Perpetual semi-nomad. Beleaguered corporate slave. Eternally smiling pacifist. Accused egotist. Owner of a sarcastic wit. Retired trivia geek. Flip-flop fan. Self anointed saviour of stray dogs. Seeker of any kind of 'trip'py fun.

My instagram feed - jazzy.gypsy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To bond with fellow vagabonds ?

Interests

I am always curious about new experiences , especially in a new place. This attitude has led me to midnight solo hikes, photographing shamanic rituals, meeting remote tribes, climbing volcanoes, interacting with orangutans, riding on top of buses and trains, getting lost in many places and of course, meeting very many interesting people. Backpacking means I find myself often traveling for long hours , which gives me time to catch up on reading and having random philosophical or geopolitical arguments often with myself or with some hapless companion . I hoard a lot of information (often useless). And of late, I have developed an interest in photographing local traditional or tribal festivals in Asia.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Indie. Folk. Prog. Jazz.

Books by Franz Kafka , Jean-Paul Sartre, Milan Kundera, Samuel Beckett , Harold Pinter, Eugene Ionesco, Haruki Murakami, Amitav Ghosh, Gao Xingjian, Peter Mattheissen, William Dalrymple, Upamanyu Chatterjee.

Movies - indie or alternative movies

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach or Share - Solo travel on a budget. How to toggle a full time career and frequent traveling. And how to use travel and curiosity to do well in your career . A discourse on Queen's English. Lots of useful words in Indonesian, Hindi or Tamil. Local festivals and traditions in South or South East Asia. Getting around SE Asia or India. How to cook a mean spicy curry.

Learn - anything useful or useless.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Indonesia