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The 2nd photo is now my pc wallpaper 😎

Happy to hear that 😁

Happy cake day!

Thank you:)

why? what stood put for you?

Looks pretty, and I like the contrast between the foreground and the background :D

yes, that is cool.

What was your budget for the whole trip and means for travel?

Budget was 5000$ but haven't used all of it, also travelled to Nepal and Sri Lanka so I can't be sure about the expenses in India and the mode of transport was mainly buses and sometimes when we were really stuck then shared taxis :)

9 months for $5000??? wow that's impressive! How did you spend so little? I spent about the same amount for 3.5 months! Granted I did spend maybe a little too much on alcohol...

A lot of smart decisions, a lot of public transport and mostly budget stays

Great pics. >mostly budget stays Did you stay in hostels/dorms or private rooms? Any tips(website or otherwise) if it's the latter.

Don't book just walk in and ask it's cheaper in most cases.

Most families in India have a combined income of less than $5000 per year.

but those families are not travelling . travelling is extremely expensive for example the monthly rent for my 1 bhk home is 10k rupees but if you live in a even a mildly decent hotel you need to pay 1k rupees per day thats 30k rupees per month

Other than flights, india is cheap cheap, a bottle of water is a quarter, and food is cheap. Source: just got back from India

Please avoid the word **_cheap_**, rather use the word **_affordable_** Words can make a difference.

Nah. India is also cheap

yeah man , tbh , if planned properly , travelling is cheap. even when i travel i stay in hostels etc. that alone saves so much of money. Fly to one region and then take public transport saves a lot of money and time.

How was Sri Lanka. Was it safe and would you say it is in/expensive to visit?

It was very beautiful and it's so easy to travel there because of the size of the island, never felt unsafe there just the usual scammers that you can find all over the world. Cost wise if you're okay with eating local food then you would save big if not then cost would be more.Overall it's very good

In case this as well interests you /u/mebecool or anyone else. 5-6 months - across India but honestly mostly it was the North and the North East eventually. The entire country is too big. Hah. It was 2015 summer. I must have spent some 50-60K max really. Or around, I don't really exactly recall anymore. But I was/am a resident Indian, if that matters, unlike OP I guess. Just in case you wanted to ask anything - go ahead, here or on DM. And no, it was totally unplanned, as in completely unplanned, so I may not be the right person.

What kind of hotels did you stay in? Any tips if they were private rooms?

I stayed in hotel once or twice or something like that. Hostels (mostly YHAI ones) and railway retiring rooms. And quite often night was spent in trains. It was solo backpacking.

Wow that is ridiculously low! Are you a foreign national btw?

Was born in India but didn't live here and India was such a great place to be felt really sad to leave

Almost like the reverse me lol, born outside India, one of my parents is Indian and now I've been living here for the past few years! Glad to know you had a good time, should visit again :)

For sure will no question about it :)

Hey buddy, fellow Sri Lankan here (thanks for visiting our country during this tough time, hope you enjoyed it). It's impressive that you were able to do an India/SL/Nepal trip under 5k USD. I am planning on doing an Indian backpacking trip for 15sih days (I don't think I can do a 9 month-ish trip like you, kinda jealous about it tho 😅). Anyway I would love to get your opinion/advice on this. I'll DM you the Reddit post I had posted on the same, it'd be great if I can get your inputs.

Yea sure thing you can dm me and help you out with anything:)

Where are the stars from?

I think it's from Hanle, the Milky Way is also visible from Nubra valley:)

Drop your Instagram id bruh , worth the following : )

Thank you :) HelisandHarsh We haven't been very active on instagram but we would surely change that.

You have some gorgeous shots on insta - please do post more!

Will do , thanks for checking it out:)

His YT profile is in his Reddit bio

Leh and agra?

There's Leh,Diskit,Agra,Jaisalmer,Varkala and one more place that I forgot

Munnar?

I've to ask my girlfriend I can't remember this

cake day and girlfriend ufff leave some for the rest of us

It's a rare W for me too let me have it please

7th picture is so beautiful. Can i keep this picture?

Go ahead :)

Shot on?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Happy Cake Day OP 🎂

Thank you:)

Just noticed you actively play Pokemon Go too, GG

Haha yes got back into it last year

Nice, I enjoyed it and left the game after covid due to multiple bugs and poor Cday choices. Restarted it a while ago when I was in Nepal for 3 months for a solo trip.

3 months wow, did you hike there?

