Answering your Questions - Ask me Anything : Part 1
Few days ago I posted here that you could Ask me Anything and I'll answer. As promised here are your answers. Thank you all for participating! :)Renuka asks “I want to know about your most challenging...
View ArticleAnswering your Questions - Ask me Anything : Part 2
**UPDATE** Answered few more new questions. Check them out in the new section So turns out in the last post I missed out few questions because of some goof up in email forwarding. Here are the answers...
View Article2 Weeks in Andaman - Photos of Tropical Paradise
We all know beaches of Andaman are awesome, but that is not all. The history of the tribes, the settlers who migrated years ago, the Jurassic era kind of forests and not to forget the clear blue...
View ArticleGuide to Island Hopping in Andaman, India
If untouched stretches of white sand beaches, gigantic forests that look straight out of Jurassic era and exquisite marine life is your thing, then Andaman might be the destination for you! Andaman and...
View ArticleWhen a Leopard crossed our path in Kumbhalgarh!
It was a long day! We drove from Udaipur to the beautiful Jain Temples of Ranakpur situated in dense forest. The grand temple is built out of marble and supported by 1444 pillars, no two of them...
View Article2012 - A Year of Adventure!
2012 has been a year of lot of firsts and adventures, things I never thought I’d do. Looking back at the 12 months I realize I’ve had a bit of everything in it, from little joys to major milestones. I...
View Article6 Inspiring Adventure Documentaries to watch
Last year I had come up with this list of 7 Travel Videos and it was quite well received. Because lists are so much fun and adventure is always awesome, here's a list of 6 documentaries on crazy...
View ArticleBarefoot in Vellagavi - A Different World
Woman standing in front of her house and the colorful Kolam The gravel was hurting my feet. After all, I was walking on the streets without footwear. I was walking in the village that doesn't wear...
View ArticlePostcards of a different kind from Rajasthan
I spent two weeks in Rajasthan. As expected it was very commercialized and crowded but I managed to find some quiet and quaint corners for myself. I trekked through the Thar desert, spent few days...
View ArticleA Trek through the Thar Desert
This story appeared in the January 2013 issue of National Geographic Traveller IndiaOn the second day of the trek, we rode on camels for a while. It was a strange place to be. The breeze was too cold...
View ArticleThe Most Chilled out place on a Monday Morning!
Sitting on the porch of a small yet comfortable cafe, I was sipping deliciously hot black tea on a rainy morning. The cafe was almost empty if not for very few travellers. The waitresses were huddled...
View Article5 Images of the view from High Above
Even after countless flights, till date, I am just as eager to get the window seat. I am even okay with the middle seat but rarely the aisle. I strain my neck, put up with the glare and if there were...
View ArticleDo I really prefer travelling solo?
“Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller"- Ibn Battuta That’s the story of my life. When I am traveling, I prefer to be silent, to be quiet and to be calm enough to...
View ArticleThe Amazing Forests of Andaman in Pictures
Andaman and Nicobar are a spectacular group of islands in the Bay of Bengal. With about 86% of the land area covered by forest, A&N is surprisingly known only for its beaches and marine life....
View ArticleRiding on the trails of Kodachadri
It probably isn’t going to be an adventure if this thought doesn’t come to your mind.“Why the hell am I doing this?”That's me riding on a trail through the grasslands atop Kodachadri. Image courtesy -...
View ArticleNotes from Nagaland : The beginning of an Adventure
"It was 5PM. It was pitch dark. And I was all alone." I knew the airport was 17kms far from the city of Dibrugarh, Assam. As I landed I was apprehensive about finding my way to the city, I hadn’t...
View ArticleA World of Colorful Tents and Incredible Sceneries
How would we ever have been able to go to such beautifully inaccessible places without the super invention called tents? For the past four years, I have been actively hiking in the many different...
View ArticleHelp me find a good Himalayan Trek Operator
As many of you know already, I am hopelessly in love with the Himalayas. That is where I first discovered my love of outdoors and that is why I call Himalayas home! But as I noticed, there aren't many...
View ArticleThe Offbeat side of Mystical Munnar
The route was deserted. It was pitch dark, pouring and the road ahead forked into two. One of them lead to Thekkady and one to somewhere else, I didn’t know. Neither did the driver, we had to reach...
View ArticleMonsoons of Rajasthan - Photos of Desert in the Rains!
That's smack dab in the middle of a desert, go figure! I first visited Rajasthan in 2010, I was there to trek through the Thar desert. It was a spectacular trek and I thought that was as offbeat as one...
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