Archive for January 2014
Why You Should Go On A Trek With Your Girl-friend?
Treks are traditionally never perceived to be done as a couple. But you would be pleasantly surprised how a single trek can act as a deal-breaker in a relationship or even help in mending some which are undergoing turbulent times. We provide you some reasons as to why you should go on a trek with your girlfriend:
1) Be The Hero
Lets face it, even if you do want to be the hero in front of your girlfriend from time to time, you don't get enough chances to do so. Trek provides an ideal opportunity for you to be the hero. You will get numerous chances to be her knight in shining armor all along the trek and be her aide when she requires it the most. And mind you she will notice and remember that. Chance to get extra brownie points.
2) Fall In Love Again
Is your relationship going through troubled times? You would be amazed how a trek can do wonders for the relationship. It might be even better than resolving the issues over a dinner. Treks are worth the hard-work you put in and when you reach the summit the sight of wilderness and untouched world is something your heart preserves for a long time. What more of a romantic setting do you need to fall in love again and resolve your issues. Be amazed by the beauty around you and discover the beauty in your relationship again.
3) Weathering The Storm
Treks can also help you understand your girlfriend in a deeper way. It can bring out the worst out of anyone and this gives you a chance to observe and understand the darker side of her. If you still find her beautiful then congratulation you have weathered the storm and you will emerge stronger in your relationship.
4) Spend Quality Time Together
Truth be told it is quite difficult to spend time together especially for working couples. Trek gives the perfect chance for both of you to get away from your hectic life and spend quality time in the laps of nature. You will see that you will open up more on a trek rather than a coffee shop. The ambiance out in the mountains and woods just helps you talk with her more and spend some 'real' time together.
Whats your story? Have you ever been on trek dates before? Let us know in the comments...
1) Be The Hero
Lets face it, even if you do want to be the hero in front of your girlfriend from time to time, you don't get enough chances to do so. Trek provides an ideal opportunity for you to be the hero. You will get numerous chances to be her knight in shining armor all along the trek and be her aide when she requires it the most. And mind you she will notice and remember that. Chance to get extra brownie points.
2) Fall In Love Again
Is your relationship going through troubled times? You would be amazed how a trek can do wonders for the relationship. It might be even better than resolving the issues over a dinner. Treks are worth the hard-work you put in and when you reach the summit the sight of wilderness and untouched world is something your heart preserves for a long time. What more of a romantic setting do you need to fall in love again and resolve your issues. Be amazed by the beauty around you and discover the beauty in your relationship again.
3) Weathering The Storm
Treks can also help you understand your girlfriend in a deeper way. It can bring out the worst out of anyone and this gives you a chance to observe and understand the darker side of her. If you still find her beautiful then congratulation you have weathered the storm and you will emerge stronger in your relationship.
4) Spend Quality Time Together
Truth be told it is quite difficult to spend time together especially for working couples. Trek gives the perfect chance for both of you to get away from your hectic life and spend quality time in the laps of nature. You will see that you will open up more on a trek rather than a coffee shop. The ambiance out in the mountains and woods just helps you talk with her more and spend some 'real' time together.
Whats your story? Have you ever been on trek dates before? Let us know in the comments...
What did I learn at Rajmachi Night Trek?
Straight up I will let you know that I was not a trek guy. No specific reason as to why so. But I agreed on going to a trek to Rajmachi when my friend asked for the sole purpose that it would be fun as we hadn't met for a few months. Plus I had already confirmed with my friend whether the trek was going to be easy or not. I should have known better when he readily said its easy. I mean how hard could a walk be even if it was 20 odd kilometers. Plus there was the added thrill of it being a night trek. Imagine my first trek of my life and it turned out to be a night trek.
From Left Me(Shashank Pal), my friend Akash Thakare
So we set out for the trek from the base location of Lonavala at around 11 PM. It turned out to be more educative for me in the sense I learnt quite a few lessons. I will try and enlist a few of them here.
1) NEVER EVER wear Sneakers to a trek even if it doesn't involve any climb. As it turned out my feet as well as my sneaks were all worn out even before half the trek got over.
2) NOTHING is as easy as it seems at the start. The engineer in me had already calculated that a simple walk towards the fort at a pace of 8km/hr will at the max take me 3 hours to complete. As it was proved I was wrong. It took me nearly 5 hours.
3) You require MOTIVATORS as well as PEOPLE WHO LAUGH AT YOU in life. The former to remind you that some people will always be there who believe in you. The latter to motivate you indirectly as you are filled with the goal to prove them wrong. I being on the healthier side struggled for a long time on the journey up. But I had my motivators and de-motivators to help me reach the summit.
4) You can ACHIEVE anything you put your mind to. Yes you will have doubts on the way, yes you would want to quit at times but once you decide on finishing it no one can stop you. You may not succeed immediately but you will surely I had almost quit even before halfway point of the trek. But when I decided I had to do it I was able to complete the trek even though it took me a few hours more.
But all my trial and tribulations were worth it once I reached top. The scenic beauty and being n the midst of a nature truly rejuvenates you. It just makes you so happy for some unknown reasons. You forget what you were worried about the previous day and just soak in the fresh air. I felt like carrying that feeling home, life would have become so much simpler. Rajmachi did turn out to be fun and when I look back at it now I always end up with a smile on my face.
I would definitely look forward to some more treks given that I manage to buy some real trekking shoes.
Signing off,
A 'healthy' Trekker.
So we set out for the trek from the base location of Lonavala at around 11 PM. It turned out to be more educative for me in the sense I learnt quite a few lessons. I will try and enlist a few of them here.
1) NEVER EVER wear Sneakers to a trek even if it doesn't involve any climb. As it turned out my feet as well as my sneaks were all worn out even before half the trek got over.
2) NOTHING is as easy as it seems at the start. The engineer in me had already calculated that a simple walk towards the fort at a pace of 8km/hr will at the max take me 3 hours to complete. As it was proved I was wrong. It took me nearly 5 hours.
3) You require MOTIVATORS as well as PEOPLE WHO LAUGH AT YOU in life. The former to remind you that some people will always be there who believe in you. The latter to motivate you indirectly as you are filled with the goal to prove them wrong. I being on the healthier side struggled for a long time on the journey up. But I had my motivators and de-motivators to help me reach the summit.
4) You can ACHIEVE anything you put your mind to. Yes you will have doubts on the way, yes you would want to quit at times but once you decide on finishing it no one can stop you. You may not succeed immediately but you will surely I had almost quit even before halfway point of the trek. But when I decided I had to do it I was able to complete the trek even though it took me a few hours more.
But all my trial and tribulations were worth it once I reached top. The scenic beauty and being n the midst of a nature truly rejuvenates you. It just makes you so happy for some unknown reasons. You forget what you were worried about the previous day and just soak in the fresh air. I felt like carrying that feeling home, life would have become so much simpler. Rajmachi did turn out to be fun and when I look back at it now I always end up with a smile on my face.
I would definitely look forward to some more treks given that I manage to buy some real trekking shoes.
Signing off,
A 'healthy' Trekker.
