Intimidation. That is what I felt before my first ride in the big city. I have since realized that every beginner cyclist has the right to be apprehensive when riding in urban areas. Especially a city like New Delhi, where traffic is always bustling and [...]
‘Rang de tu mohe Gerua’, Shahrukh pleaded to Kajol against stunning Icelandic backdrop in Dilwale, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika fell in love over a snow fight on Khipshi Pass, Manali. Kareena rode a cutesy scooter in a bridal attire at Pangong Tso Lake at Ladakh looking [...]
There is a plethora of beautiful locations as you make your way up to North India. The hilly landscape, lush meadows, bushy forests and crystal clear rivers are enough to make any heart swell with a deep appreciation for Mother Nature. However, none are [...]
There's a lot more to Bhutan than meets the eye. The vibrant culture, the jubilant people, countless monasteries, a beautiful landscape and an other-worldly aura that never seems to escape the traveler's thoughts. Most wanderers who have stumbled into Bhutan vow to come back [...]
For our 16 year old guest blogger, the promise of a summer romance came with challenges from an unlikely quarter. Her own family! After a series of embarrassing mishaps, just when things were about to bloom, comes an unexpected twist! Read on, laugh with her [...]
Business is business and leisure, leisure and the twain shall never meet. Right? Wrong! Learn from Anuraag the art of Bleisure! A chance comment by a cousin, who I suspect envied my frequent business traveler status, set me thinking. “So brother you travel so much for [...]
A few days ago, Gujarat Government shared an advisory against taking 'Selfies with Asiatic Lions' at the Gir Forest. This is to discourage tourists from getting too close to wild animals. The frenzy of catching that ultimate 'instagram worthy' moment has cost several lives worldwide [...]
Cycling is a transforming experience. If you don't buy our word for it, hear it from Additi Bhardwaj, our guest blogger for this post. About the Author: Additi Bhardwaj is a senior executive with a multi-national company. In her personality a lot of contrasts meet, [...]
The beautiful Kingdom of Bhutan deserves a place of pride in any travel bucketlist simply because there isn’t a place quite like this anywhere in the world. Its charm lies in its unique culture and traditions, as also in its unfailing commitment to preserve environment. [...]
Corporate life is like running a marathon everyday for next 40 years of life. Do you have the physical training to run this race? GoMissing caught up with Anuraag, who mentors GoMissing team on growth, strategy and success. A senior industry leader, Anuraag combines his [...]
Who in India hasn’t had toilet woes while travelling? While today, we may have a grouse against unclean toilets, there was a time, when Indian Railways did not have any toilets at all on trains. Imagine the plight of poor passengers! It was apparently this [...]
Was it God or a swig of their favorite drink that made them beat all odds? All great explorers of the world must have had moments of great adversity, extreme hardship, excruciating pain during their explorations. Haven't we have often wondered what/who did they turn [...]
The Cameron Highlands is one of Malaysia’s most beautiful hill stations. Size of Singapore, this hill station is about 200 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur. It is named after Sir William Cameron, a British surveyor who was commissioned by the colonial government to map out the region in 1885. While the British [...]
Snow showers are here, and with that the ski season has kicked off at Gulmarg. If you are headed there, this compendium on Skis will ensure that you have a smooth ski run. The thrilling sport promises plenty of falls and more often than not, [...]
Summers or winters, Gulmarg or the meadow of flowers captivates you with its beauty and charm. Saurabh Kapur, CEO-GoMissing Expeditions spends a good part of skiing season stationed at this beautiful place conducting Skiing Courses. He was asked by Happy Trips to share his recommendations of Hotels [...]
When it comes to cycling destinations, GoMissing goes all out to bring to you charming, eclectic, adventurous and offbeat destinations. Last week saw us heading out to George Town, Penang in Malaysia. We were heading there to sample Penang’s unique cuisine, see a thriving culture [...]
