The Person Behind the Trips
A Person Crazy
For Travel
Not a tourist. Never was.
The Story
Been Like Local started with one simple frustration — every travel platform shows the same 10 places.
I wanted to find the real India. The hidden valleys, the forgotten villages, the roads that don't appear on tourist maps. So I stopped reading travel blogs and started driving.
Been Like Local is not a business. It's a documentation. Every destination listed here has been visited personally. Every itinerary is real. Every budget is what I actually spent.
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Major Trips
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States Explored
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Generic Tours Taken
The Philosophy
Most people travel to check places off a list. I travel to understand them. There is a massive difference between visiting a place and experiencing it.
When I ride into Spiti Valley or walk into a village in Tirthan, I'm not there as a tourist. I eat what locals eat, stay where they stay, and take the roads they take.
That's what Been Like Local is — a documentation of real travel, for people who want the same.
The Journey So Far
Trips That Built This
Tirthan Valley
August 2024
My first real offbeat trip. Dense forests, crystal river, zero tourists. This is where Been Like Local began.
Manali → Darcha (Bike Trip)
October 2024
Rode through Atal Tunnel into Lahaul. Cold, raw, completely empty roads. One of the best rides of my life.
Manali (Car Trip)
November 2024
Same mountains, completely different vibe. First snow of the season. Came back with 400+ photos.
Rishikesh
November 2024
Ganga aarti at dusk, riverside camps, and the best maggi of my life at a dhaba near Lakshman Jhula.
McLeodganj
June 2025
Tibetan culture meets Indian mountains. Triund at golden hour. Momos that ruined all other momos forever.
Barot Valley
September 2025
Next mission. Himachal's best kept secret — a valley most people drive past without stopping.
Kedarnath
April 2026
Opening day darshan on April 22nd. 22km trek one side — not 14, not 18 as everyone says. When you first see the temple from a distance, something shifts inside you.
What This Platform Offers
More Than Just Destinations
Real Itineraries
Day by day plans from actual trips — not copy-pasted from other websites.
Honest Budgets
What things actually cost. No hidden assumptions or sponsored stays.
AI Trip Planner
Budget calculator and best time suggester powered by AI.
Trip Stories
Real accounts of what happened — good roads and bad ones both.
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