Rani Sui Lake Winter Trek

For my first trek of 2020, I have to wait till Dec 25th and now it has to be a winter trek. I decided it’s going to be Rani Sui Lake or as many others call it Saurkundi Lake. There wasn’t a lot of traffic on the roads and I made it in good 12…

The daddy of all treks: Kalindi Khal trek

This trek is considered to be one of the toughest treks in India. With a total distance of almost 100km, you pass through natural lakes, rough glaciers, valleys, and crevasses while on this trek. Kalindi Khal Pass itself is located at an altitude of 19,500ft and you never get below 13,000ft after day two until…

Gulmarg: A Winter’s Delight

You can not describe Gulmarg in words, although I have attempted to do so in this blogpost but I’m not sure how successfully can I do it. The whole country rightly calls Kashmir heaven on Earth and Gulmarg is the jewel of this heaven. Witnessing this crown jewel of India in winter, covered all in…

Days in Vietnam (Mui Ne)

For most of the people, it is either Halong or Saigon that takes their heart away when they are traveling in Vietnam. For me, it was Mui ne. No one really recommended me visiting Mui ne, but I have read about it in a couple of blogs and it was just 4 hours away from…

Travelling in Lockdown: Weekend getaways from Delhi

It has been 5 months and things don’t seem to be mellowing down in terms of the COVID-19 spread. Being forced to stay indoors and no travel have made almost every cranky and short-tempered, so travelling is an absolute necessity right now. But, can you travel right now? The answer is yes you can travel,…

A weekend in Orchha and Gwalior (Also discovering something cool in Morena)

A lot of people might not consider Orcha and Gwalior as a weekend getaway, because to be honest, it was a little hectic for me to cover this over a weekend. But if you own a car and have a zeal for exploring new places then you can definitely do this road trip over a…

Days in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh city)

Vietnam is the hottest and probably the best budget destination entering into 2020. Almost everyone I knew was heading to Vietnam, so I thought why shouldn’t I go for it. I booked round trip flight tickets for Rs.14000 which I think was a very good deal. So January 20th, I landed in Ho Chi Minh…

A Winter in Kashmir: My first trip of 2020

I wanted to witness the Autumn of Kashmir and watch the valley turn into the colour of Chinar, orange. But I couldn’t because of the situation in Kashmir, removal of article 370. In December 2019, I saw a couple of bloggers posting their pictures from Gulmarg and Srinagar, so I decided to visit Kashmir as…

Panchachuli Base Camp Trek

Panchachuli, a group of five peaks lies in the Darma Valley, it is the most famous attraction of Kumaon region. Most of the people go to Munsiyar to get the splendid view of these 5 peaks but little do they know about this trek, which gives the best view of Panchachuli. The trek begins from…

Darma Valley: A place like no other

It is a ritual for me to travel on my birthday and this year I wanted to explore Kumaon region, I planned for Pindari glacier trek but due to the fact that I’m travelling solo, I had to cancel my plans as the weather was getting quite unpredictable. So instead I found another interesting place,…

Hampta Pass: A beautiful crossover

I had planned to do Kanamo Peak trek this august but I wasn’t sure whether it is open for trekking or it is closed. So I decided to do Hampta Pass first, cross over from Manali to Spiti Valley and then reach Kaza by bus and do Kanamo Peak. This way, even if Kanamo is…

How I Managed Har Ki Dun Trek Under 3500 Rupees

Here is another blog with details of my trek to the beautiful valley of gods in the heart of Himalayas. You can read about the details of my Trek to Har ki Dun here. Here is a break down of my expenses according to the itinerary Day 1: I took a bus from Delhi to…