Basic mountaineering course to me was a huge learning opportunity. As they say “life is the best teacher” so I chose to go some extra mile to learn as much as possible by signing up for this course. This is a 28-day course through which we get to undergo rigorous training at the end of…
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Things to do in Andaman: An amazing 4-day backpacking guide
Yes, you heard it right. You can cover all the major attractions of the Andaman islands (including Scuba diving) having just 4 days in hand and can easily visit during any upcoming long weekend! Please make sure to go through their current COVID guidelines here before making any plan. We travelled during the month of…
Vistadome- A scenic train journey along the Western Ghats
All the details you need to know about the newly launched Vistadome coaches in the Bangalore-Mangalore special trains – equipped with glass windows and ceiling to enjoy scenic beauty of the Western Ghats
10 easy tips to switch to sustainable life choices right now
Happy World Environment Day everyone 🙂 I’m glad that you are interested to make your lifestyle more sustainable and thank you for that.! Each one of us are responsible to make sure our harmful impact on this planet is reduced and to help make the Earth a better place to live in. So here are…
My first High Altitude Trek: Deoriatal – Chandrashila – Part 1
Date: Somewhere around Feb 1st week, 2018 A colleague in my office came back after his trek from Uttarakhand. The trek was Chandrashila and he was explaining about his adventures and experiences of the trek. Looking at his pictures and videos somehow subconsciously I made up my mind to go for that trek. He was…
Ultimate Malaysia backpacking guide – 10 days trip in just INR 30k! Day9- Sightseeing Kuala Lumpur
Today was our final day in Malaysia and we took a early morning bus from Cameron Highlands to Kuala Lumpur. We reached KL in the afternoon around 1pm and the room we had booked for the day had the check-in time a little around 3pm. Since we reached early and did not want to waste…
Ultimate Malaysia backpacking guide – 10 days trip in just INR 30k! Day6 – Genting Highlands
We planned to visit the infamous Genting Highlands which is just 45min away from Kuala Lumpur. Buses to Genting start plying from 8am at KL Sentral bus station. We bought tickets directly at the ticket counter there instead of online booking because here at the counter you can buy the combo ticket including bus fare…
Ultimate Malaysia backpacking guide – 10 days trip in just INR 30k! Day5 – Exploring Langkawi
Waking up to our last day at Langkawi today. Our first destination was to visit the Crocodile Adventureland Langkawi located at the Teluk Datai Bay area at the northwestern end of the island. It is a one-of-a-kind place where a large species of Malaysian saltwater crocodiles are found and also information related to them are…
Ultimate Malaysia backpacking guide – 10 days trip in just INR 30k! Day4 – Exploring Langkawi
It was our 4th day in Malaysia and we had reached a place called Langkawi islands the previous night. (In case you have missed my previous blog posts click this link) Our host at the stay helped us in getting a rented self-drive car for 2 days at a discounted price (60MYR for a day)….
Why offloading your backpack during trek is not a good idea
March 2018 – Sari, Uttarakhand I had signed up with Indiahikes for my first ever high altitude trek – Deoriatal Chandrashila which is a 3 day trek. Sari is a small village from which the trek begins. First we were given a briefing by our trek leader Bhupender about the details of the trek and…
Rash Travel Musings 