Heh, it has taken me a while to process my journey in Nepal. But here I am, with a bag of mixed emotions. Right before reaching Lobuche, which is the second last village before the base camp, I wondered if I made the right decision …
As Dec 2021 started, I was a little worried. All our new year trips were booked out. All trip leaders (full/part time) were going to be busy Dec 25 – Jan 2 week. Even Radu (Ops Head) would be leading a trip. Who would handle …
There are a lot of reasons why our Munnar Vagamon trip was beautiful, but maybe the best reason of all was Mohicin Muhammed. Professionally @mohicin was driving us in his tempo throughout the trip. So have a lot of people in the past. But his …
It’ll be November in four days. And I thought I’d take a few moments and reflect. Two days back, I took a toy train ride with three friends. An hour later, I was gaping at wolves and red pandas in arguably India’s best zoo – …
When I woke up on June 8, I knew it was seven years to the day I had put up my first ever trip. The previous afternoon, I had a call with the team, and we were planning to do an Insta Live, and put …
The tropical island of Madagascar lies off the coast of Africa. With its amazing variety of unique animals and plants, which cannot be seen in any other part of the world, it draws excited nature lovers. They visit the island just to explore the many …
Is there anything more soothing or more desirable than the sound of silence? The gentle hush of the wind in the trees, the lulling sound of lapping water interspersed with occasional birdsong. The remote village of Giethoorn is just such a place, where the only …
From Lush green mountains to a distant view of huge snow-capped peaks, from picturesque trekking paths to the most rugged camping sites, from lush green pine forests to an enticing Parvati River, from ridiculously beautiful small villages to food that gives your taste buds an …
Gili Trawangan is the most popular of the three Indonesian islands. Located midway between Bali and north-west Lombok, Gili T , as it is called, is immensely popular with Western tourists looking for a peaceful retreat. And that is just what Gili T provides in …
Yumthang is Sikkim’s very own Valley of Flowers. At an altitude of 3500 m, the valley is breathtakingly beautiful during spring when the Rhododendrons go on a blossoming spree and you can see a hundred variety of orchids, chimals and blue poppies. There are yaks …
