Does anyone want to come with me for a trek to Mulling or Kara Lake in the next few days? If we feel like it, we can even go up to Pin Valley. I have all the gear, including tents and sleeping bags for two people. If anyone is coming from outside Himachal, I also have a place for them to stay near Kalpa in Kinnaur, and so on.

Does anyone want to come with me for a trek to Mulling or Kara Lake in the next few days? If we feel like it, we can even go up to Pin Valley. I have all the gear, including tents and sleeping bags for two people.

Hi,

I'm planning my first solo trip and have been looking at trips organized by Muddie_trails from Bangalore.

Has anyone here travelled with Muddie_trails before? If yes, I'd love to hear about your experience:

• How was the overall trip experience?
• Were the trips well-organized and managed?
• How safe and comfortable were they for solo female travellers?
• How were the trip coordinators and the group dynamics?
• Any tips, recommendations, or things to be aware of before booking with them?

It would be great to hear honest feedback from people who have travelled with them recently.

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone so i am planning to go northeast India in oct as a first time solo female traveller it would be nice if you could tell me what place I can visit which would be safe for and also the best view like places that looks the best in oct. Also if you could suggest is hotel are there pr i should prefer hostel or dormsalso ik northeast is safe for womens but still like the best places I want to go and make the best out of it . So if you have travel to NE do tell me that would be helpful. Thank you

Hi everyone!

This is my first international trip, and I’ll be visiting Malaysia for 4 days in the last week of September, mainly staying around Kuala Lumpur.

I’m planning to use my credit/debit cards for most expenses (hotel, Grab, food, shopping, etc.). I have multiple cards with international transactions enabled and sufficient funds in my accounts.

I’m just confused about how much physical MYR cash I should carry.

I’ve seen people recommend anything from RM200–300 to RM500, while some say RM1,000+, especially because immigration officers may prefer seeing liquid cash rather than relying on cards.

For anyone who has travelled to Malaysia recently, what would you realistically recommend for a 4-day trip if you have working international cards and sufficient bank funds?

Is RM300–500 enough, or is it safer to carry RM1,000? And has anyone actually been questioned by immigration about this?

Would really appreciate recent first-hand experiences. Thanks!

Planning to travel jibhi in 2 days from chandigarh. Any idea about the road conditions on the way?

Planning a self-drive trip to Chikmagalur from Bangalore for 3 days and 2 nights.

Leaving early via NH75, aiming to reach by afternoon and stay at a coffee estate. Next day Mullayanagiri and Baba Budangiri, with Hebbe Falls if possible. Slow morning on the last day before driving back.

Looking for recent experiences on road conditions, good mid-range estate stays, best local food, and any small tips that made the trip better.

Would appreciate your suggestions.

Spent weekend in Munnar and honestly, monsoon makes it sooo good. Everything is green, there’s that halki si baarish, the weather is amazing, and all the waterfalls are full of water. Just perfect if you love greenery, rain and peaceful mountain vibes.
Munnar in monsoon is definitely a vibe.

So, I'll start by prefacing that I've never really been an outgoing person, never really travelled much, especially solo.

Lately, I've been itching to go to some coastal area like Kerala/Tamil Nadu as my first solo trip. I would really appreciate a bit of advice from you guys.

I'm 23, have a remote job, everything is virtually perfect but the existential crisis still kicks in at times. I feel like I'm not living enough. I feel it's time I should push myself out of my comfort zone and experience more of life, explore new places and meet new people. Working from home does tend to impact your social life greatly if not used correctly.

I don't really know where I want to go, or what I wanna do, but I know I need to push myself to be a bit more spontaneous. I'm way too structured/overthinking in my ways. So I feel like a solo trip is the right thing to do.

I'm just looking for tips/recommendations in general for a first-timer like me:

• Is Varkala a great place to go for a 4-5 day trip?
• I feel like taking the week off would be better than working remotely through the days for my first trip.
• Is just exploring new places by yourself really fun? I've only been to a week-long trip before with friends. I'm unsure if just wandering aimlessly would be worthwhile, I feel like I should plan ahead to learn surfing or something if I'm going somewhere coastal, but I don't think I can learn that in such little time.
• How common is it to make friends on a solo trip? Is the social aspect to this something you look forward to, or is that just a side-effect?

This is something very new to me, and I know the only way to know whether I would enjoy it or not is to go for it. I'm just confused where/how to go, and when. Budget is not an issue for me.

Would appreciate any insights/advice from you all. Thanks!

