Experiences – The Exploring Harolikars

Experiences Travel Destinations October 21, 2025

My First Camino

Day 1 — Dublin to SarriaMy Camino began with a 1:00 pm flight from Dublin, landing in Santiago around 4:15 pm, local time. The airport is quite modern but had a sleepy, small-town air. To get to Sarria at that time, there are a couple of options – (1) take a bus to Lugo from the airport and a bus/taxi to Sarria from there, or (2) take a bus to Santiago Intermodal…

Experiences June 24, 2022

My Tryst with High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)

“Descend Fast”. Two words that I heard many times from my father when he would talk about the effects of high altitude on the human body and mind. He had been an instructor at HMI and a commandant at Indian Army’s High Altitude Warfare School, among the many things he did during his long and illustrious military career. The many documentaries I saw about mountaineering also drilled the same message in my…