Start with a hello.
A warm meal and introductions on day one, so you know a few names before the first walk.
Backpack India / Our story
We came for the place.
We remember the people.
The idea is in our camera roll. Canyon walks, card nights, dinner at one table. We are building trips around the things that made travelling together feel easy.
How we put that into a trip
Notes from the camera roll.
From setting off to a slow morning. Moments from Jordan and our other trips, and what we took from them.
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Wheels up 01Wheels up
First, you leave.
A window seat, a wing, a place still ahead of you. Coming solo starts here; being part of a group can start before you arrive.
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Road day 02Road day
The journey is time together.
A road day takes up real space in a trip. We want that time to count: names, games and a conversation with the person in the next seat.
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Petra, Jordan · Walking the Siq 03Petra, Jordan
Walk at a human pace.
The Siq is a walk before it is a reveal. Travelling together should leave room to look up, stop and take in the canyon.
Petra, Jordan · In the Siq -
Petra, Jordan · The Treasury 04Petra, Jordan
Leave room for the first look.
The canyon opens onto the Treasury. A shared route works best when there is time to stand still, rather than hurry everyone towards the next stop.
Petra, Jordan · First look at the Treasury -
Petra, Jordan · Above Petra 05Petra, Jordan
Same place. Another perspective.
Petra looks different from above. A good group plan gives you a route without deciding every minute of how you experience it.
Petra, Jordan · The Treasury -
Jordan · Sweet-shop stop 06Jordan
Keep the small stops.
The sweet-shop stop belongs in the camera roll too. Food gives a group something simple to gather around, without an introduction game or a schedule.
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Long dinner 07Long dinner
One table changes the evening.
A long dinner puts everyone in the same conversation. It is why we look for stays with kitchens: eating together should be easy.
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Card night 08Card night
Give people something to do together.
A pack of cards is a small invitation to join in. Find-the-impostor, mystery games and jamming take that idea onto our bus rides.
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Rooftop morning 09Rooftop morning
And keep a morning for yourself.
A rooftop morning has a different pace from a night out. We want room for both, with free time that does not need the whole group to agree.
What we changed
because of it.
Small decisions that make coming solo less awkward. These are in the plan, before the bus leaves.
A ride without screens.
Find the impostor, solve a mystery, start a jam. Something shared beats everyone scrolling alone.
One long table.
Hostels with kitchens, so eating together is part of the stay. No splitting up just to find dinner.
Free time means yours.
A cafe, a walk or an afternoon doing very little. You do not need a group vote to take a break.
The next chapter · Proposed departure
Dharamkot & Triund.
Come with us.
25–28 December 2026 · 4 days / 3 nights · meet in Dharamshala.
Proposed dates.
- Per person
- To be confirmed