Ah the great outdoors! 

As much as I love being shut in my room and watching Netflix all day, it is always a fantastic idea to go out every once in a while and just let loose in nature, y'know? Become one with nature, disconnect with the virtual world and become part of one that was always there for you, despite the fact that we are also killing it very rapidly with excessive pollution that will come back to bite us in the future. 

So get in your cars that run on fossil fuels and emit world killing gasses from your exhaust pipes as you travel to these remote locations still relatively untouched by pollution until it becomes mainstream. Which means even I'm contributing to these places being mainstream. What have I done?

Jokes aside, here are 5 adventures within India that one must go on at least once in their lives

1. Skydive in Deesa, Gujarat

Who told you Skydiving isn't done in India? Nobody? You just assumed it? Because I sure did. I only found out you could skydive in the country only after I left for my masters and was sorely disappointed, but not for long because I did skydive a few months into my masters. I digress. 

There's nothing quite as exhilarating as jumping out of an airplane thousands of feet off the ground and hurtling straight down towards the ground with nothing but a parachute and a little prayer than it should work without a hitch. You haven't lived till you've sky dived, trust me on that one. 

2. Travel the Manali - Leh 'Highway' by Bicycle. 

Oh so you think you're tough, huh? You think you can hike unspeakable miles and drive even further with a strong back and enough food and you call yourself a traveller (I totally do)? 

Come back when you've the strength to take on the Manali to Leh highway on bicycle. This 450 kilometre bicycle ride in some of the most dangerous roads on the planet is the ultimate test of endurance for the average cyclist. Only the toughest and the most insane attempt this. Which one are you? 

3. Go Spelunking in Meghalaya 

Apart from over 100 reasons to actually visit Meghalaya (it's one of the prettiest states in the country), it has an extensive network of caves right under the surface that are just waiting to be explored. 

Oh yeah, that is what Spelunking means. I know I come off as a crass know it all at all times, but trust me, this one is for the general audience. So buckle up and strap on your protective gear and hope you don't have claustrophobia because the cave systems under Meghalaya are literally hundreds of kilometres long. Don't get lost. 

4. Cliffjump in Rishikesh:  

Finally! Something that I've actually done in India. During one of my many trips to the North, a crazy friend I made in Rishikesh took me to a cliff and asked me to jump straight down into the water. Then he proceeded to jump straight in like it was nothing. 

The shock of watching someone keel over into the water below alone was enough for me to say, oh yes, I wanna try this too. 

Cliffjumping is extremely dangerous, highly inadvisable and also extremely fun. What's life without a certain risk of death? 

5. Paraglide!  

Luckily, there are a lot of places across India that allow paragliding, so you've lucked out a bit here. There's something special in flying over tree tops and people and pretending you're god. Trust me, it's fun.