Ardèche valley

The plan was to visit remote villages in the department of Auverge-Rhône-Alpes region. Three friends from different parts of Europe were reunited in this trip, one from Belgium, one from Paris and other from Italy. The plan was to reunite in Valence and then head towards the countryside from there. The plan was to camp, […]

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Trans Himalaya 2018

Traversing through the picturesque valleys of Suru, Pangi, Saichu, Sural, Miyar, Hudan, Chandra, Tsarap, Zanskar, Lingthi, Lugnak, Chenab, Chamba and Spiti, I encountered extremely hospitable people from the remote places, lovely local cuisine and stunning landscapes.

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Best of Himalayas 2018

During the summer of 2018, I completed a one-month journey across remote valleys and passes in Spiti, Pangi, Chamba and Kinnaur districts of Himachal, in the Himalaya.  Traversing through the picturesque valleys of Suru, Pangi, Saichu, Sural, Miyar, Hudan, Chandra, Tsarap, Zanskar, Lingthi, Lugnak, Chenab, Chamba and Spiti, I encountered extremely hospitable people from the […]

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Fastpacking

Fast packing or Speed hiking have become popular these days. Most of the people prefer backpacking where the speed and distance traveled per day are sacrificed and the amount of supplies are increased. A backpacker carries more food, clothes, stove, a multi- layer tent and extra gears and try to settle down near a basecamp […]

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Travel broadens the mind , widens your horizon

The most inspiring quote from Christopher  McCandless ,”The very basic core of man’s  living spirit is his passion for adventure and his thirst to travel. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon.” Born and brought up in […]

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The hidden paradise

For two months, Poonkathirvelan and myself have been into discussion about a bike trip, and that too starting from Chennai instead of using trucks or transport vehicles . As we consider Bike as brilliant mode of transport , why need Heavy trucks for transport?Soon we thought of Megamalai , which is not known to many […]

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