Thinking of running a hotel on lease in Manali, Shimla or someplace else in Himachal Pradesh? You need to read this… After nearly 5 years of my full-time travel blogging/vlogging stint, and working with tourism boards across the world, in 2021 I changed course. In May 2021, I took a tiny 4-room mudhouse property in […]
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I get regular comments from my readers wanting to know my Jawa 42 mileage. They write to me on Instagram, my YouTube channel and sometimes email me too. While most of the time I reply to those queries asking about the mileage of Jawa bikes, sometimes I don’t. I mean if you keep getting the
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These mountain quotes are going to instil in you the love for climbing mountains and travelling them. The air condition of the car felt like a whiff of cool air emerging right from a timeworn refrigerator, choking my throat with every inhalation. And then, in just a matter of a few minutes, it gave a
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Plan the Ultimate Backpacking Trip Across Canada! This guide is loaded with tips on how to traverse this massive and diverse country on a budget. I traveled for three months from the colorful West to the East’s sweet towns, and I cannot wait to tell you what you should consider doing or not doing in
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The first time I travelled from Delhi to Chitkul was 4 years ago. I was on a 9-day solo Delhi to Spiti Valley motorbike trip. My recent trip, on the other hand, took place in August 2019. On this trip, I was travelling with a friend and we were travelling from Delhi to Chitkul by
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My search for offbeat destinations near Manali continues. I have covered places like the beautiful Soil Village, and the offbeat Sajjla in my previous blogs. In an attempt to find something similar on our Manali – Solang route, I ended up in Majach (also spelt as Mazach). I first heard of Majach from a friend
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No, it isn’t the 30 Rupees entry fee that made me say so. It is the fact that when you’re in Naggar Castle you don’t feel you are in a castle. And it isn’t just the story of this particular castle. I have had a similar experience with almost all castles in Himachal Pradesh that
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Life Underwater: a serene, slow-motion world, almost tranquil and unreal. I remember during my first scuba diving experience I was half scared. The idea of leaving the world I knew and entering into something far more mysterious and oblivious was undoubtedly scary. And the fact that every cry, every yell, was only going to be
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6 years later when I finally revisited that part of Ladakh I couldn’t be happier. Leh to Siachen Base Camp was far more adventurous and just about as picturesque as Leh to Nubra Valley. This 2-day journey (that we initially tried to attempt in a day, but failed) was one of those rare trips I
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It has been 4 months today, living in Naggar, Himachal Pradesh, and I feel like a total jerk while writing this travel blog. Why so? Because all this long I never visited Nicholas Roerich’s once private residence turned into an Art Gallery. For any tourist who visits Naggar, it remains the most popular attraction. Think
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