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….
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…
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,…
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-…
Trip leader Yash’s takebacks from the Coonoor trip
Already miss Coonoor’s fresh air and slow paced life and can’t wait to go back- Here are few of my take backs from Coonoor! – Life goes on in its own pace, it has a way of getting things done. Trust life. On all those…
OHOT’s Egypt Group Trip: Snorkelling in Ras Mohammed
Ras Mohammed Marine national park in Egypt is one of the best spots in the world for marine life, snorkelling and diving. Having done 10-12 dives in India, Thailand, Bali , Spain, Zanzibar, before, I wondered what the fuss would be. Oh man. As soon…
A Young Teenager’s Journey with On His Own Trip
In 2018 a little child called Imairah came with her family to Kashmir with me. 6 months later, in my Meghalaya trip, much to her parents’ chargin, the two of us took every opportunity to sit on top of tempo travellers, and run up slippery…
Neeraj Narayanan gets the ‘Inspiring Indian’ award
Guess who got an award titled ‘Inspiring Indian’? 😉 I’d be highly delusional if I actually thought I deserve any such title. I know I don’t 🙂 What I/we have tried to do over the years is try to bring to the Indian travel market,…