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Hello! I am Priyanka and based out of India. Ex-WonderWoman and now a WanderWoman, I love chasing adventures. And for that if I have to Climb the highest Mountain or Drive on Endless Roads or Dive into the Unknown...I am GAME!

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  • Cute? Yes! Cheeky? Very! 😬 . . Phugtal monastery has more 30 monk kids. So basically there are more kids than adult monks here. This monastery is in the remote corner of the Himalayas and most villages are not even connected by any motorable road. So every family from the nearby village send one child to this monastery. Here these children study together, eat together, do their chores together and live the monastic life which is not easy. For most kids this life is not a choice but this helps them and their family. They are a curious bunch, very cute but also very cheeky! . . They followed me around curiously asking me a barrage of questions, and when I told them my name is Priyanka. Pat came the response, Priyanka Chopra! All through my time there they followed me like Pied Pipper and went chirping Priyanka Chopra! ...Oh well. But one kid also asked me why I was Fat! 🙄 I took a while to respond to that because while he was a kid, he was also a monk! And I didn't want to cross them and go to hell! 😬 . . . #LifeInAMonastery . . . #phugtal #zanskar #himalayas #himalayanlover #buddhistmonk #neverstopexploring #himalayangeographic #lonelyplanetindia #natgeotravellerindia #natgeoyourshot #bbctravel #tripotocommunity #_soi #storiesofindia #incredibleindia #myvisualyatra #mypixeldiaries #passionpassport #womenwhoexplore #mountainlife
  • Kids will be kids, Monk or not! 😁 . . . While staying at this monastery, I was lucky enough to witness one of their lunar festival. What's special about this particular monastery, apart from being incredibly beautiful, is that there are more monk kids here than adults. About 30 children live and study here, in the age group of 7 to 17 under the supervision of 10 or so adult monks. . . In the video, the adult monks are performing a solemn ceremony while the kid monks are playing around making noise and get scolded by a senior monk. I found this really funny because this moment totally reminded me of my school days! 😁 . . Doesn't matter if monk or not, kids will always be kids, everywhere! 🤗 . . . . #LifeInAMonastery . . #zanskar #phugtal #padum #buddhistmonastery #incredibleindia #himalayas #storiesfromhimalayas #mountainlife #womenwhoexplore #tripotocommunity #natgeotravellerindia #ngtindia #bbctravel #lpi #lonelyplanetindia #igersofindia #travelgram #indiatravelgram #himalayangeographic #hippieinthehills #_soi #neverstopexploring
  • My jaws dropped at the first glimpse of this monastery. Suddenly, I didn't feel the thirst or the soreness in my body or the cold or anything because I had never seen a Monastery as beautiful as this! ❤️ . . . In a land far far ...far far away, is this Buddhist Monastery, untouched by modern age and tucked away in the Himalayas. It will take you some painful but beautiful days by road and on foot to reach this place. And a good amount of will too! But when you do, it is one of the most gorgeous monastery you will ever see! Honeycombed, and built precariously on the side of the mountain far above the river, just the view took my breath away! . . . What lies inside is even more interesting ...perhaps for my next post? 😁 . . . . . . . #Zanskar #padum #himalayas #buddhistmonastery #mountainlove #womenwhoexplore #outdoorgirl #lonelyplanetindia #natgeoyourshot #ngtindia #bbctravel #yourshotphotographer #thevisualyatra #mypixeldiaries #tripotocommunity #incredibleindia #igersofindia #_woi #sheisnotlost #nerdyadventuress #globewanderer #wanderlust #hippieinthehills #indiatravelgram #indiapictures #travelstoke
