To The One Who’s Thinking Of Going On A Solo Trip For The First Time, Let me tell you that it’s gonna be a scary yet liberating experience, and your life will change once you return. You’ve perhaps decided which place you’d visit and what all you wanna do, or maybe you’ve booked your tickets […]
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An Open Letter To Travelers Who Believe There’s More To Be Experienced In This World
Dear Traveler, I know what it feels like, to be stuck within the four walls of home (no matter how cozy it is and how much love the family showers you with). Sometimes, comfort isn’t found amidst luxury, but in breaking free from the chaos and getting lost in the wilderness. The thought of having […]
10 Best Lessons That Traveling Teaches You To Be A Better Human Being!
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St.Augustine. Classrooms and textbooks can never teach us enough, the way in which traveling can do. As you take the step out of your comfort zone and explore the larger world, you would be amazed to see things that […]
AirBnB Accommodations Over Hotels | Here’s What We Prefer More & Why!
We still remember our first Airbnb experience, which was in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. We were initially planning to travel to Mussorie with two of our friends during the Independence Day weekend but figured out that it would be overcrowded and the hotels had already put a surcharge. While looking up other places where we could make […]
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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 […]
A Tuk-Tuk Driver’s Tale - Stories From Cambodia
Ever since I was a kid, I was always fascinated to see people waiting outside the airport holding someone’s name. I wondered that someday, even I would step out and find a stranger with a board having my name on it! (Human desires I tell you, but who doesn’t like to feel a little special?) […]
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 […]
The Shack Story | A Tale From Haa Valley, Bhutan
In this larger world where we live, there are numerous smaller worlds, each nurturing itself in a different way, completely hidden from the rest. Such was Haa Valley (‘Haa’ in Dzongkha literally translates to ‘rice’), situated in the Western part of Bhutan, bordered by Tibet. Scarcely populated, Haa Valley appeared like a dreamland to me. […]