― a universe of journeys ―

Yatriverse

pick a direction — every path is a story

skyward · chapter north

Notes

stories, essays & things worth reading — keep rising

A van on an open highway at dusk
travel · NH-44

Nights on the 44

Nagpur → Hyderabad · Nov 2024

Driving a highway at 2 a.m., when the trucks turn into a river of red light and every dhaba smells of cardamom.

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Two travellers in a car by still water
travel · Kerala

The Backwaters Slowed Us Down

Alleppey · Aug 2024

We meant to pass through in a day. The still water had other ideas — three mornings of tea, herons, and no clock.

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Green hills rising toward snow peaks
travel · Himachal

Where the Road Ends at 3,900 m

Baralacha La · Jun 2023

Prayer flags, thin air, and a silence so complete you could hear your own pulse keeping time with the wind.

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Two wanderers with backpacks at a campsite
field notes · Spiti

Two Wanderers, One Kettle

Kaza · Sep 2023

A small essay on cold mornings, shared silence, and why the first cup of camp chai tastes better than anything indoors.

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The van parked in the rain among tea hills
travel · Kerala

The Van Wouldn't Start in Munnar

Munnar · Aug 2024

Rain, tea hills to the horizon, and a stubborn engine — how a breakdown turned into the best day of the trip.

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N·2

the notes wall

stories from the road — click to read

The Snow Leopard

The Snow Leopard

Peter Matthiessen ★★★★★

The book that made me want to walk somewhere far and quietly disappear.

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer ★★★★

A beautiful, cautionary road companion — carry it, but pack a map too.

The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries

Ernesto Guevara ★★★★

Proof that a long enough road can quietly rewire the person walking it.

Vagabonding

Vagabonding

Rolf Potts ★★★★★

The practical bible for taking the long way — time, not money, is the real currency.

N·3

the bookshelf

what I read on the way

eastward · chapter road

Wander

the engine hums. the map is blank.

The van on an open road, seen from above
the long road north · NH-44, Nov ’24
Two travellers in the car
two of us, four wheels · Spiti ’23
the pass we almost missed · Baralacha ’23

E·2

postcards from the way

E·3 · the horizon

the journey
never ends

one more mile before the ink runs out

beneath · chapter south

Within

the quietest journeys happen inside

the one who drives
the one who dreams

S·2

two wanderers

Yatriverse is our shared journal — two people, one van, and a slow habit of writing things down. Every road we drive, every song we record, and every story worth keeping eventually finds its way onto these walls.

we travel to come home changed
slowness is a superpower
the best stories start with a wrong turn

S·3 · the taproot

Yatriverse

© 2026 Yatriverse · built with ❤️ & wanderlust

westward · chapter studio

Studio

art, sound & film — made on the road

original · demo

morning raag on wheels

recorded somewhere on NH-44 · 3:21
recording · live

himalayan echoes

one take, windows down · 2:57
cover · acoustic

an old road ballad

sung to the mountains · 4:12
original · night drive

neon & the ghats

windows down, monsoon coming · 3:48

W·2

the record shelf

a rolling mixtape from the road

cover · “Take Me Home” at 3,900 m
vlog · the van breakdown diaries
A watercolor landscape — green hills rolling toward snow peaks
painting · the road ahead
An ink-and-wash sketch of the van, packed and resting
sketch · the van, resting

W·3

reels & frames

films, photos & painted things