If you have ever undertaken a wilderness trip, be it cycling or trekking and that too in a group, you may have always felt the need for a reliable communication scene between your group/ fellow travelers. At GoMissing we always try to have a good [...]
The 545 Km Manali-Leh trail is one of the extreme expeditions GoMissing takes serious cyclists on. The 12 day trail is replete with steep climbs, rapid descents, disorienting switchbacks and plenty of gravelly terrain. The beauty of the trail, of course lies in unmatchable landscape [...]
This 15 November I led a GoMissing trek to Beas Kund-the glacial source of River Beas. Nestled 14,308 ft above the sea level, this lake sits comfortably under the gaze of Ladakhi, Shitidhar and Friendship Peaks. Legend has that ancient sage Rishi Vyas bathed and meditated [...]
With the start of Skiing season, GoMissing will have a base in Gulmarg to oversee skiing courses and customized programs. As skiing season hots up, in addition to getting your ski gear in order, its important to refresh your skiing knowledge. For all those planning [...]
A good part of GoMissing team camps in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir for the entire skiing season in January/February and some part of March. The reason for this are our hugely successful Skiing Courses for Beginner /Intermediate levels for private groups and corporates; our Powder & Back Country [...]
It was December of 2013 and we were camping on a craggy stone cliff facing the Arabian Sea, somewhere close to Kashid beach in Maharashtra. We were three families with five children, all of who wanted it to be the night full of scary stories [...]
Beautiful view from the Go Missing base camp on the Nag Tibba Trek The beautiful trek up to Nag Tibba is the perfect weekend trip for people in and around Delhi. Nag Tibba or the serpent's peak is located only 57 kilometres from [...]
With winters round the corner, have you ever wondered if skiing and snow fit your idea of winter fun? Does the sound of zorbing on snow excite you? GoMissing Ski doctors have compiled this list of ski symptoms that will help you decide if skiing [...]
Have you ever thought that your nagging headache/ mood swing could be stress related? Stress pops its ugly head and sneaks up on us in many ways. Most times we may not even realize that it's stress we are battling. Before we can pin the cause, stress [...]
Like Mahatma Gandhi, with whom he shares birth date, Lal Bahadur Shastri is one of the most loved leaders of India. Admired for his integrity and values he lived by, this Gandhian, a man of principles, led an austere life and brought the same [...]
If there were a contest to choose the fittest icon of the century, Gandhi ji would definitely be a prime contender. While he inspired the world with his religion of truth and non violence, he was also a role model for health, fitness and disciplined [...]
Come autumn and the trekking season begins at GoMissing! Whether you are on our Lamadug/Pin Bhaba/Kunzum Chandrataal treks in Himachal or Kedarkantha/ Valley of Flowers/Nag Tibba treks in Utarakhand, one thing that runs common across all these are the unmissable Bonfire evenings. What roasting marshmallows [...]
GoMissing Manali-Leh Expedition has reached Leh! We caught up with Saurabh Kapur in Leh and here is what he had to say..... We are standing akimbo today at a hilltop looking into Leh, transfixed by the beauty of the land. Riding our mountain bikes for [...]
“Which is one of the best places in the world to paraglide in?” Put this question even to the most traveled and the probability that their answer points to some dainty city in Europe or America would be pretty high! That may not be the [...]
We have Ladakh Festival 2015 on your minds. Why, you may ask? Because GoMissing Manali to Leh Mountain Biking Expedition #Project 545 is going to be in Leh just in time for Ladakh Festival, which is scheduled from 20-26 September, 2015. As you read this, our group [...]
History and mythology have always been intricately entwined in India. The further back one goes, the harder it gets to accurately discern one from the other. Strands of one seep into the other, blending homogeneously. Perhaps it’s just as well. Myths spice up the [...]
Saurabh Kapur, CEO-GoMissing Expeditions is now on Happy Trips - a Times Internet initiative that's a treasure trove of over 15000 articles, guides and photo galleries covering no less than 300 destinations in India and worldwide. In this article, published recently on Happy Trips, Saurabh [...]
