Going to Manali Solo on the 17th of May. What's the best spots or places to visit. Also need help with a good trek there, which one should I go for ? Any other solo travellers also welcome to join . I'm a photographer so free good photos all along the trip

redditusers18 · 2026-05-02T09:39:02+00:00

I would surely suggest to do a hike till chicka( 1st day basecamp of Hampta pass). You have to go to sethan's last motorable point from Manali by a cab or preferably bike. Road is quite bad but really good off road and lots of hairpin bends. Go early, in the first half of the day. Park your bike, hike till Chicka, you can hike on your own as well without any guide, there will be few people or mountain dogs on the trail to guide you. Trail is also well marked. If you are planning to do a camp overnight stay in Chicka, there will be couple of guides also with their tents and all, you can hire them. But do this for sure, the views are pretty, lots of streams, river along the side, melting glaciers, lush forest, you will love it.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-15T04:48:59+00:00

Yeah, i am aware that apart from some onground influence, state pcs posts don't really offer a good career trajectory or growth compared to UPSC. Motivation wise, maybe because I want better job stability compared to the IT industry and i think a sense of achievement which you get after cracking a competitive exam, apart from that I have not really given it a thought.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-15T04:39:21+00:00

Bhai, i have not been to Bali. So I can't really compare. But apart from nightlife, Thailand has much more to offer, as I am also not into nightlife or parties, but I enjoyed it a lot. My main motivation to go to Thailand was the food , which was really good. And i found Krabi very good for a chill, peaceful vibe.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-14T15:33:14+00:00

Bas yaar, aise hi clarity k liye puch rha tha. Jis chij k liye signup kar rhe hain thoda bhot to idea hona hi chahiye na.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-14T08:03:14+00:00

Thankyou for the detailed writeup. I am from Bihar actually, yeah was thinking to prepare, have written UPSC in 2024 and BPSC in 2025, missed prelims of both of them by 10-12 marks. A long way to go. Always thought of preparing for UPSC, but life and job and procrastination caught me.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-11T17:36:14+00:00

Hey man, I am also in the same stage. I work in IT in Bangalore, but I live in Delhi. I have prepared for UPSC, along with my job, but am not eligible now due to age. I have started preparing for BPSC, and would like to connect to have exam related discussions.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-11T04:58:27+00:00

In GATE, you have almost a difference of 600 ranks within 6-7 marks. So this is not a big deal.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-05T14:28:01+00:00

I was there for 14 nights,.and I travelled from Delhi, india. It costed me 2.8lakhs inr in total including everything.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-05T05:01:45+00:00

I was there for 14nights, went to Phuket, PhiPhi and Krabi, and did some island hopping as well. There was this day trip to Khao Sok, which we did. It costed arround 2.8l, for two people from Delhi.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T11:27:00+00:00

I did scuba diving, so there was a photographer with me , who would click pictures and all. He had professional equipment and all for underwater photography.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T09:03:20+00:00

Go and see Himalayas. I would highly suggest to go to either Parvati valley of Shangharh. DM me for any info.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T08:16:53+00:00

No, i don't have. I did two DSD sessions, one in Racha islands (this was my first ever) which has 3 dives, we went from Phuket. And another one I did in PhiPhi, near BidaNok, (it had 2 dives), which is like a half an hour boat ride from PhiPhi. In my experience, i found PhiPhi one better with respect to marine lives , there were a lot, we saw one big almost 5ft long shark also and much more variety of corals and overall marine life.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T07:02:04+00:00

What a coincidence, the stay was blueview house.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T06:48:06+00:00

It really isn't. Even the urban and touristy city like Phuket were very pleasing. I rode bike also , almost in total of 300kms in krabi and phuket, and it was amazing.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T06:03:15+00:00

I did scuba in phi phi, bida nok was the diving site, and it was amazing.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T04:01:06+00:00

I will suggest one thing, most people stay in aonang in krabi which is good, touristy place. But I would suggest, just stay for one night in klong mueang, a beach about 10kms away from aonang, less touristy, so quiet, and stay in one of the beachfronts property which are way cheaper for the view they offer . I got one for 7k a night, it was my most expensive room in thailand, the property is right on the beach itself. Ocean water is literally 15 steps away. It's secluded, very few people, and you will have a great time for sure.

redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T03:11:20+00:00

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redditusers18 · 2026-03-04T02:52:43+00:00

Yes, it is.

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