Anuj Puranik
I Am Nature
One’s life is made up of elements like Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space (Akash). I never realised until lately that all my travel journeys and experiences have always been revolving around these elements.
By my lights, Travel is where you find your Element within these main elements of Nature.
There is nothing more valuable than this life itself and in the true sense of it, I am an earnest student of this blessing – “Life”.
About Me
Hi, I am Anuj Puranik – an untamed Rover who never gets enough of Nature, Adventure, and Travel. I have spent more than 10 years living out of a suitcase.
Right since my childhood, I have always been an outdoor kid, who preferred a sky with a horizon to a screen with a video game. For someone who has always preferred sports over academics, adventure was second nature to me.
Growing up, I figured out that the Outdoors is my horizon, which resulted in the following –
- Outdoor Expert – I worked as an outdoor expert with one of the leading trekking institutes in Pune, India. Conducted outbound training camps for the corporates as well as students. After years of experience, led India’s Only Adventure Race named “Enduro3” as a Race Official.
- PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor – I am a professional PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. I worked in Havelock, which is one of the most beautiful, raw and untouched islands of the Andamans. Grateful to have dived at India’s only active Volcano – The Barren Island multiple times and also to have got an opportunity to dive alongside Rajan – India’s Iconic Elephant being also the world’s last ocean swimming elephant.
- APPI Independent Paragliding Pilot – I am a licenced APPI Independent Paragliding Pilot. I have seen the skies across the globe, but overseeing and paragliding over the mighty Himalayas multiple times has been immensely satisfying. Such experiences have humbled me as a person.
- Tour Manager | Travel Expert | Product Development Manager – By profession, I am also a World Tour Manager working for a leading travel company in India. My job allows me to travel extensively across the globe and also get paid for the same. What more could one ask for? For me, this job was a dream come true. I come from an extremely humble middle-class family. I would have never been able to travel so extensively if it hadn’t been for this profession. Today, I carry a mountain of memories from different corners of the world. I consider all these beautiful memories to be my true souvenirs for life.
My Blog – