Bangalore-based. Travelling since before it was content. Wandering Bong is a decade of road trips, slow circuits, and overplanned weekends — Karnataka first, then further. The writing is firsthand. The opinions are my own.
First Time on Koh Phangan: Slow Cafes, Shy Beaches, and a Sunset That Never Came
Trip reports and travelogues — context for the guides, not a substitute for them.
The catamaran from Bang Rak Pier on Koh Samui to Thong Sala Pier on Koh Phangan takes under an hour, and for most of it we were being thrown gently sideways in...
Most people booking a Jaisalmer trip default to a hotel in the newer part of the city — easier parking, more choice, nothing wrong with it. But if you're going...
I'd been rambling about Sonar Kella since we started planning — the golden fortress Satyajit Ray put on film, the one Feluda made his own, the one I'd grown up...
Hoysaleswara Temple is the main attraction and a 900-year-old monument in Halebidu or Dwarasamudra, the capital of the Hoysalas. Every visit to this place...
Quick Update: The Rules Haven't Changed We just got back from Phuket and Koh Phangan (June 26 – July 5, 2026). The short version: the 60-day visa-free entry...
Two trips to Ladakh. The first in 2016, self-driven, arriving via the Srinagar highway through Drass and Kargil. The second in August 2024 — the full story is...
The cemetery at the end of Park Street — kebabs first, then obelisks, Derozio, and February light between the tombs.
Azure alleys and stone stories — Mehrangarh, Toorji Ka Jhalra, Phool Mahal, and the Blue City from the fort walls.
Monsoon on Hampta Pass — bistort meadows, bleeding mountains, mist on the pass, and Lahaul on the other side.
Wings of the tide — kingfishers, adjutant storks, and sea eagles on a Sundarbans boat, without the tiger narrative.
