Nov 05, 2024
Adventure
Yesterday I stepped into Plitvice Nat Park with my group. As I walked through the boardwalks, staring at the gorgeous lakes, I was filled with nostalgia. 11 years back, I was backpacking through Italy. My first solo trip. I saw a poster on a bus of the Plitvice Lakes, and it fascinated me. I changed […]
Nov 05, 2024
Adventure
Costa Rica is the 63rd country I travelled to, and am so so happy that I chose to go there. When I was looking at countries in Central America to go to, before beginning my Argentina – Antarctica trip, the moment I read that Costa Rica is the most biodiverse country in the world, per […]
Nov 04, 2024
Adventure
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. We, is, an Egyptian, a Sudanese, an Iraqi, a very […]
Nov 01, 2024
Adventure
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 own thoughts, my imagination soars and I am constantly thinking […]
Oct 25, 2024
Adventure
Having snorkelled in over 10-15 countries and islands, sharing some of the best places to snorkel with turtles. 1. Agatti Island (Lakshadweep): You can spot many turtles when doing the boat trip from Agatti to Bangaram. In fact, you can even spot stray turtles from the jetty at Agatti! 2. Damaniyat Islands (Oman): Most places […]
Sep 04, 2024
Adventure
I was to stay over at a friend’s place for the first time. A little conscious, the friend messaged me, “Nero, it’s a bachelor’s room. Don’t expect much. And there is a lot of junk. Don’t judge ;)”. I grinned. In my travels, I have stayed in all kinds of places, from a fancy hotel […]
Oct 15, 2023
Adventure
On His Own Trip’s New Trip Leaders Series: Medini Girish Some bonds can’t really be defined. Neither by time, nor by tags. I first met Medini on Oct 16, 2020, when she came for my Wayanad trip. We connected instantly, and were quite inseparable on the trip. She surprised me. She came from the relatively […]
Sep 20, 2023
Adventure
How Travelling With Strangers In Andamans Proved To Me That It Is Not Just A Honeymoon Destination! Whenever I hear someone categorize a place as a honeymoon destination, I find myself rather perplexed. More often than not this seems to happen with beach locations. So, okay, blue waters set the mood for making love-struck googly […]
Sep 15, 2023
Adventure
On His Own Trip’s Ops Superstar Why write just about our trip leaders or trippers eh! Young Vaishnavi, only 24 years old, joined OHOT on June 8, which is also OHOT day. We should have known that would mean something. The way Vaishu blended into the team in these few months has been remarkable. Operations […]