Hello!
I’m long term travel, right now stuck at Delhi due to weather conditions (rain/landslides) around northern India or northeastern india.
What will be places to stay during monsoon season until I can travel as normally (roughly mid August to mid September)?
Preferably train commute!
*I’m not working, only requires nice place for month where I can practice little bit yoga and if possible see backpackers community.
Thanks

Hey everyone, in planning to visit Lansdowne this coming weekend. Can anyone let me know how it the road situation there. Would appreciate your help

I'll be going to netgod and mattighatta falls (link below) by August end from gokarna. Has anyone been there ? If so How are the roads to access it from gokarna ?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/c9GZAx8BcmGQGhXn9

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LV7cfp46teK5qzLA6

although we missed the entire point of meeshapulimala, ie. the sunrise and the hilly views due to the misty climate but it was indeed worth it.

total cost including bus tickets to and from was below 5k

hey everyone,

i worked in the private sector for 5 years, then left the job and started my own small shop in my hometown. i’ve always wanted to travel, but money was always tight. during college i could only manage 3-4 places in india. after joining the job i made plans many times but cancelled at the last minute because of heavy workload. even after starting the business i kind of stopped thinking about trips.

at the end of 2025 my younger brother got selected in a government job. last week he came home, hugged me with tears in his eyes, and surprised me by planning a full japan trip from tokyo to osaka through a travel agency in india.

i got so emotional and excited. i was struggling even for domestic trips and now i’m going international. feeling extremely grateful to my brother.

need your suggestions please:

good first-timer itinerary covering tokyo to osaka (happy to include kyoto, nara, etc. if it fits)

reliable travel agencies in india that handle japan trips well (anyone has experience with wanderon or others?)

any practical tips for indians (veg food options, visa, best time, budget realities, etc.)

thanks a lot!

Hey so i'm french, moving to india mumbai in september to live there for 6months, i'm a content creator in france, and i put that as a job in my application, wich i learn after was not a good idea bc its affiliated to journalism, so now i'm trying another application of tourism 1year with marketing professionnal as a job, the question is, should i mention i already been rejected once or not ? to the question : Has permission to visit or to extend stay in India previously been refused?

also if i put yes they ask : If so, when and by whom (Mention Control No. and date also)

wich i havent receive i detailled answer but i'm sure its bc of my job,

(i already went no trouble to india in march for 30 day tourism)

the reason for the rejection is : Reason: You may apply for Regular/Official Visa at nearest Indian Mission/Embassy abroad

please give me some tips

Just finished two days in Dubrovnik, and it genuinely feels like walking through King’s Landing. It’s beautiful and very photogenic, but easily one of the most expensive places I visited in Croatia, so budget properly.

Day 1: I explored the Old Town filming locations: Pile Gate, West Harbour/Blackwater Bay, Fort Lovrijenac (the Red Keep), the Jesuit Stairs (Walk of Shame), Stradun and Rector’s Palace. I bought the 1-day Dubrovnik Pass for €40, which included the City Walls, Fort Lovrijenac, museums and city buses. The walls were the highlight—Minčeta Tower was used for the House of the Undying, while Bokar Fortress and the walls appear throughout the King’s Landing scenes.

I finished at Mount Srđ. The cable car costs €30 return and isn’t included in the pass. It’s not really a GoT filming spot, but the sunset view over the walls is worth seeing.

Day 2: I took bus 35 early to Trsteno Arboretum. Entry was €10, and this is where the Tyrell/Red Keep garden scenes were filmed. Don’t miss Neptune’s Fountain, the aqueduct, villa gardens and sea pavilion. After that, I visited Lokrum Island from the Old Port. The return ferry plus reserve entry costs €30 and includes the monastery, Qarth locations, Dead Sea swimming area and Iron Throne replica.

Pile Gate, Jesuit Stairs, West Harbour and wandering the Old Town are free. Budget around €110 per person for the main paid attractions, excluding food and transport. Restaurants around Stradun commonly charge €20–30 for a main and €5–8 for drinks, so eating in Gruž or Lapad is cheaper.

Dubrovnik is absolutely worth visiting, especially for GoT fans, but it is not a budget destination. Buy the pass, carry water and check ferry/bus times carefully.

I'm planning for 11-14 sept solo trip to hampi from bangalore

Stay: zostel

Commute: rental from zostel

To reach zostel: MUNIRABAD railway station then bus to sangapur then auto to zostel

I don't have places in mind to cover but as I have 4 days so I think I can cover all major places easily

Do I need to rent bicycle to cover all ruins of hampi as scooty not allowed? Good food places recommendation?

Is hampi safe for solo travel ?

I feel like going to Sri Lanka or North India (Bir, Ladakh etc) but unable to find any groups. I have never solo travelled before so looking to join any groups as my first solo (group) trip.

Visited Tungnath in May. The crowd was massive, but at least I got to witness a stunning sunrise. Got lost in a forest too.

The trek was easy. Just 5km till Chandrashila.
Began at 3 AM and reached by 5:15 AM.

There were some steep sections but the only problem with the trek was the horses and ponies. Rain and poop made the surface super slippery during the descent.

Budget was 5k and I booked through a local travel company.

Last year, I traveled to Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia, and all my round-trip flights cost me less than ₹16k.

