With a genuine appreciation for all my readers who read my last post on how I became a homeless wanderer, I continue my journey in Spiti Valley. The next morning, Ishita invited me to stay at Osel Rooms by Spiti Ecosphere and thus begins my life in Kaza. Exploring Kaza Kaza was my base for …
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As my footsteps towards Spiti Valley continue, I embrace my journey with a memorable experience. I reached Kaza on the evening of 28th July. The plan was to stay at this newly opened guest house. I had already contacted someone(Identity not revealed) who invited me to stay at her Guest House. I made a bargain …
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With the hope of having a unique hitchhiking experience, I took a train from Indore and reached Delhi 10 days before my trip started on 21st July 2017. My stay in Delhi consisted of acquiring necessary stuff from my sponsors and getting prepared for the journey ahead. AS Outdoors turned out to be really helpful …
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It all started with the idea of writing a book about my learnings, experiences, and realizations throughout my journey. For that, I had to find a quiet place to keep my thoughts flowing. My initial thought was travelling to Goa but I realized that I would not find the vicinity of thoughts that I was …
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As my journey to Spiti Valley continued, I met a myriad of nice people. These strangers were some of the best teachers for me who gave me valuable life lessons. Because I’m of a young age was, It an advantage for me as I learned a lot from everyone I met on the road. One …
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Definition of Hitchhiking Hitchhiking in the truest sense means travelling free by asking for lifts from people going in the same direction. From the perspective of someone looking into this situation from outside. He/ She will feel that the benefits are only monetary, and people who don’t have enough money, do this. But, that’s not …
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Hi there, This is Aakash Ranison. Notice anything odd about my second name? Well, it’s one of a kind and comes with a story too. “August 2015” – Travelling North India – Cycling and Hitchhiking I was cycling from Chennai to Bengaluru. It was a beautiful path, in the midst of nature. My mind drifted from one …
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Yes So I had woken up at 03:00AM at the sounds of twitching branches, I was pretty scared. Not because I was afraid of being alone, not even because I feared animals but maybe because I didn’t know where the sound was coming from. Turns out they were just a couple of squirrels playing around. …
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So now, if you recall my ‘The Bhutan Project – Travel Dairies 1.1, you’d remember that I was in Lucknow at Aashish’s place having a nice time. But all things come to an end and so I had to leave Lucknow the next day. I was on-route to Patna, when I reached the railway station …
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With the silent and loving words of my mother’s prayers with me, I left my home at 10:15 (Indore) for a journey following the itinerary that my friend Saloni had prepared for me. For the record, there is no single route to Gangtok, one has to go through a lot of small villages. Villages mean …
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Under the influence of the subtle yet cold winds of September in Mcleodganj, I was filled with curiosity and as I sipped from my Share of the coffee facing the scenery of the beautiful mountains around me, by then I had already been to 80% of India (*relatively). I’ve always wanted to step out of my usual comfort …
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