Colorful prayer flags fluttering against inky blue skies, now that’s a sight for sore eyes, isn’t it? There is something peaceful, ethereal, other worldly and strangely comforting to see Buddhist prayer flags printed with sacred mantras spreading the message of peace, compassion, love and hope [...]
The greatest boon travelling with hundreds of adventure junkies all through the year across our Skiing, Cycling and Trekking expeditions is that we meet many endearing people with enchanting travel styles. For the hugely driven and motivated adventurers, reaching the goal is sacrosanct, for others [...]
For most urban dwellers in our country and around the world, an inky black night sky bejeweled with innumerable dazzling stars is something they have rarely experienced in their lifetimes. Such is the cost of modern living. Not on GoMissing trekking tours though! On our [...]
The budgets have been sanctioned, the team is in place and now you have to put the strategy to action. Since you want a high performing, motivated team, you task the best people in your team to plan a ‘happening’ team offsite. The team comes [...]
Come 15 August and the entire air of the nation is redolent with fervor of independence. So what is this independence? At GoMissing, we often use terms like freedom, independence, free spirited, liberated to describe our travel philosophy. On the eve of our country’s 69th [...]
Everybody loves a good hack! For the generation that looks for effective hacks for nearly everything, we at GoMissing decided to share some of our tested and tried travel hacks. These absolutely DESI hacks are desier than jugaad and masala chai! When we are getting [...]
GoMissing MTB rides from Manali to Leh are rarely complete without some laugh out loud photo opportunities with the Himank road signs and milestones. Himank, a project of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Ladakh region was started in 1985. Team Himank battles tough terrain and extreme climatic conditions [...]
At GoMissing, we believe in creating memorable experiences through engaging and insightful travel opportunities. It is this philosophy that propels us to deep dive into cultures, traditions of the places we visit. We want that travelers too get insightful perspectives into places they are visiting. [...]
Nandita with her kids About our Guest Author: Nandita is an adventure junkie with hobbies ranging from motorbiking, trekking, cycling and skiing to photography & writing. She works with an IT company and balances her life amazingly between work, activities and her kids. [...]
Many memories of growing up in Kanpur and Lucknow are related to the road journeys we took in our trusted Ambassador. The car majestically carried us to towns like Rai Bareily, Allahabad, Fatehpur, Benares for many memorable 'mundans', engagements, weddings, housewarming or sometimes, just to [...]
Waiting at an airport, a lot of us have enviously looked at smart executives (dressed sharply, looking fit to the boot, gliding a gleaming bag, without a trace of jet lag) and wondered what makes them look like George Clooney walking the red carpet in [...]
Since we hardly like to sit in the office and nonetheless on a Friday, so the GoMissing team decided to head out for a photo walk to the Humayun's Tomb. As an ace photographer that he is, Saurabh was our guide for the day, giving [...]
We all know the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, so how many words worth does that the make the movies that we see? Movies have the power to inspire and can evoke a desire for travel through the sense of freedom [...]
Think of all those "risky" things your parents asked you not to do as a kid and exponentiate them by 10, that's what we are talking about here. These sports are extreme enough to give heart in the mouth moments to any parent. We advise [...]
Traveling is an art and the more you travel, the better you get at it. Experience teaches you, with time, the skills to become the ultimate traveler. So we decided to compile a list of travel tips from our most seasoned travelers and the tricks [...]
Monsoon is usually the time that one relates to staying indoors. But monsoons, when the water bodies are at their fullest and the lands at their greenest, provide an opportunity for a bunch of adventure sports which can make the rains much more exciting and [...]
Before we get to know you, here is who we are and what this is all about. We're a young travel start up running AWESOME adventure & off beat tours in the Himalayas. Like a lot of start ups, GoMissing offers tremendous learning opportunities and offers [...]