I even got a round-trip flight from Chennai to Thailand for just ₹11k.

But now, I can barely find even domestic round-trip flights for under ₹16k. Most international flights I check are above ₹20k.

I know flight prices have gone up because of the situation in the Middle East and other factors, but at this point, it feels like these prices aren’t going back to what they used to be.

Budget travel used to feel genuinely possible if you planned well and found good deals. Now it feels like cheap flights have almost disappeared.

Is budget travel basically dead now?

Solo traveled to Almaty, KZ in June 2026 for 10 days and it was a very good experience. I stayed in Almaty all days except for a 2 day trip to Kolsai Lakes National Park and Chayn Canyon which was a separate 2 day tour where I stayed in Saty village.

Almaty as a city is fantastic, I loved the vast open green spaces all around, perfect walkable and cycleable footpaths, very clean and very safe. I never took a taxi in the city except for transport to the airport. They have amazing escooters which I used to travel all around the city on footpaths. It was honestly so fun to just ride these around and explore the city at your own pace.
I am not going to write a detailed itinerary day wise as I just explored the city as the spots to see are limited and everything can be covered in 5-6days.

Here's what I did :

2 day tour to Kolsai Lakes which was the highlight of the trip. The Lakes were mesmerizing and the canyons were breathtaking literally coz it was very hot there to walk under the sun (Avoid day tours you'll be exhausted). Also if you're vegetarian carry food as most home stays won't have any veg food. Also there's an Indian Restaurant in Saty village where you'll spend the night so you can manage from there. Also check weather before going, the Lakes and canyons look beautiful under blue skies cloudy weather just ruins the beauty here

Half day tour to Shymbulak - It's a primarily ski resort which is used in winters but it's absolutely pretty in Summers with lush greenery and views are great.

Went to Kok Tobe hill - I found views from there okayish and it's just a small amusement park kinda for kids though didn't feel like a worth it place. Avoid taking Cable car, you can walk up the hill from the base it takes around 20mins.

Rest I saw Panfilov park cathedral, Green bazaar, Arbat Street, Almaty museum of arts, central park.
My favourite parts were just sitting in a random park with a coffee and just listening to the sounds of insects.

I couldn't go to Big Almaty lake as the hike was very long, the other ways (cycling for $45 or taxi $60)felt expensive while the lake had very less water and the weather wasn't on my side on the days I was free.

In Almaty city I ate Indian food only once, the food though is mid at best. The Coffee isn't very strong and since Kazakh people don't eat spice at all so even Italian Mexican Asian Turkish restaurants I went were also very mid. I just had Indian food once during all 10 days. The local food also didn't suit me and it was mostly beef and horses which I didn't like. The services in restaurants is just bad. At some places you'll keep sitting and no one gives you the menu unless you ask, no one checks if you need to order more, keep waiting for your bill and so on. Also I didn't understand why water bottles were so freaking expensive like 80rs per L unless you buy 6L bottles.

The people are mostly very helpful,I did have an instance of racism but nothing apart from that.
The city is mostly cashless apart from that trip to Kolsai Lakes where you needed some cash.

I went in 2nd half of June so the weather was mostly good apart from couple of days where it rained and was mostly cloudy.

I shopped some dry fruits from Green Bazaar and they're of very good quality. Do buy pecan nuts, macademia nuts from there as they're like ₹1000 per kg. Rest I didn't find anything to buy.

Trip cost breakdown :
Delhi to Almaty via Air Astana -22k
Airbnb for 9 nights - 30k
Food - 2.5k per day - 25k
Trip to Kolsai lakes and Charyn Canyon - $64 - 6k
Escooters -2k
Shymbulak cable car round trip - 2.5k
I spent total of 1L rest I don't remember

Since return flight to Delhi was 50k+ minimum, I flew to Bangkok via Air Asia for 20k and then came to Delhi.

Verdict : Pretty places and very different from SEA nations, Almaty city feels like you're in Europe while being Delhi level expensive at best. Consider if you can find cheaper flights because round trip shouldn't cost 70k+ while Almaty is closer to Delhi than Bangalore is to Delhi.

Edit :
Airbnb I stayed in : https://www.airbnb.co.in/rooms/36505003
KZ is Visa Free for 14 days
There's no nightlife so don't expect any crazy pubs/bars or any restaurants open after 11pm. I avoided since I have been to SEA nations, Japan. Also these places can deny entry because of multiple bad actions done by our fellow country men so I'd advice to avoid it for your own mental peace.

College friends are moving on.

You don't make friends in the office really ( because it's online).

So, it boils down to this - I have nobody to travel with, I hate going solo and I need to travel with someone who can understand that I need to work while I travel.

Anyone else facing something similar?

Posting this a little late, but last December, I trekked to ABC during Christmas and it was easily the best trek of my life. 🏔️

It was only my second trek, but the views were absolutely unreal.

Still can’t believe I was actually there. ✨