A wild wild trip to Eastern Arunachal Pradesh. The Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains, Arunachal Pradesh is the largest of the North-eastern states. The state is inhabited by 26 major tribes and over 100 sub-tribes. The major tribes are Adi, Galo, Aka, Apatani, Nyishi, Tagins, Bori, and Bokar. Over 80 Read more…
A Hatrick with Rupin Pass The mountains are calling and I must go. I stared at my t-shirt that was saying this out loud to me. It was that time of the year when I gave up the comforts of my city life and home and went trudging up some Read more…
A traveller writes Appreciating Hogenakkal is like reading a good romantic novel: one tends to enjoy the journey more than the destination. We were riding on bikes down to this small hill station on the fifth and last day of an arduous journey. We were hurt, tired and we longed Read more…
So every time someone does some Himalayan trek and comes back, all you get to hear is – “Hey it was epic! What a fun trek! A lifetime experience” and what not. No one really tells you the difficulties involved. Before I bask in the glory of successfully making it Read more…
“Far from the madding crowd” – this was the only mantra which gave me the courage to sign up for the Roopkund trek. A group of strangers (more or less), an untrained body, complete fatigue after yet another academic year – my only inspiration was my innate love for the Read more…
An Overview They say time travel is still a myth, technically maybe. However, sometimes life allows you spaces to almost walk back in time, find places and people who seem untouched by the fast moving pace of urban civilization. You can step into the threshold of ancient tradition, wilderness and Read more…
Up To The Hills It was a sworn promise that the four of us (Taarak, Satyajit, Nadu and I) would make a camping trip every year in the month of December. This year the TV channels and the news warned ceaselessly about a cyclone that was about to hit Read more…
Rupin Pass Trek – 30th Bday Celebration Trip Rupin Pass trek covers the path along the Rupin river starting from where it cruises through the villages to where it originates. The highlight of the trek is the changing picturesque landscapes every day. Expect to see grasslands, meadows, mountains, valleys, glaciers, Read more…
Mountainous peaks, flowing rivers, fresh water streams, the heavenly feeling of being with nature, wilderness in all its glory….. the list just goes on and on. This is what an enthusiastic group (most of them strangers to the 2 of us) of 15 trekkers had in mind when they planned Read more…
Chadar Trek Being in Leh in January is a challenge in itself. The flight from Delhi landed at 10 AM at the Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport at Leh. As the plane taxied off the runway the pilot announced the temperature; -13 degrees celsius. MINUS 13 DEGREES CELSIUS at 10 AM. Read more…