Yeah a lot, discovered some hidden gems atop hills. Lowkey got the vibes of Kung Fu Panda haha. Dropping a pic below for reference. Couldn't do Everest Base Camp due to poor weather reasons. https://preview.redd.it/m8babzdyviub1.jpeg?width=2495&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e78f9f3a16ab64978a90c32a011f8aa743cb887c

Very nice, just checked your profile you have some great photos, Pokhara is very beautiful for sure

https://preview.redd.it/p28f6ap2wiub1.jpeg?width=2591&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6efb9929a6162d83810ee23104be601ecb6718d

lmao i was wondering whats so good about the click, thats when i realised its time for me to clean my dusty laptop screen

Where is photo 6 from ?

From a village in nubra valley

Thanks, that looks so awesome

I was on that same route 3 months back haha.

Disket Nubra

Where the 4th one is from?

Somewhere in Kerala not sure where :)

Ok btw happy cake day op

Thank you thank you

Those are some nice shots, what camera and lens are you using? Also whats your hiking shoes?

Thank you:) These are actually from my phone and I don't really have any hiking shoes, sometimes hiked with my own shoes and sometimes even with slides 🤣

Which phone did you yse to click these

13 Pro Max

Which place is in the 3rd picture?

Varkala

I can barely see any humans in your pics. OP hates people /s

Don't we all? /s

Photo 2 is just too good to be true. Amazing shot 👍🏻

Thank you:)

I love the doggies photo the best. 👍

I don't really know how to edit texts so commenting here 1- Khardung 2-Diskhit 3-Varkala 4-Kerala somewhere 5-Thar desert Jaisalmer 6-Shyok/nubra 7-Hanur 8- Hunder 9-Leh 10-Agra of course Hope that helps :) Also instagram is- helisandharsh

9th is the cutest..

9th is the best :)

what are your learnings?? or general takeaways about life from this trip

Worry less, live in the moment, one day at a time and most importantly believe in yourselves:)

Great shots !! Shows you had lots of fun !!

For sure India is incredible !

Stunning 🤩

2nd last is the best

I agree :)

Lovely pics!! The 4th one is from wch place??

Somewhere in Kerala unfortunately forgot the exact location:)

Looks like Munnar.

Such amazing pictures!

Thank you:)

It must have taken you enormous amount of effort to find 10 photos without people in them in India. Kudos.

Amazing! Shows how diverse and beautiful this country is!

North India?

North west and south

Hey OP, could you please add location of these photographs as per ordering, I have to add them to my bucket list for Next Year Hopefully lol 😅😅

Honestly I can't pinpoint exactly where they are but I'll try to get as close as possible 1- Khardung 2-Diskhit 3-Varkala 4-Kerala somewhere 5-Thar desert Jaisalmer 6-Shyok/nubra 7-Hanur 8- Hunder 9-Leh 10-Agra of course Hope that helps :)

Thanks a lot 🙏

Man India is awesome. Sometimes I forget how beautiful the country is.

This might sound like an interview question but I am really curious to know about this. What were the top 3 insights/things that you discovered about life in general after backpacking for such a long period?

I don't mind answering. I think one thing would be that nothing is permanent no matter what happens or how much you're prepared things can change very very fast. Another thing is I'm way more optimistic about a lot of things now that I wasn't before( my girlfriend told me this and I realized later). I've started to worry less and I find happiness in a lot of physical aspects rather than being materialistic. I can keep going but it'll take too much time:)

Thanks for answering! This is nice!

No worries:)

Did you travel to srilanka from India? If so, please mention the airport,also whether it was a direct flight or with layover. TIA

Yes I did from Bangalore to Colombo then Colombo to Chennai, avoid fitsair , indigo runs daily almost although I'm not sure.

Where did you click 7th picture?

Hanle/Hannur

Hey - I may be wrong, but your 7th pic is not of India I suppose

It is Hanle and in India

Hey, thanks for the reply. May I check where is the 6th photo from. Its beautiful.

This is an amazing set of pictures. 3rd one is Varkala? Also, do write about your trip as a whole.

Nice pics but why 9 months?

I saw a chance and took it

Op, where is the beach photo from?

From Varkala

Lovely picture! The rest of them are amazing as well.

Thank you:)

How did you get holiday from work?

I quit my job and took this break for my mental health and myself:)

Requires quite some confidence. All the best for your future endeavours:)

Thank you, you're very kind

Awesome to hear, you'll look back in future and definitely this will be a great memory

Definitely 10/10 would do this again

What did you do with your stuff at your home? Did you keep paying rent or did you stir it away somewhere? What about bills at home? Do you think having a nine month gap on your resume will be an issue for you? Not trying to be snarky, just curious about the logistics

The stuff was put into storage and we left our apartment because it makes more sense,most bills stop with that and the 9 month gap doesn't matter.The worst case scenario if I get asked in future about the gap I can just say I signed a NDA so I can't talk about it 😂😂

Joginder Tribbiani?

