CURRENT MISSION

travel, see the world, meet new people, experience different places and cultures.

ABOUT ME

Traveler, trekker, observer, listener, foodie, amature photographer. I run a company called Exotic Expeditions which is into adventure and offbeat travel conducting and organizing trips and treks in India, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka ( based out of Bangalore/Kerala ).I love the outdoors and adventure (trekking, camping, scuba diving, rafting,kayaking), exploring new places and cultures, experimenting on cuisines from different parts of the world and meeting new people.

PHILOSOPHY

Eat, Drink, Travel, Learn

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meetup for coffee, chat, can host ( if i an in town )

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been a long time member of CS and have attended a few meetups and trips.

Interests

wandering (read traveling), photography,food,music, movies, reading, swimming, soccer, tt, trekking,river rafting, dreaming, laughing, walking around aimlessly in unknown places

• books
• photography
• dining
• coffee
• running
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• soccer
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

music---Country, Latin, Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock
movies -- I am an avid movie fan . i like suspense and thrillers (specially psychological thrillers), movies of espionage n intrigue, old westerns and some good old drama, comedy etc. Lately i have been watching a lot of international movies mostly japanese, korean, french and spanish.

Favorite Books --- i would rather names the authors- agatha christie,bill bryson,william dalrymple, gabrial garcia,virginia woolfe..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took a year long break from work and went travelling mostly in the Himalayas, went to Spanish classes, did a mountaineering course, trekked,
Went on a 21 day motor biking trip in the Indian Himalayas and motor biking trip in Bhutan and Nepal.
Solo long backpacking trips across Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Have traveled through most of the explored and many unexplored places in India.
Attended extravagant funeral ceremonies and watched buffalo fights in the Sulawesi Island of Indonesia.
Have tried bizarre food in some of the south east asian countries

Teach, Learn, Share

Life is the best teacher and travel is the best book on it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India

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