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…
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….
Breaking News: OHOT is now doing trips for your Kids and Parents too!
For years, I had been thinking of expanding OHOT’s audience size. So many friends and trippers keep telling me that they want their moms and dads to travel with us. Having seen how much my parents enjoy travelling with me, I always felt an emotional…
The Joy of Being a Trip Leader and ‘Staying Alive’
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…
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…
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…
Why One Should Travel with Someone They Love
If you want to know a person, travel with him. See how his eyes light up when he sees something beautiful. See if he takes small hiccups in his stride. See how he talks to the people there, and if there is warmth in his…
On His Own Trip is Adding New International Destinations for the Indian Traveller to Explore
As the world started travelling enthusiastically again in 2022, the travel industry resumed its work with renewed vigour! Here at On His Own trip, we decided to start leading trips in new countries. The urge to go beyond the usual or regular, the urge to…
Gurez Valley ❤️
There are still places in the world where there is no electricity for most parts of the day. There are still places in the world where cellular phone network came as recently as a year back. There are still places in the world where villagers…
Love between OHOT and our Trippers
Often I hear people saying , “I have trust issues”, or “Oh I have learned not to trust people anymore”. Its the exact opposite of what I believe in, have experienced in all these years. Three days back, someone emailed my team asking for our…
On His Own Trip’s Gurez Trip: Nero’s Testimonial for Tripper Viram
When Viram booked our recent Gurez trip, I was happy. He had already done a trip with me in April to Meghalaya. My early memories of him are of him trying to climb Weisawdong Falls. I knew he wouldn’t be able to reach the end…