Trip leading takes the ‘routine’ away from my life. It keeps surprising me. It shows me new places, beautiful places. It lets me see people’s happier versions for the seven days that they come. It lets me see the baggage they have come with, and …
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Neeraj Narayanan
Neeraj Narayanan, a.k.a Captain Nero, is the founder of OHOT. In the summer of 2013, he quit his corporate job and went backpacking around the world. In a year full of (mis)adventures, he ended up being chased by a bear in a Croatian forest, being held at gunpoint by a mafia gang lord in Turkey, running with the bulls in Spain, and dancing in the clubs of Spain and Italy. A year later, he started leading group trips for people.
OHOT Turkey Group Trip: Avik Ghosh’s Courage during Canyoneering
Avik is an expressive, passionate Bengali boy. He loves food. You shall know it in your very 1st meeting with him as he will polish off anything on his plate, and yours too if you let him. To many of his friends, he would not …
How we Overcame a Potential crisis on our Rishikesh Group Trip
This was my fourth trip to Rishikesh- a place known for adventures. The itinerary and arrangements were sorted, I had back-up options for everything – What if some people don’t get spots for bungee jumping, possibility of itinerary deviations and other spots which the group …
On His Own Trip Lakshadweep Group Trip: A lovable boy called Anuj
I met Anuj first in our Lakshadweep trip last week. Initially, when he spoke louder than what we consider normal, I wondered why. You see Anuj has Wilson’s Disease. A very rare genetic disorder, it affects muscle movements, speech, physical coordination and more. For life. …
Want to Know OHOT trip leader Krishna Gilda?
The time line of Krishna Gilda’s love affair with @onhisowntrip Nov 2018 : asks for an Andamans trip but gets to know Nero isn’t leading, so decides to wait. Apr 2019: Goes for Meghalaya with Nero. Group notices that this young kid is super sweet. Is …
OHOT Lakshadweep group Trip: A girl named Batul
Every bit of Batul Zohar’s character can be encapsulated in one moment. We were at Kalpatti island in Lakshadweep. It was sunset, and we were happily walking back to the boat. Seeing the shallow sea, I decided to cut through the sand and walk in …
On His Own Trip’s New Trip Leader’s Series: Abhay Tyagi
Trip leader Abhay Tyagi ke baare mein hum kya hi bataye. Locally, nationally, and globally known as “Guddu Bhaiya” for his resemblance to the Mirzapur character, Tyagi boy is a “achha aadmi”. The good-est boy of the OHOT tribe, the whole of OHOT (and anybody …
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 …
On His Own Trip’s New Trip Leader’s Series: Prakhar Rastogi
Ladka Heera Hai… It has been more than 3 years since I have known Prakhar. He came with me first on a weekend trip to Tirthan in February 2019. I remember him sitting in the bus, looking around, trying to understand the craziness that surrounded …
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 …