Hey guys.. My name is Pratul… My journey began in Feb 2011 – I sold off my designer label and everything I owned to start my journey as a nomad. The journey that began then is far from over… Actually, it feels like it has just begun!

It has given me the chance to meet and live with people from all walks of life throughout the world, live in ashrams, volunteer with NGOs, learn film making, work as an intern in Hindustan times, do a mountaineering course from JIMS and numerous treks in the Himalayas…. It just goes on….

Living such a life is fun; and it is truly not a struggle. It is only about choosing what one wants to do. One doesn’t need to break societal norms to live freely and experience the sense of such joy and freedom. I can vouch for that from my own experiences!

Be it working in Cambodia as a Mahout, or spending an inappropriate amount of time on tropical islands and eating inappropriate amounts of street food… Be it sleeping under the open sky, or a Bhutan road trip, or a steep trek to the highest altitudes… Or volunteering in Auroville, to teaching English in Kerala, to working as F&B manager in a Goa hotel and living in a jungle hostel…

I started this initiative called 'Backpack with Prat' .. It came into existence when I realized that I wanted to share all these adventures with a much wider audience. I want everyone to experience this – everyone young and old.. But along with travelling around, participating in the society and doing one’s own bit is what makes life complete.

Towards the beginning of my journey, people were quick to tell me that I was wasting my life by refusing to ‘settle down’. I now receive a good chunk of my motivation from the fact that many of those cynics have broken free from their conventional life themselves and joined me as fellow permanent nomads and global citizens...
For more information on my life you can visit my website
www.backpackwithrat.com or follow me on https://www.facebook.com/backpackwithprat/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing helps in backpacking and make the whole world like your home..

Interests

Travelling, exploring, meeting new people, eating new cuisines, working in different fields, listening to folk music,

• design
• film making
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• backpacking
• mountaineering
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything which makes me get into...

What I Can Share with Hosts

My years of experience of being on the road

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Poland, Thailand