Travelling Experiences
A journey that started in 2017 with a solo trip to Leh Ladakh — and hasn’t really stopped.
Travel has helped me connect perspectives across regions, cultures, and ways of living. It balances my professional life in PLM and systems with moments of simplicity on the road: mountains, local food, conversations with strangers, and long days on a bike or in a bus.
This page is a growing log of some of those journeys, starting with the first one that changed everything for me: a solo trip from Hyderabad to Leh Ladakh in 2017.
Key trips & moments
2017 – Leh Ladakh: First Solo Journey
My travel story really began in 2017, when I took a solo trip from Hyderabad to Leh Ladakh. Coming from South India, it felt like stepping into a completely different world — cold weather, high altitude, new food, and a culture that was different but incredibly warm and welcoming.
During the trip I met travellers from across India and abroad. Even though I started alone, it never really felt like a “solo” journey — conversations at small cafes, shared taxis, and long bus rides turned strangers into temporary travel companions.
The highlight was a bike ride from Leh to Pangong Lake, crossing one of the highest motorable passes in the world. The combination of winding mountain roads, silence, and open landscapes is something you don’t forget easily.
That journey gave me confidence to step out of my comfort zone, trust myself in unfamiliar situations, and appreciate how different parts of the country live and think. It’s still the trip I look back to whenever I think about “why I travel”.
More journeys since then
Since that first trip, I’ve continued exploring new places — from different parts of India to my current life in Canada. Some trips are short weekend breaks, others are longer journeys that stay with you for years. As I document them properly, I’ll keep adding more stories and photos here instead of just leaving them in my phone gallery.
Leh Ladakh Moments
A few photos from that first solo journey — from curious marmots to cold blue lakes and high passes.
