Category: People

People we meet on our travels have the most impact on the experience of the places we visit. Here we share travel stories of the memorable people we have met on our travels.

People of Buenos Aires, Argentina

“I loved him, and he loved me; the President of your country”, he said, vividly waving his hands, delighted at correctly guessing we were Indians. Before we could think of

Kashmir, time travel and Entrepreneurs of Dal lake

How did a shikara ride on Dal lake, an overtly chiched travel experience in Kashmir touch our hearts? “Shauk se karo” (Do as you please, enjoy the experience) – It’s

Life on the Majuli island

Or, how the people of Majuli island in Assam are using technology to overcome natural adversities. “The biggest river island in the world that’s fast receding” was all we knew

Places of beauty and inspiration in Uttarakhand – Part 1

View of the sunrise to the right, sunset to the left. Unrestricted views of the valleys in all directions, dotted with villages you have never heard of. Rooms with wide

Holy lake Tuthot, with clear water and refelection of the cloudy sky surrounded by the Greater Himalayan mountain range in the village Sani an offbeat destination in the adventure valley of Zanskar

When less is more or a Simple life of Sani in Zanskar

Sani was our introduction to the Zanskar valley. It was studded with many firsts: the first face-off with “remote location” and “isolation”, a high altitude village stay and a monastery

Old men, attired traditionally, in firan (loose woolen coat), with kangdi (basket with red hot charcoal pieces) keeping them warm, sharing a hookah/sheesha is as idyllic as it gets in the small town of Verinag in Kashmir.

People of the valley: Kashmir

It has always been known as “jannat“, or heaven. The valley – as Kashmir is commonly known – conjures paradisiacal images. Everywhere you look, the landscape is picture postcard perfect. In