When I’m not coding.

Exploring places, chasing views and collecting stories.

Vairav leaning against a white Mercedes parked outside a whitewashed cottage under an overcast sky.

Vairav standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

19 countries and counting.

I love travelling, but probably enjoy planning the trip almost as much as taking it. I've travelled across 19 countries so far, with a particular weakness for places where the itinerary involves mountains, roads, questionable weather or all three. The next trip is usually being planned before the current one is over.

Vairav standing on a rocky ledge above a forested gorge with a river running through the valley below.

The mountains keep winning.

Four Himalayan treks so far. There is something about spending several days away from normal life, walking through landscapes that make you feel very small, that resets the brain in a way a weekend never quite can. More treks are definitely coming.

Vairav with his motorcycle on a coastal highway near Dhanushkodi, under a road sign for Dhanushkodi and Arichal Munai.

Give me a road and a destination.

Cars, bikes and long drives are probably my favourite way to explore a place. I don't need the fastest route. Sometimes the slightly ridiculous route is the whole point.

Vairav wearing an India cricket jersey printed with his name, looking out over a cricket ground from the stands.

Cricket. Obviously.

I play when I can and follow the game far too closely. I enjoy the strategy as much as the sport—the small decisions, changing conditions and the fact that one moment can completely change a game.

Still figuring out where to go next.

Probably somewhere with a good view.