To put it in the words of Jane Wilson-Howarth, “The mountains were so wild and so stark and so very beautiful that I wanted to cry. I breathed in another wonderful moment to keep safe in my heart.” Our first journey to Spiti Valley was in October 2017 and I was completely mesmerized by the […]
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Exploring Chitkul: The Last Village On The Indo-Tibetan Borders
Surrounded by the majestic mountains on all sides, a road leading until here and then ending at this village, a glacial river flowing down and clouds floating around, with the sun rising in the backdrop; yes, that is Chitkul for you! It might seem like one of those places which you used to see on […]
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Wandering Across North Sikkim With The Doi Host!
It’s true that social media does affect us in some way or the other, and when it comes to traveling, we do get influenced by other people’s experiences and stories. Stumbling upon TheDoiHost on Instagram wasn’t a coincidence! As I kept drooling over their pictures (also because I knew the amazing people behind it), I decided to join […]
Prini Peak – Experiences From A Self-Sufficiency Mountaineering Course
Perhaps everyone dreams of it, but not everyone is lucky enough to traverse the paths unexplored. And as a famous saying goes, “Sometimes the path we choose, makes our life.” Back in December 2016, I came across this trailer of a documentary called ‘The Fall’ on YouTube which showed the journey of two young adventurists, who were […]
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Humans Of Spiti – A Photo Blog!
Needless to say, I drew inspiration from Brandon Stanton, who took the world of social media by storm, back in 2010 when he started ‘Humans of New York‘. Although I got introduced to HONY much later, sometime around 2014, when I developed an interest in photography and started following people on Instagram. There’s something about […]
The Google of Spiti*
‘Knock! Knock’ We were all sitting in our room post-lunch, before setting out for Kibber, when Murli comes in. With him, was this tiny boy with shining eyes and a mellow smile. “Meet Singye. Yeh mujhe market mein mila“, (I met him at the market) Murli said in his not-so-good Hindi. But his expression had […]
A Month In Bhutan Changed My Way To Look At Life
“A month? What are you going to do there for a month?” – Nearly every second person whom I told about my Bhutan plans, asked me this question! A point came when I was tired of explaining, and I chose a rather simple answer – “Since I’m doing nothing here, I’ll do nothing there as well”. It’s […]
The Most Romantic Himalayan Trek : Journey To Goecha La
Goecha La, definitely, is unlike any other quintessential Himalayan Trek. A high mountain pass (approx 4940 mt or 16,207 ft) in Sikkim, this is known to be ‘The Most Romantic Himayalan Trek’. It often serves as the base camp for the Mountaineers aiming to scale Mt. Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain. I’ve always been intrigued […]