Kunal Priyadarshi, Author at LetUsGoTo

Spiti Series – Day 1 : Journey to Chandra Taal – Lake of the Moon

Kunal Priyadarshi / July 2, 2017July 18, 2017 / Featured, Inspiration

Gaur Gopal Das in a TEDx talk said there are two types of tears. When tears are cold, they are tears of joy and when tears are warm, they’re tears of pain and anguish. My tears were cold, because I was standing at 14,500 ft in front on Chandra Taal Lake and we trekked against all odds to reach here. Though shorter in distance, steep climbing made our trek rigorous. The view from the top was worth every step we climbed. Surrounded by glaciers and high snow-cladded mountains and the magnificient cresent shaped Chandra Taal Lake in front, we dropped our backpacks to embrace the long journey we did to reach here.
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Brokpa – The last pure Aryan race and pregnancy tourism

Kunal Priyadarshi / May 21, 2017July 6, 2017 / Featured, Travel Stories

Close to the bank of Indus river, in the high mountains of Ladakh, near the LOC (Line of Control) in Kashmir, there are some small Himalayan villages. These villages are inhabited by a tribe called Brokpa, who are said to be the last pure Aryan race. And women from different countries come to these villages just be get impregnated by men they believe to be racially pure Aryans and go back to their country with seeds of pure Aryan race. Continue reading “Brokpa – The last pure Aryan race and pregnancy tourism”

Don’t travel. Travel is a drug!

Kunal Priyadarshi / April 26, 2017July 6, 2017 / Featured, Inspiration

I started travelling to escape from all the fuss of this 9-5 metro life. Unknowing that this travel bug will make me homeless one day. My new year’s resolution of 12 places in 12 months made me a travel addict. And travel addiction is much similar to doing drugs. Like drugs, you get high with each ascending steps. But unlike drugs, you don’t need money to travel. All you need is Kinetic Energy. Quite literally. Just keep moving forward. Continue reading “Don’t travel. Travel is a drug!”

Discovering Tabo Monastery: The Ajanta and Ellora of Himachal Pradesh

Kunal Priyadarshi / March 1, 2017June 27, 2017 / Featured, Inspiration

In search of new stories and my soul, I went far this time. 800 kms, in the trans-himalayas, somewhere in the cold desert of the Spiti Valley. Spiti Valley is a cold desert in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was June of 2016 and the temperature during the day was around 15° C. Night used to cold with average temperature around 1° C. After relaxing and acclimatizing for 2 days, I started exploring the remote areas of this wonderful place. Spiti is the home to some of the kindest, friendliest people in India. Spiti is also the home to a number of significant monasteries of the country, and hence is also known as the ‘Valley of Monasteries’. Before going back to Kaza, I was staying in the Tabo village and so I started with the thousand year old and the largest, Tabo Monastery. Continue reading “Discovering Tabo Monastery: The Ajanta and Ellora of Himachal Pradesh”

Mcleodganj – A weekend trip from Delhi to relight ourself

Kunal Priyadarshi / February 18, 2017June 27, 2017 / Featured, Inspiration, Mcleodganj

I always tell people that Mcleodganj has lot to offer everyone. Few weeks back, I got a chance to show my favourite hill station to my friends. Kaushal, Isha and Deeksha (KID) wanted to spend their weekend away from the hustle bustle of NCR and I suggested them Mcleodganj. A conference call and few stories from my previous trip to Mcleodganj was enough to convince. Continue reading “Mcleodganj – A weekend trip from Delhi to relight ourself”