We all, travel enthusiasts, must have dreamed of traveling around India at some point of our life. The reason is simple, India is incredibly diverse and beautiful. It is a complete world in itself, it has almost everything I guess, mighty Himalayas, the vast plains and fields, exciting cultures, traditions and festivals, so many long and wide rivers flowing all through its states, desert, a very very long coastal line and what not.
I got into traveling in 2016 during my hostel days and this passion kept growing in the following 2-3 years. So after traveling through many regions of Himachal, Ladakh and Kashmir for a couple of years, in 2019 I decided to go on the journey of my life: all around India on bicycle.
Many people have asked me "why on bicycle?", my answer is, I love bicycle as a mode of traveling, its my favorite vehicle because it is eco friendly, health friendly, it gives me an opportunity to travel in a slow manner which further gives me freedom and time to observe and explore every place, terrain and culture I cross through.
So till now I have traveled over 23,000 Kms through 22 States/UTs of India, from Ladakh to Kanyakumari, from Rann of Kutch to Kolkata, mainly Northeast and a couple of cental Indian states are left. Currently I am in Uttarakhand, on my trans-himalayan tour from Ladakh to Arunachal via Spiti-Uttarakhand-Nepal-Sikkim, and after reaching Arunachal I will complete the remaining part of Northeast.
Many ask me how I manage the travel expenses, so let me explain. I travel as a minimalist, bicycle doesn't need petrol so transportation is sorted, I sleep in dhabas, in the open by the road, on footpaths also at times, on beaches in the open, many times locals give me food and shelter, so basically I sleep anywhere, I also carry a tent. Now food is the only thing I have to manage, in that I prefer to eat at cheap roadside dhabas or stalls or small tea shops, many times some of them don't charge me for a meal, sometimes locals offer me food so its going like that. When I started I had some savings of some 25k which lasted for some months, my everything except bicycle got stolen in Goa, so after that my friends started supporting me. Beside all this I have met many people on the way who voluntarily helped me with money, and if I am in an emergency I call a close friend. Now my Youtube channel is ready to monetise and I am hopeful that it will fetch me enough to continue my journey around India and beyond.
During this journey I have been to so many amazing places across our country, met some really wonderful people, have experienced great hospitality across different states and made some friends for a lifetime. I don't know when and where this journey will end, I dream of traveling the world on my bicycle and I hope one day I will be able to fulfill this dream also like I have lived the dream of traveling India. Here I am sharing some of the amazing places I have visited during this journey, and if you wish to connect with my journey, you can connect via Instagram and Youtube, my profile and channel name is The Young Monk. Thank you !
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