Staying at a backpacker hostel in Oman : An experience beyond borders
I am in Oman. It’s been some time since I stayed in a hostel. Constantly travelling through the year, for years, tires you out. At some point of time, I started picking cheap hotels during my solo travels. We are all sitting in the lounge….
Unlocking Global Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Seamless Exploration with a US Visa – Visa Hacks and Tips Revealed
Guess who got his ten year US visa!! And it was super duper simple. With that, I get direct access to 41 countries in the world, and don’t need to apply for visa in advance. (the pics show all the countries where Indians can travel…
Mapping My Wanderlust: A Solo Traveler’s Obsession with Exploring Every Nook and Cranny of Africa
Africa fascinates me. Or is it just travelling solo? In the last few days, I have taken 3 Uber rides in Cape Town and all 3 drivers happened to be from Congo DRC. As I travel solo, as I spend hours by myself, with my…
The Cape of Good Hope , they call it !!
In the year 1488, Bartolomeu Dias, a Portugese Exploree was officially the first to reach the Cape and called it the Cape of Storms. This southwestern most tip of Africa is also the confluence of Altantic Ocean and Indian Ocean and the massive waves, windy…
A Memorable Adventure in Meghalaya
A whirlwind week in Meghalaya came to an end yesterday. Meghalaya always has been my favourite group trip. It’s given me some of my closest people in life. It’s a standing joke that, “If you are to really know Neeraj or be close to him,…
Captain Nero’s Hotel Reviews: Saimika Resort, Cherrapunjee
Cherrapunjee has a handful of hotels and resorts, and out of these Saimika resort is my favourite. There is of course the luxurious Polo Orchid Resort, but Saimika always has sung more to my soul. Saimika resort is spread out over 69 acres. The best…
Best Places to see in Kyrgyzstan!
I visited Kyrgyzstan first in June 2023. It’s a beautiful country, and if you had to visualize it in your head, picture a country full of mountains, snow capped mountains far in the background, lakes coming and going into hiding as you drive through the…
OHOT’S First Kyrgyzstan Group Trip: A huge Success.
As the immigration officer stamped my passport and waved me to pass, he smilingly remarked “Why would anyone go to Kyrgyzstan”. It was our 1st group trip to Kyrgyzstan. In the 160 trips I have lead, this was the first batch with more boys than…
This Guy’s On His Own Trip Book Completes Three Years
I started reading books by the time I was 2 years old. Books always filled our house. Dad would tell us stories about Mahabharata, World War, European history. Mum would tell us stories about Gerald , James Herriot, two men who loved animals. We…
Friendships on OHOT Group Trips
Aditya first came on my Nafran Valley trek last year. As treks happen, people walk at their own pace and the two of us didn’t spend that much time until a section on the last day, which we did together. A few trippers stayed back…
9 Years of OHOT: By Neeraj Narayanan
Nine years of OHOT. How do you sum nine years in a post. How do you sum all the emotions in a few lines. How. Nine years back when I put up my first trip, I didn’t even know what being a trip leader was….
The Case of Missing wallet in Udaipur: By Abha Nirula
I am one of those people who’ll ask ‘Hey, have you seen my phone?’ when it’s most probably in my bag or try to search for my specs when it’s likely resting on my head. Basically, I don’t ‘lose’ things, I just temporarily ‘misplace’ them-…