I joined the gym a couple of months ago. It’s the first time in my life that I am doing strength training with weights in a gym. The more I think about the exercise names, the more I feel they have got it all wrong. They either lack any creativity or they are so negative. … Continue reading Workout lingua has got it all wrong
After a lot of adventure and beach play, the day to leave Vietnam finally arrived. We wanted to make full use of it and hence started the day early in the morning at 4:30 AM. The Sun rises every single day White Desert - Mui Ne We went to a place called the white desert … Continue reading We will miss you Vietnam
Resort opening to the beach After some adventurous canyoning the earlier in the day, we reached Mui Ne late at night. Our resort was right on the beach and directly opened into the beach. Resort in Mui Ne Pause Button Please Next day we had late breakfast and headed to play in the beach. The … Continue reading The sleepy beach town
After a touristy day at Da Lat, we decided to do some adventure activity. Da Lat is one of the few places in the world where Canyoning is done. Canyoning is a sport that involves navigating down a fast-flowing mountain stream in a gorge. It involves using techniques such as climbing, abseiling, sliding, and jumping. Google AI … Continue reading Don’t be Lazy, Let’s go Crazy
This post is a picture-full post. If you are a scroller and not interested in reading, you will definitely like this post. After going around the Da Lat market and a night full of random conversations, we started the day late and slow. We were quite tired from all the travel the previous days, and … Continue reading A touristy day
After spending some time in the hotel, we visited the market square in Da Lat. Da Lat was a bustling city which had a market road that was packed with people. All of the action happened around a big lake. It’s called Hồ Xuân Hương. Coffee house Da Lat There was a weird but good … Continue reading Eating different in Da Lat
After an adventurous travel experience to the Airport we finally board the flight to Vietnam. The travel to Vietnam is via Kolkata. The trip was with a bunch of 15 friends from Flipkart. A bunch of Gen-Z kids were the primary travellers. There were a few of us from the 80s, sprinkled on the group … Continue reading We land at Vietnam
BluSmart is a new cab provider who is slowly getting more and more popular in India. It’s mainly due to the guaranteed advance cab booking option and the confidence that we will get clean cabs. It works very well for Airport bookings. The airport travel, is usually well planned and booking a BluSmart in advance … Continue reading The yogic cab ride
I go to Dr. S N Omkar's yoga class, and he's such a fun teacher! He has a unique way of telling stories during class. At first, we don't get why he's telling them, but by the end, it all clicks. I really enjoy this storytelling style. Here's one of his stories. In one class, … Continue reading The Chakli Story
Imagine you are on a trek or a small hike with a group of people. It’s a rugged uneven terrain where you need to be aware of every step you are taking. Suddenly the person walking in front of you slips. What is your immediate reaction. You say “ohhh. Careful” You might say the same … Continue reading Ohhh Careful
There is this PJ which goes like "Why is 10 scared of 7? " "Cause 7 8 (ate) 9" Let me be honest. I did find it funny when I heard it for the first time. I was probably 10 years old then. But this post is no Joke. I don't know if 10 is … Continue reading 7 8 9
After reaching Shimla we wanted to experience the toy train journey. Quick history - The train route (which is the only train route available) was built between Shimla and Kalka by the British Raj in 1903. It’s a narrow gauge and old style train. At Shimla railway station. We wanted to travel by the toy … Continue reading Toy train
The forecast said there is a 30% chance of rain. We expected that there will be some showers in the afternoon and that’s it. It started raining at 1:00 AM at night and it never stopped. The mountains have their own rules. No weather forecast can predict what goes on in their minds. The ground … Continue reading The Mountain Rulez
We started the next day to a place called Litham. From there, was our base camp to the Buran pass. Buran pass is the highest point of our trek where we cross the mountain. On the way to Litham The camp in Litham was supposed to be on the snow. However we camped a little … Continue reading Snow rain snow rain
The trek started at 830 AM. We were told that it’s a moderate trail with ups and downs. We walked through dense forests and saw various varieties of trees. View of the mountains Swaroopa was grilling the guide on various questions. What grows here? What do you grow in summers, winters? What is the name … Continue reading Himalayan Pastures
We traveled almost for almost 8 hours from Shimla to this small village named Janglik. On the way, we ate a Himachali dish called Siddu. It is a wheat bun stuffed with KhusKhus and later steamed. It tasted like a variant of Kadubu or Kozhakattai. The travel Pabri river We travelled across various terrains. But … Continue reading Silent Himalayan village
We reached Shimla and went for a LONG walk on a 45 degree incline from our hotel to Mall Road. Mall Road is the main shopping/eating area in Shimla. The roads were very clean, I must say. The roads were fairly empty. Suddenly we saw a group of people. A large group of people. Curious … Continue reading Shimla Shooting
We reached Delhi. We had to take a bus to Shimla but had around 4 hours to spend in Delhi. So we decided to visit India Gate like any other tourist. Got out of the airport, there was a prepaid taxi stand run by the government. Told the guy at the counter, “India Gate”. He … Continue reading Delhi me only CashPe
Me and my wife arrived at the Bangalore airport to proceed to the trek. We had one trekking backpack and one small handbag each. We checked-in the trekking bag and proceeded for security check. Our handbags had barely anything. Just power-banks and wallets. Security check at Bangalore airport Our bags got flagged and the guy … Continue reading Lead or Graphite
It’s been many years since I went on a trek. Starting of this year my friend Deepak asked me if I wanted to join him on a trek. I said yes assuming it would not materialise anyways. To my surprise it did materialise. And here it is. I worked on getting more fit last few … Continue reading Let’s trek
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