Curious Feet

30/11/2020

There is nothing more energising than nature’s pleasant surprises - vms

Day 2 of our trip

It was raining so we could not go to Deoria (Devaria) Tal. We took off to Buniya Kund to enjoy the liesurely snow pod stay. A healthy mix of adventure and leisure is necessary when travelling with the entire age group from 9-70 year olds.

We were ready to go to Makkumath for Darshan when the hail storm hit and our souls just rejoiced this shower of nature. You can see the happiness in my expressions and my dance which led to my younger one wanting to join in.

Every child is born with the intelligence and urge to create. The imagination may wary. But for us as parents how we channelise their energies is a skill. It need not be just vocal. You have to participate, you have to enact, you have to be the child for them...

That’s how you set the path and pace for a confident adulthood.

26/11/2020

Ruchi Chheda Jashvi Savla

We are a adventure loving, travel j***y family, and every year we follow our planning ritual rigorously. At the start of every school year, my husband and I sit down with the school hand books to look up for exam dates, long weekends and vacation dates, to put our travel plans in place for the entire year. This also includes our annual family pilgrimage and our anniversary celebrations.

We prefer to celebrate our special days out on a vacation amidst nature or exploring a new country,city or town, as not only do we get to spend time as a family but also the kids get to explore. Some of our friends and family also join us on our trips. The more the merrier isn’t it ?

This year being 2020, we had to wait a bit. As soon as India opened to travel post all lockdowns, we grabbed the opportunity to travel up north and took on a trek to Chandrashila peak.

Our plan was to have have a leisure family holiday with good social distancing (albeit the flights) and nature all around us, as that was something we badly missed over the last few months. In the spirit of 2020, and in keeping with my personal travel history, nature had different plans for us.

Cant wait to share one of the most memorable trips we’ve taken. Over the next few days i will be sharing our experiences through photographs and posts. Till then, stay Curious.

Travelling with family is like home away from home – Leigh Hunt.

12/11/2020

A Postcard to our most valued clients to wish
“ A Very Happy Diwali “

We continue to create curated vacation plans for families as our belief is that -

Family is 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦People in our lives who want us to be in theirs 👨‍👩‍👦

👩‍👦The ones who accept you for who you are👨‍👧

👨‍👦Love you no matter what and do anything to bring a smile on your face 👩‍👧‍👧

So a travel plan of adventure or nature trail is just apt to build the bond and make it stronger.

Wishing you all A Safe Diwali of 2020

05/11/2020

The slopes of Phase 2 are all set to welcome the batch of Curious Feet pro- Skiers.

Lookout for this space....for further details.

07/10/2020

Being an avid trekker and the husband-man being my best partner in this crime, we had a tough time staying at home this monsoon. We were lucky that the lockdown opened and so did the rain gods bless us last weekend.

We both along with two friends went to irshalgarh near Kalyan/Bhiwandi for a short but exciting trek. You can see from the photographs here that it want an easy one.

Irshalgad is sister fort of Prabalgad. The history of Irshalgad is that this fort was under the Maratha rule when Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the regions of Kalyan and Bhiwandi. Irshalgad cannot be called as fort as there is no fortification available.

If you are a trekker, do look up for this exciting place with great views.

15/09/2020

On Sept 17th,2020 I have been invited by the Rotary Club Of Mumbai to conduct a virtual tour of the Antarctica. I would like to thank for introducing me as a Travel Entrepreneur to the Rotary Club of Mumbai.

“Join us as we take a virtual trip beyond your imagination, and explore an environment unlike any other, to South Pole, Antarctica!”

As you already know, I have been a avid travel enthusiast and the founder of Curious Feet.

My urge to travel, explore the world has kept me going and I ensure that my family travels at least 6 times a year. From jungle odysseys to high altitude treks, from serene beach vacations to skiing in the Himalayas and surfing on indian shores.
This gave birth to Curious Feet, a platform through which I could inspire other women and children, to travel and explore the world around us. Each trip brings with it friends of friends, cousins of cousins and the curious traveller who loves meeting new people and learning from each other while exploring new locations. I have planned trips for three generations of families traveling on adventures that they had never thought they would do together.

15/08/2020

The start of the year 2020, brought so many restrictions, We wondered what the future of our children would be.
We have been taking young children on our trips so that they experience life, beyond classrooms.

Parenting involves guiding your children on the right path of life to understand love, freedom, and peace.

Today, on the eve of India’s Independence Day, these little one’s who are yet to experience independence in many a sense, express their love for their country throughout music and words.
Happy Independence Day everyone 🇮🇳

30/06/2020

For the whole and soul of Curious Feet, here’s wishing a Very Happy Birthday.

There will soon be time to climb a mountain, surf on the waves and catch a flight.....

Come along when the time is right ❤️

05/06/2020

Curious Feet was born 9 years ago alongwith the birth of my youngest daughter Krisha.

She took to travel like a fish to water. It is her keenness to travel, love for living with nature, love for wilderness, & adventure sports that led me to be more creative with travel plans at “Curious Feet”.

Our first family trip to Kashmir 5 years ago, got her hooked on to skiing and since then she has been unstoppable.

And how coincidental it is that she is born today on World Environment day.
“Happy 9th Birthday Krisha ❤️ “
Wish you all a Happy World Environment Day”

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10/05/2020

From packing your school bags, tiffins, baggage for school trips and camps, carrying a bag full of snacks and water on the family trips, making sure you have the cap or the sweater, and also worrying for you all the time, she’s been doing it all.

