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An Indian Traveler February 10, 2025

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Announcing the Launch of My Travel Memoir

Are you passionate about travel, adventure, and personal growth? I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my travel memoir, An Indian Traveler: From Teenage Salesman to Nomadic Globetrotter, a heartfelt narrative that captures my transformation from a teenage salesman to an intrepid globetrotter exploring the world. Why You’ll Love This Travel Memoir In this book, I take you on a journey through breathtaking landscapes, cultural encounters, and life-changing experiences. From hitchhiking nearly 1,000 kilometers in the…

An Indian Traveler December 26, 2022

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5 Things To Do In Nepal

After the solo trek to Annapurna Base Camp, I traveled to the Mustang district, followed by Pokhara and Kathmandu. In this post, I will talk about 5 things to do in Nepal. The country is synonymous with Mount Everest or Sagarmatha in Nepalese, meaning “The Head in The Sky.” From volunteering at a Tea Farm, College to exploring Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, and Mustang District to doing Annapurna Base Camp Trek, I had many unforgettable experiences in…

An Indian Traveler October 11, 2022

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Solo Backpacker Guide To Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Alright, as promised in my previous post, I am back with “the first part of the other part” of my journey in Nepal 😃 After completing my volunteer stint at the college in the Far-west region of Nepal. I traveled to Pokhara via a 19-hour-long bus journey. I decided to do the Annapurna Base Camp trek between the Annapurna Base Camp trek and the Everest Base camp trek. I did the ABC trek in less than…

An Indian Traveler October 5, 2022

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My Volunteer Experiences In Nepal

After exploring the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, I travelled to Nepal. During my one-month stay in Nepal, I explored different parts of Nepal. In this post, I will talk about my volunteer experiences in Nepal at two drastically different workplaces and regions, i.e. as a guest lecturer at a college in the lowland region and a Tea picker at a Tea farm in the hilly region. It was a great learning experience for me. Read on!  …

An Indian Traveler July 15, 2022

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Places To Visit In Kumaon

After exploring and volunteering in Tamil Nadu for a couple of months, I traveled back to the Indian Himalayas after my last year’s 4-month trip to Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Kashmir. This time I explored the Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand (One of the Northern states in India) is divided into two administrative divisions i.e. Garhwal & Kumaon. Last year, I explored the Garhwal side of Uttarakhand. During the course of a week or so,…

An Indian Traveler June 12, 2022

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Tourist Places In Tamil Nadu

My trip to Tamil Nadu was mostly about my volunteer experiences but I did manage to explore tourist places in Tamil Nadu periodically. I started my journey in Tamil Nadu in Madurai and ended in Chennai. During my 70-day long trip to Tamil Nadu, I had diverse experiences in Tamil Nadu from visiting a hill station, beautiful ancient temples, the southernmost point of India, the capital city, an offbeat small town, the India-Sri Lanka border, a unique…

An Indian Traveler April 20, 2022

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My Volunteer Experiences In Tamil Nadu, India

After my trip to Goa and Kerala, I came back to Mumbai and took a couple of months-long sabbatical from traveling. At the beginning of February, I was back on the road with an aim to focus on volunteer travel and acquire new skills. As luck would have it, I was back in South India. This time, the southernmost state of India i.e. Tamil Nadu. I found an organic farm near Madurai via Workaway and I booked my train ticket…