Indianbackpacker

A Draft of An Indian traveler ℠

[shajinmohammed]

When I look back on this trip, it feels like the epitome of those trips where I have allowed the nature and time to take its own course. I think this was one trip where every day I just woke and things happened, this is that kind of a valley, serene beautiful and it is meant to be enjoyed in that same frame of mind, cool calm and just go with the flow. (at Malana Village)

[shajinmohammed]

For a change from the mountains and high lands of Himalayas to the maddening crowd. Kingdom tower Riyadh.KSA #concretezoo #manmade_mountains #fuckedforlife . (at Kingdom Tower, Riyadh - ksa)

[shajinmohammed]

Get your backpacks ready for all expenses paid Trekk to Kauri pass. Instructions below. . Download the Tripoto mobile app, if you haven't already. Make a cool Travelogue, if you have already one make it better than earlier. Once you create the account, share it with @tripotocommunity and win a chance to Trekk with amazing travelers to kauri pass. #TripotoFeaturedTraveller #TripotoCommunity #Tripoto . (at Triund)

[shajinmohammed]

As I reached the top, the breathtaking view from malana and the mountain range enchanted me with its beauty and it seemed as if Mother Nature had cast her magic spell over me. . Blessed evening it was! Sun mixed with a little rain, blue looking a little more blue and fresh, 2 clear rainbows - one above the other, snow clad mountains, some clouds and tall trees and much of greenish all around. . The trip made me believe that Parvati valley is not only the dope or mountains capital but also the rainbow capital of the country. I could see rainbows everywhere, every now and then. (at Malana Village)

[shajinmohammed]

India may be a land of a thousand cuisines, but we unite effortlessly over Maggi and chai. From the barren highlands of Himalayas and the remotest stretches of Himachal ; several heaving and exhausting treks in India often consummate over a steaming bowl of Maggi in a little tea-stall, in the middle of nowhere. Cozy, serendipitous, and reliable tea-stalls appear just when you need them. Here’s one of the most satisfying place to enjoy a cup of chai and Maggi while trekking to triund hill. (at Triund Trek)

[shajinmohammed]

"He was a wanderer, she would stay put,
She wore stilettos, he would walk barefoot.
He flew like a bird, she owned the ground,
He loved music, she loved his heartbeats sound.
He was never really ready for her, and she always wished for him upon the stars,
Letting her heart fly to him, only to have him lock it away in a jar.
He was the entire ocean, but she was the shore,
He would travel to see the world, for her, it was only him, she had eyes for.
All he wanted was to fly, just fly far away,
Poor her, wthout him she couldn't imagine another day.
All she wanted was, for him to fall for her, even though last but not the least,
Oh! Who could have imagined, such a tragic story, 
when the beauty fell in love with the beast. (at Kothi, Himachal Pradesh, India)

[shajinmohammed]

I would say, stop restricting Himachal only till Shimla – Manali. There are so many beautiful mountains, rivers, villages & paths around Himachal. . Being a traveler, for me every place has its own special spark & beauty. I feel extremely low when people only relate Shimla-Manali with Himachal Pradesh. When I told my friends that I am planning for Mcleodganj and parvati valley. many of them asked where is it ???? . Please get rid of Shimla-Manali as Himachal Pradesh has much to offer. sufficiently heard and recent crazy instagram posts from my traveler friends @abhiandnow, @why_i_wander and @nitishwaila about Spiti. And now it is becoming hard to keeping these places untraveled. Yes, so much tempted now and definitely I will add Spiti and chadar on my coming trips and Dharamsala over & over again for my kind of a road trip in the coming years, because These places are yet an unknown paradise for many of us. . (at Parvati Valley)

[shajinmohammed]

Your name is weaved 
In the strands of my hair
And the fibers of my skin
When i cut my nails 
I cut off a part of your name (Perhaps the last letter)
But they grown again. (at Dhauladhar Mountains)

[shajinmohammed]

Lets sit on the window sills 
of moving car 
and feel the wind
caress our being lets sing
our lively songs
that we can remember 
the days that have seeped their way
into our very souls lets blink and let 
the tears slip by 
lets cry till 
we are empty inside lets run away 
and not look back 
climb mountains 
put up some crazy flags while we are still young. (at Humayun's Tomb - Nizamuddin Basti Urban Renewal Initiative)

[shajinmohammed]

Have you ever wondered about having an after life? (I really didn't want to sound spiritual in the opening sentence itself. But no, that is not the point anyway) It is because I always have and if my after life was a story book, I would imagine the first chapter to be a deep tete-a-tete with the creator himself. . What if it was true? What if this dialogue happens. . What if God asked, the first thing He saw us, "Have you seen the snow flakes cover the hills; did you ever dance in the rain; have you gazed at the star lit sky I painted for you, back home?". . What would your answers be? I definitely picturise an excited me exclaim, "yes, oh yes I did all of that", instead of looking back at my life on Earth and uttering, “I so wish I did all of those". (at Naddi(himachal Pradesh))

[shajinmohammed]

His appointment with God. #talkingtogod #madinah #umrah2016 (at Madinah, Saudi Arabia)

[shajinmohammed]

Perks of having a photographer friend. (at Khobar, Saudi Arabia)

[shajinmohammed]

Sky is an infinite movie to me,I make visual characters in it, I never get tired of looking at what's happening there. Call it God's screensaver. #god #godmorning. (at Bogdo House)

[shajinmohammed]

Expensive God. Do not touch ! #devar #god . . . . . . . . . . . #malana #delhi #malanatrekk #insta_himachal #newdelhi #indianbackpacker #delhi_igers #dharamshala #kasol #indianbackpacker_ #malayalee #instagramming_delhi #delhi_ig #sodelhi #bengaluru #indiantraveler #mumbai #insta_delhi #vscoindia #himachalpradesh #instagramming_india#incredible_india #travelstories #mumbaikar #Indiannationalcongress #travelstories #solobackpacker #nomadsofindia (at Malana village - The oldest democracy)

[shajinmohammed]

Sometimes life happens  In the very best way When you hardly can wait  To begin every day . It shows in your eyes What you're feeling inside . You're on top of the world Quite obviously! And I have to tell you It's sure nice to see! . Happy for you tiny ! I can't tell you enough! Because you're such a great soul And you deserve it so much!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #indianbackpacker #tinybrown #triund #mytravelstory #triundtrekk #triundhill #destiny #traveling #maharashtra #himachalpradesh #mcleodganj #wanderlust #solobackpacker #indiantrouvaille #indiapics #indiantraveler #Delhi_igers #solotraveller #insta_himachal #vsco #_soi #shortstory #raptap #followme #dhauladhar #indianwriters #incredible_india #travelstories #storyteller

[shajinmohammed]

#indianbackpacker #shajinmohammed @indianbackpacker_ #instagram # followme #thankyou #himachal #trekking #triund #leh #ladakh #india #bangalore #kerala #kannur #Indiantraveler

[shajinmohammed]

Lemme take a picture of you all :) :) (at Triund Trek)