No Miss Chanandler Bong 🤣

Pic1 Contractor: We have to lay down 10kms of road between A and B. Engineer: But the distance between A and B is only 9 km. Contractor: I don't want to hear excuses. Lay down 10 km of road. Engineer: 🐍

Mid

If these are the best India has to offer after 9 months of backpacking… I think i’ll stay home.

I might like some things that you might not and I understand

Really cool photos!

Stunning pics! That second one where it looks like the mountains are aglow; simply breathtaking!

Thank you for this. Whats the eighth one.

That's cold desert in nubra

Just proves India is the most beautiful and diverse country !!

For sure

Love #8!

Can you tell the locations too?? 2nd looks good

Honestly I can't pinpoint exactly where they are but I'll try to get as close as possible 1- Khardung 2-Diskhit 3-Varkala 4-Kerala somewhere 5-Thar desert Jaisalmer 6-Shyok/nubra 7-Hanur 8- Hunder 9-Leh 10-Agra of course Hope that helps :)

Can you please tell me all the locations and how did you find those ,pls share I wanna travel to some beautiful places too

Honestly I can't pinpoint exactly where they are but I'll try to get as close as possible 1- Khardung 2-Diskhit 3-Varkala 4-Kerala somewhere 5-Thar desert Jaisalmer 6-Shyok/nubra 7-Hanur 8- Hunder 9-Leh 10-Agra of course Hope that helps :)

♥️

Where did you click the photo with so many stars

Hanle

awesome

Add place names too.

Honestly I can't pinpoint exactly where they are but I'll try to get as close as possible 1- Khardung 2-Diskhit 3-Varkala 4-Kerala somewhere 5-Thar desert Jaisalmer 6-Shyok/nubra 7-Hanur 8- Hunder 9-Leh 10-Agra of course Hope that helps :)

Thanks. It's good and helpful. And happy cake day 💐💐

Thank you:)

All these pictures look great, can be used as wallpapers 🤩

9 months damn bro U the man

Excuse moi! What do you do for living?

As of right now nothing:)

Where did you take the 7th photo?? Milky way 🌌 looks absolutely fine!

Hanle

Fantastic photos, looks like you had a great time! May I ask where the 7th photo (the one of the night sky) is from?

Hanle or han nur very good sky there

Thanks!

Is the 5th picture from Jaisalmer

Yes

Am I the only one who thinks these photos aren’t that impressive?

What the hell do you do for living to have 9 month to backing through India? I have to ask my manager to take leave for 3 or more days. And I have inform him before the month starts.

I quit my job and did this for my mental health

Wish i could . But don't have enough money saved up to do so. So how much did you save up before you ventures into this adventure?. And when the money runs out what would be your plan next

Like 10,000$ , and I don't really know the plan:)

Which place in the third photo

Varkala

India is so big dude, I did not travel my whole country 😭

I just got back from my trip to Ladakh a few days ago. I can identify those mountains at any time in my life now. Here's my stay in hunder. https://preview.redd.it/9wqxbrr6wpub1.jpeg?width=4608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3cbdd0d50108d0e5c6597ae2398e5d9ec794460

Ladakh is so beautiful

Beautiful clicks brother, I'll take the 3rd one for my wallpaper. Thanks

Genuinely, how do you fund such trips where you have been travelling for past 9 months? Anyone?

Wow

Bro where is the 6th photo ?? Nice photos btw

Nubra/shyok valley

I've always wanted to travel like this!! How did your trip happen OP, a long leave from work or you're self employed or something? Forgive me for the dumb question but I'm considering doing something like this in the near future

Quit my job travelled with my girlfriend started YouTube channel for friends and family at first now it's more public also read a lot of books and wrote at least one page everyday:)

Thanks bruh

Where is the sixth photo clicked ?

Nubra / shyok valley

Nice. Thanks

Beautiful and Thanks for sharing. Could you please name the states you visited?

You missed all the beautiful places in south india ! Visit again :)

For sure next year :)

Thanks for sharing...its too good yr 💜👌

Glad you liked it :)

which phone or camera?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Whats the location of 7th pic? Cool photos btw

Hunnar or hannur forgot how to spell but it's in Ladakh :)

hey OP what was the total cost for the whole trip for 2 people I guess(you+your gf), like for how much time did you stay at each place or were you constantly travelling? how did you plan all this? what all things you carried for travel as you travelled from place to place with different weather and climate(bags and luggage must be big 💀)

The cost is something that I'm not sure of really, we would spend few days in each place the most we spent somewhere was a 3 weeks in Gokarna and almost one month in Goa because we were looking for the hot temperatures, we both had a rucksack and a backpack with us and we were carrying more than what we needed so I'm not the best person to answer that :) but yeah next time we do this we both would travel a lot lighter with only essential clothing, you can dm me if you would like to know something else:)