  • That is the number of dreams I have in my life... Millions and Millions! ❤️ . . . I am not good with night photography but this is one of my all time favourite picture because I know how amazing this night was! It was super cold, pitch dark, with dark mountains all around, lil sips of rum and coke to keep me warm, comforting silence and this beautiful milky way above! . . #MyKindOfNightLife 😊 . . . . . . . #milkyway #nightsky #astrophotography #mountainlife #outdoorgirl #womenwhoexplore #sheisnotlost #iamtb #himalayangirls #himalayas #hippieinhills #ngtindia #lonelyplanetindia #incredibleindia #igersofindia #thevisualyatra #tripotocommunity #nerdyadventuress #yourshotphotographer #travelstories #travelstoke #natgeoyourshot #mypixeldiaries
  • ~ Dirty Windscreen but Pristine View~ . . . My travel bucket list includes Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and other Stan countries which are so difficult to spell, but then I see such places and tell myself, "Let me just explore every inch of my own backyard first!" . . #Zanskar ❤️ May 2018 . . . . #incredibleindia #indiatravelgram #womenwhoexplore #indiapictures #travelstories #travelgram #outdoorgirl #adventure #travelstoke #igersofindia #jammuandkashmir #padum #sheisnotlost #sheroamssolo #travelblogger #naturelover #tripotocommunity #hippieinthehills #himalayas #himalayanlover #mountainlove #iamtb #ngtindia #lonelyplanetindia
  • Such a stark contrast from the blue images I have been posting lately, right? . . But it is May! 😊 A month which invariably I have spent in the mountains. One, because the city is literally burning hot!! Second, it is my Birthday month and I love to spend it as far away as possible from concrete and in some solitude. . . Ocean is Love but Mountain.... sigh....is the Soul! ❤️ . . I am heading back soon and super excited as well! Until then, will share more pictures from the last few Mays. 😄 . . . . . . #MountainLove ⛰️ . . . #womenwhoexplore #sheroamssolo #sheisnotlost #outdoorgirl #travelstories #himalayangirls #himalayas #mountaingirl #tripotocommunity #hippieinhills #igersofindia #travelgirls #travelgram #travelblogger #nerdyadventuress #_woi #iamtb #girlgetters #ladiesgoneglobal #glt #globewanderer #indiapictures #lakes #incredibleindia #india #wanderlust #explore #naturelover
  • It has been a melting 40 degree plus last few days in Delhi 😰 and right now I would do anything to get back here!!☝🏼 . . . Btw, this is Kawasan falls. And believe me when I tell you that this waterfall is way more gorgeous in real than in this picture. I took this when I was floating around in the cool water after a few hours of strenuous canyoneering and literally had no energy to lift my hand and take a better one, which I of course regret now. 😑 . . Also, the water is a milky turquoise. No edits there! ❤️ . . . Back to the what I was saying earlier, I think it is time to head to the mountains soon.... or somewhere cooler! 🙄 . . . . . . . . #kawasan #waterfall #naturelover #waterbaby #cebu #outdoorgirl #outdoorlife #canyoneering #sheisnotlost #sheroamssolo #iamtb #womenwhoexplore #itsmorefuninthephilippines #chasingwaterfalls #travelstories #travelblogger #adventure #nerdyadventuress #goproin #goproindia #goproshot #traveldiaries #globewanderer #earthpix #igersofindia #travelgram
  • ⏺️ Suspended Animation ⏺️ . . . . Just takes slipping under the surface of the water to reach a place where time just ceases to exist. ❤️ . . . . . . . . #philippines🇵🇭 #discoverphilippines #itsmorefuninthephilippines #outdoorgirl #outdoorlife #suspendedanimation #freedive #neverstopexploring #lifeofadventure #adventure #nerdyadventuress #womenwhoexplore #uwphotography #goproindia #goproin #goproshot #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #iamtb #marinelife #paditv #oceanlover
  • Some call it Fat, but I call it my 'Natural Buoyancy Device'! 😁😎 . . . . . . Love yourself, see the positive side of things and have a great weekend! ❤️ . . . . . . . . #bodypositive #philippines🇵🇭 #itsmorefuninthephilippines #beachbum #oceanlife #waterbaby #womenwhoexplore #iamtb #sheroamssolo #sheisnotlost #ladiesgoneglobal #girlgetters #wanderlust #travelstories #travelblogger #travelgram #tripotocommunity #goproin #goproshot #neverstopexploring #globewanderer #nerdyadventuress #adventure
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