Budget Travel

        Last winter, I was down to my last few thousand rupees after a run of homestay content shoots in North Bengal, but the hills were calling again. I did not want to skip Kalimpong, so I turned that trip into a live experiment in travelling on almost nothing, without feeling like […]

  Last summer, I was itching for a quiet escape from Kolkata’s chaos, dreaming of misty hills and forgotten trails. That’s when I first plotted my solo trek to Kalimpong, that gem tucked in North Bengal’s lap, and let me tell you, the journey there is half the magic—twisty roads, roaring rivers, and that slow