of a socially and culturally active place where creative people have come up with this venture or that. But at the same time, Bir also allows you to slow down, have your own space and…
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…
Shilha Village: Offbeat Parvati Valley
Over the years, Parvati Valley has become a popular tourist region – almost too popular, I would say. Places like Kasol and Tosh are now beyond recognition. What once used to be a beautiful amalgamation of the higher mountains in…
Manali to Lahaul Spiti via Atal Tunnel, Rohtang
The district of Lahaul and Spiti is by far my most favourite in Himachal Pradesh – or rather in North India. Though under one district, Lahaul and Spiti are vastly different – in their topography, landscape and culture amongst other…
Bike Ride to Nubra Valley: Leh to Diskit
The way the idea of our bike trip through Nubra Valley from Leh was born, was a testament itself of what was about to ensue. I woke up late one morning in the dorms of a hostel in Leh with…
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…