Adventure Archives - Page 7 of 10

Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI): All You Need to Know 2

Mar

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) The idea of youth hostels formulated in Germany at the start of the 20th century. The first youth Hostel was set up in 1912 by Mr. Richard Schirrmann. The Youth Hostel Movement found its way to India before partition with the first hostel of its kind ...

DELHI UNIVERSITY EXCLUSIVE : 14 places to travel to for DU Students

Mar

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Whether the first split of the semester has left you worn out or asking for more, whether your idea is heritage trails, safaris, adventure trips or lazy chill outs, one of the only ways to not be left after the end of the break wondering how the week went by, is to ...

In Conversation with Samiksha Bali: A Woman Biker

Mar

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter This Woman’s day, we got lucky to interview Samiksha Bali, a biker from Mumbai. Read on as she tells us about what it has been like, about trails and biker communities, and what she’d like to change. What do we need to know about Samiksha Bali? I’m 26 years old & have ...

Tips for a long motorcycle road trip with a pillion

Feb

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Here are a few tips that would hopefully put to rest some questions on how to ride a motorcycle comfortably with a pillion while also making sure your pillion is comfortable on your adventurous road trip. Most of the tips are based on my experience riding with a pillion on long distance ...

Of Nests and Hideouts: Best Tree House Resorts in India 2

Feb

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter A Tree house fantasy is something everyone supposedly has. Who does not have the temptation up there in one of the tall trees of a rainforest? We all have wanted a small tree house like Tarzan’s, haven’t we? Here are some best tree houses in India that we spotted. 1. Hornbill Tree ...

Bike Trip: Manali to Ladakh: A Mental Prep Guide

Feb

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Kick-start, ride, rest, repeat! Kick-start, ride, rest, repeat! – More than sums up a motorcycle ride to Leh-Ladakh starting from the plains of Chandigarh. Nowhere near being called a pro rider, unlike most of the other riders in our group, 10 men and one other woman, me being the youngest of the ...

Best Tiger Reserves in India: Best Places to Go Tiger Spotting 2

Feb

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter In a recent article that did rounds on many popular websites and national dailies, our national animal is what made the headlines. The population of tigers in India has risen. Earlier, it was estimated to be around 1,411 in the year 2006 and is now estimated to be 2,226 in the year ...

Ladakh in Winter: 11 Reasons why it is for travellers and not for tourists #TWC 1

Feb

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust The true meaning of Marcel’s words were understood when I saw Ladakh in winter in a completely new light. In it’s harshest but truest form. When the roof of the world was cut off from ...

15 Places To Go With Your Friends Just After You Graduate 5

Jan

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Graduating is a monumental time in any student’s life. As someone who’s graduating this very year, I can understand the storm of emotions that we go through, every day and every night. Emotions can be solicited by the smallest of things and there’s full reason for it. This is your big push-off ...

Road Trips from Kolkata: Motorcycle Diaries Part 4

Jan

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Is your bike tired of the journey to and forth from your office? Does it yearn for empty roads and a destination worth running to? Is it begging for utilization of its horsepower, just like your heart does for excitement? It’s probably time to rev it up into road trip mode! We ...