Journeys
Where the plains begin to rise into forested hills, Uttarakhand opens softly — through Dehradun’s old-world calm, Chakrata’s quiet ridges, and the first glimpses of Kumaon. From colonial echoes to pine-scented roads and slow mountain towns, this is the gentle doorway into the Himalayas.
Himalayas
This journey follows Uttarakhand’s sacred rivers through roaring valleys, ancient confluences, and high Himalayan settlements shaped by water and faith. From Devprayag and the Prayags to the remote beauty of Harsil Valley, the mountains here speak in the sound of rivers.
I didn’t go to North Kerala looking for a checklist. I went looking for something I didn’t fully understand — a ritual called Theyyam. There wasn’t much information to go on. A few scattered mentions online, no clear maps, no exact locations. Just a name, a district — Kannur
Food & Drinks
You don’t arrive in Varanasi quietly. You are pulled in — by the bells, the smoke, the river… and somewhere between it all, the smell of hot kachoris