cd ~

$ cat ./travel-log --map

Places I've been. So far.

Every pin is a story — Himalayan expeditions on the motorcycle, tea-country weekends down south, and a home base where the code gets written.

been there home the heart city

ls ./trips

37 pins · 10 states & UTs

Bengaluru Karnataka

home

current house — where the code gets written

Chikkamagaluru Karnataka

south

coffee estates in the Baba Budan hills

Coorg Karnataka

south

coffee country weekend rides

Mangalore Karnataka

south

coastal Karnataka — sea breeze and seafood

Chikkaballapur Karnataka

south

quick dawn escape from the city

Nandi Hills Karnataka

south

sunrise above the clouds

Wayanad Kerala

south

green ghats of northern Kerala

Puducherry Puducherry

south

French quarter by the Bay of Bengal

Rishikesh Uttarakhand

himalayas

the Ganga at the gates of the Himalayas

Haridwar Uttarakhand

himalayas

Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri

Tungnath Uttarakhand

himalayas

highest Shiva temple in the world

Mana Uttarakhand

himalayas

the last Indian village before Tibet

Badrinath Uttarakhand

himalayas

between the Nar and Narayan peaks

Kedarnath Uttarakhand

himalayas

the trek to the lord of Kedar

Shimla Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

colonial hill capital

Manali Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

gateway to the high Himalayas

Jibhi Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

quiet cedar valley in Banjar

Chitkul Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

last village on the Indo-Tibet road

Sarahan Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

Bhimakali temple, Shrikhand views

Hatu Peak Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

ridge-top temple above Narkanda

Narkanda Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

apple country on the Hindustan–Tibet road

Kasauli Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

pine-scented cantonment calm

Barog Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

toy-train tunnels and misty mornings

Atal Tunnel Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

9 km under the Rohtang pass

Kaza Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

headquarters of the middle land — Spiti

Komic Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

one of the highest villages on earth

Langza Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

fossil village under the giant Buddha

Hikkim Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

world’s highest post office

Tabo Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

thousand-year-old monastery — the Ajanta of the Himalayas

Nako Himachal Pradesh

himalayas

lake village on the Kinnaur–Spiti border

Bareilly Uttar Pradesh

home

hometown — parents’ house, where it all started

Vrindavan Uttar Pradesh

north

Krishna’s town on the Yamuna

Delhi Delhi

north

the capital sprawl

Chandigarh Chandigarh

♥ heart

the city of my heart ♥ — gateway to Himachal

Raipur Chhattisgarh

central

the Chhattisgarh capital run

Mumbai Maharashtra

west

the city that never sleeps

Mahabaleshwar Maharashtra

west

strawberry hills of the Western Ghats

next stop: the Himalayan 450 & Ladakh — someday soon.