Adventure Archives - Page 9 of 10

Best Places to visit in September in India

Aug

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter As the month of September approaches, the monsoons are starting to recede giving way to the next season. For all those who couldn’t manage to get out and take a monsoon trip, the rains are still around; make the most of these last showers of the year. Keeping this in mind, we ...

5 Fun things to do in Mumbai on weekends with friends

Jul

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Though we end up doing most of things with our friends, we still run out of ideas so that we can spend more time with friends in a better way. Yes, gossiping throughout the night can be fun, but sometimes you need ideas to add few different memories, click those selfies and fun ...

River Rafting In India and All You Want To Know About It (Part 1) 4

Jul

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Attention: adventure junkies in the making Here is one experience that one can’t bear to miss out on! River Rafting: a perfect combination of a little risk and crazy fun. Want to feel the adrenaline pumping up as you sweat it out paddling past the raging rapids and the resounding river rewards you ...

10 Commandments for Rafters (especially, first timers) 3

Jun

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Adventure- Check! Fun- Check! High adrenaline- Check Travel ticket booking- Check! Camp booking- Check! Awesome! So, you have made up your mind to go rafting! As Poseidon, the God of seas and rivers speaketh through me, do take note of some pointers that you must keep in mind and follow solemnly! 10 commandments ...

Basic Mountaineering Course at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering 8

May

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter I had been to Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, one of the best mountaineering institutes in Asia, as a kid – the genesis of my fascination with mountaineering. I longed to join the Institute and learn some mountaineering skills. The opportunity came knocking on my door just after I completed my ...

Cycle Trip Across the Hills of Western Ghats 4

May

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter “2 days | 150 km | 36 cyclists | Tranquil Trail | UNLIMITED FUN” – the caption was enough to enthuse me to rent a bicycle and get on the narrow roads of Western Ghats. I spread the word among the cycle enthusiasts I knew and four of us made the bookings ...

Mountain Biking in India: All you need to know 5

Apr

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Do you love extreme sports? Do you like adrenaline rushing in your body? Would you like riding a bike amidst the peaceful surroundings of nature even if it’s a little bumpy and involves off-road biking? How about Mountain biking in the Himalayas where you can see the tall oak trees in the deep ...

Most Haunted Places in India: Real Stories and Places! 144

Nov

2013

Facebook Google+ Twitter The mysteries of the unknown have always fascinated the human mind. It’s not surprising for experts to say that India is a beautiful yet deliciously mysterious country that beholds the secrets and stories of a lot of palaces and their kings, of treasures and their keys, of those who died a painful ...

Trek in Uttarakhand: How I survived the cloudburst 1

Jul

2013

Facebook Google+ Twitter On the afternoon of 15th June 2013, 45-50 travelers, villagers, guides and porters had reached Dwali from visiting the Pindari and Kafni glaciers, and in our case, from the village “Khati” below. As the travellers were resting their aching bones by the fire and under their blankets, thinking of the long treks down ...

Adventure Travel: Four Things We Learnt the Hard Way

Jul

2013

Facebook Google+ Twitter On the first of June, Prasanna Thengodkar and I set out on a bicycle journey from Vienna to Bratislava. The guys at the bike rental shop were pretty nonchalant. They said we’d cover it in less than half a day. After all, it was just the first leg of a week-long guided ...