Humans of On His Own Trip : Kindness in Kerala
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…
Peruvari Island Bamboo Nest: A Night In The Wilderness
Kerala is not only the home country of God but also the home of incredible natural wonders. One of them being the famous Parambilkulam wildlife sanctuary which was established in 1973 in the Sugan Range of Hills. The sanctuary is home to four different tribes,…
Humans of OHOT
I was doing a Q/A session in my insta stories, when someone dropped this question in my inbox, “do only rich or upper middle class people come on your trips? If people come from different backgrounds, how do you make them mingle?” It got me…
Best Hill Drives With A Beach View In India
Beaches or Mountains? It’s hard to choose but what if you can have both? Hitting the open road is a fine experience in itself. You not only get the freedom to stop at any scenic location of your choice, but also get to explore its…
Traditional Rituals in Onam Celebrations
When I think of Onam, yummy traditional food and fierce boat races come to mind. And that’s it I know it’s possible to just row the boats and eat lots of food for 10 days, but we all know there is so much more to…
Kerala Annual Boat Race
Kerala is the only Indian state of beaches, backwaters, lakes, houseboats, wildlife, waterfalls and watersports. Snake boat races are major watersports of Kerala. Boat racing is not just a sport but a traditional festivity, unique to the religious being of Kerala India. Though more or…
Offbeat Waterfalls in Kerala
“I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall”, said Mike May and I couldn’t agree more. Waterfalls are a thing of beauty that can go from slight to massive, from making soft gurgling sounds to…
Birthday With This Guy!
It was a tripper’s birthday on Feb 1. The only difference being that Atishi Batra’s birthday would fall one day after the trip got over. That doesn’t really stop us from celebrating, does it? What is life without some surprises, without some music and without…
Chasing Your Dreams
There are a lot of reasons why this weekend’s Kerala trip was very very memorable, and will be very dear to me. One of the reasons is this (little?) young girl coming all the way from Bilaspur for a two day weekend trip. When I…