🏔 Trek Routes and Trip Reports

Tell us what Day 3 on the Hampta Pass trail actually feels like when your legs are failing at the Shea Goru campsite. Tell us which campsite nobody writes about. Tell us what the trail looks like after July rains. We want the real version — not the brochure version.

We are actively looking for:

• Detailed day-by-day trek reports — Hampta Pass, Sar Pass, Kedarkantha, Chandrashila, Beas Kund, Rupin Pass, Chadar, Pin Parvati, and beyond
• Honest difficulty assessments — what is the hardest section, what surprised you, how fit do you actually need to be
• Solo trekking guides — what changes when you go alone, safety, costs, meeting other trekkers
• First-time Himalayan trekker guides — altitude sickness, gear mistakes, fitness preparation
• Off-beat and lesser-known trails that most travel websites have never covered

🏍 Bike Tours and Road Trips

Not a copy of the government tourism website. We want actual road conditions. Which passes open when. Where to fuel up between Keylong and Pang when one pump is closed. Which dhabas are worth stopping at. Specific, current, useful.

• Manali to Leh by bike — real rider's guide written from experience in the current season
• Spiti Valley road trip guides — self-drive, rented bike, and shared cab options with real costs
• Zanskar circuit guides — one of the most underwritten journeys in Indian travel
• Weekend road trips from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore — what actually works in 2 days

🌴 South India, Goa and Pan-India Travel

Not another "Top 10 things to do in Goa." We want the version that tells someone exactly how to spend 5 days in Coorg beyond the coffee estates. What to eat in Hampi that no tourist blog has mentioned. The specific local knowledge that only comes from actually going.

• Hidden and off-beat destinations — places that deserve more attention than they get
• Honest budget travel guides with real numbers and real options
• Monsoon travel — where to go and what it is actually like when it rains
• Solo travel across India — safety, logistics, what nobody tells first-timers
• Family tour guides with practical tips for traveling with children or elderly parents

🌿 Northeast India

This region is criminally underwritten in Indian travel media. Meghalaya in monsoon. Ziro Valley in October. Majuli island. Dzukou Valley. If you have been to any corner of the Northeast, your story is one most of our readers have never been able to read anywhere. Write it.

• Meghalaya — beyond Shillong and Cherrapunji, the real Khasi Hills
• Sikkim — off-beat valleys, permits, and what to do beyond Gangtok
• Arunachal Pradesh — travel permits, which areas are accessible, what the experience is really like
• Assam — beyond Kaziranga, the tea estates, river islands, and tribal culture

🎒 Gear, Preparation and Travel Tips

Personal, honest, tested. Not a list of products. Tell us which trekking pole broke on you at 13,000 feet. Tell us what altitude sickness actually feels like and what worked. Real experience only.

• Complete gear guides for specific treks — what to pack for Kedarkantha in December, Sar Pass in June
• Budget gear guides — how to do a Himalayan trek without spending ₹50,000 on equipment
• Fitness preparation guides — how to train for high altitude in 4, 8, and 12 weeks
• Altitude sickness — recognition, prevention, and what to actually do at 14,000 feet