And there was another one who was doing the same, in another part of the globe or in some cases across the street from where you lived.

We at Curious Feet, wish all you Amazing mothers and your Mothers
“A Happy Mother’s Day”

Have you taken a trip with your mother / mother-in-law before the lockdown ? We would love to know more. Do share your memories from your travels with them.

09/05/2020

For all that Sarafa Bazaar treats...

09/05/2020

09/05/2020

Moving in to home turf for some pun moments

09/05/2020

09/05/2020

That perfect stopover enroute Europe or across the Atlantic Ocean.

09/05/2020

Another

09/05/2020

DC or the State

Capital or the Needle

White House or Mount Rainier
But as of now, just stay home to stay safe.

09/05/2020

Home to the wilderness....

09/05/2020

Travel Puns .....

09/05/2020

Some fun while we wait for the world to open up to travel !!!!

04/05/2020

Happy birthday Soulmate🥰
Baker by passion, traveller by heart! Here I’ll introducing the social media handler of Curiousfeet!!
Happie Happie birthday!!

04/05/2020

Happy birthday soulmate 🥰 Baker by passion, Traveller by Heart!! She is the insta handler of .... This is the first birthday we won't meet even when we're all in Mumbai.

02/05/2020

“It is not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves”
Piya Shah, was only 10 years old when she came on a trip with us to Manali. At Solang valley, the guide took us around trekking and she enjoyed herself without knowing what a trek is. In the following years to come she travelled with us to Aru valley in Kashmir and also did the Great Lakes of Kashmir Tour with us. That’s when she found her calling in the mountains. She realised her passion lay in the midst of valleys and gorges, crawling out of tents to watch the sun rise up a snowy mountain. She went on to do a lot many other treks with her father and other friends.
We had her talk to our group of avid trekkers last week on our online activity sessions. Piya now all of 16 years, not only shared her photos, experiences but also spoke about how she has been able to apply all those experiences in her student life.
We wish Piya the best for her future. May she

01/05/2020

Thankyou Shah

Long before travel in all forms, be it school vacations, leisure travel, luxe travel, adventure travel became the rage of the world, there were a very few reasons people travelled.

They would travel for work, education, family weddings, some times a family vacation and Pilgrimage.

Yes, most of our ancestors travelled to holy places, not when they were young and going strong but when they were done with their duties of family life. And travelling to these places took days as our gods resided in some beautiful places of the earth.

To share more details about temples and holy places we invited Ms. Urvi shah to enlighten us about the Jain temple at Palitana
Urvi holds a Diploma course in Jainism from mumbai University,
and is a Host on Air BNB for Undiscovered Divine experience and Mindful Mandala ....
which takes curious soul searchers through the journey of indian Mythology, culture, religion and it’s relevance in our Daily lives .

She enlightened us on the undiscovered facts of Palitana (Shatrunjay Tirth) and shared some details on their existence through out human existence.

20/04/2020

Our next session was on a topic that interests most travellers.

This was conducted over a period of two days by -
Cdr Sachin Pawar
Who is a serving officer in the Indian Navy and has been in service for 27 years.

Photography is a hobby, which he picked up to augment his other passion of trekking in the Himalayas. Of all the genres of photography,he has a special liking for Street Photography. His photographs have been featured in Mumbai Mirror frequently, under the feature Story behind the Photo.

One of his photos was displayed at the Jehangir Art Gallery for a week in Dec 2019.

He believes photography is an art where you never become an expert, as you keep learning with every click.

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18/04/2020

School vacations started earlier than expected this year. With no where to go, we made some plans for our most enthusiastic adventure - seekers

At this time some of them would have been on their way to camps or treks, some of them would be packing for their up coming trips at end of the month. These online activities organised by us, helped kindle some enthusiasm.

In our 2nd session, kids had a fun time talking to Harsh Uncle and got to know the nuances of the life in the armed forces. An insightful talk with lot of frank confessions by

12/04/2020

The world is becoming a better place to live for every being, we pray so....

This week we would have been at a national park with our big gang of avid nature lovers.

So, as we patiently wait for Mother Earth to heal and welcome us back into her arms, we decided to do a virtual visit to Pench, a national park in the heart of India.

Straddled between the two states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharsashtra, this national park is named after the river Pench that flows through it. It is popular for being a Tiger Reserve and more so for it’s the setting for the famous story by

Pench national park has a rich reserve of wildlife, including the Royal Bengal Tiger. And that makes it a premier Tiger Reserves of India.

19/03/2020

It’s exactly a month since we took a group of 50 on a 7 day trip to Gulmarg. And we cannot help but reminisce about this beautiful place, our time spent skiing and enjoying each other’s company. We were visiting at the time when Kashmir was in its 6th month of blackout.

Yes, we did not have much connectivity to post on social media or keep in touch with friends and family back home.

But the locals, their warmth and hospitality made our stay pleasant and comfortable. Add to it, the vivacious energy of our entire group.

We returned back from to face an even darker phase for the entire human community.

The realisation that one can do without internet connectivity, but not without social connectivity, without the hug of a loved one, a pat on the back by that friend, is alarming.

We pray for this phase to pass over soon and life to resume normalcy for each and everyone one.

We also express our heartfelt gratitude to all who were involved in making this trip a Journey beyond Travel.