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An Indian Traveler 4 days ago

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Chasing Whales In The Pacific Coast Of Colombia: A Trip To Juanchaco & Ladrilleros

During my post quarantine travel in Colombia, someone told me about the Whale Watching tour in the Pacific Ocean. Since I had never seen Whales in my life, the idea instinctively and instantly stuck in my head. I traveled through half the country to reach back to Cali from Neiva. I took a night bus from Neiva to reach Cali and from Cali, I catch an early morning minibus to reach Buenaventura and so the adventure…

An Indian Traveler 7 days ago

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How To Reach Niti Village In Uttarakhand: The Last Village On The India-Tibet Border

Continuing from my previous post. After mounting the Chandrashila peak in Chopta, My next destination was Joshimath. There was no public transport available between Joshimath and Chopta due to the off-season. Only private taxis were available. The distance between Chopta and Joshimath is approx. 140 Kms. The next village is Mandal from Chopta on the way to Joshimath. The distance between Chopta and Mandal is 26 Kms. I decided to cover this distance by walk…

An Indian Traveler 4 weeks ago

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How To Do Deoriatal Chandrashila Trek In Uttarakhand By Yourself: A Complete Guide

Taking a break from the Colombian series and Latin America, I am writing about the memorable experiences I had very recently in my home country India. So, I returned back to India in February 2021 after one year of travel in Latin America. I wanted to explore the Himalayan circuit in India. So I decided to start with not so hard trek and found out about the Deoriatal Chandrashila Trek in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.…

An Indian Traveler March 28, 2021

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Places To Visit In South Colombia: Is It Safe To Travel?

Continuing from my previous post. After Salento, I continued my journey down south. When I told my friends in Medellin that I will be exploring South Colombia solo. Almost everyone told me “Cuidate” (Take care of yourself). South Colombia is traditionally known to be unsafe. Particularly, the departments of Valle del Cauca, Cauca, Putumayo & Nariño. I explored Cali, Popayan, Ipiales, Pasto, Mocoa/Villagarzon during my travel to South Colombia. This was my experience. Read on!    …

An Indian Traveler March 21, 2021

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Things To Do In Salento: Hiking Cocora Valley

Continuing from my previous post. After Pereira, I traveled to Salento. An hour away from Pereira, lies the beautiful town of Salento. A must-visit town when in the Colombian Coffee Region. There was no direct bus to Salento from Pereira. All the direct buses were running from Armenia. This might be due to Pandemic. I got down at the intersection rather than going to Armenia and get another bus back to Salento. From the intersection, I hitchhiked…

An Indian Traveler March 7, 2021

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My Tandem Skydive Experience In Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

So you must be thinking where did this come from! Well, I thought let’s take a break from Colombia series and write about this beautiful experience I had in Mexico. “Beautiful” may not be the best first adjective to describe the skydiving experience. Well, this is the first thought that comes into my head while writing the post but it was certainly not the first thought that came into my mind when I was actually doing…

An Indian Traveler February 25, 2021

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Amazing Hot Springs In Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia

Continuing from my previous post. After Jardin, I traveled to Pereira with a short stop at Riosucio. I had breakfast at Riosucio bus station. The lady at the restaurant showed me the coins she had from different parts of the world but Indian currency was missing in her collection. I gave her INR 5 coin and that made her so happy. She even gave me a small discount on breakfast. These kinds of encounters always made my…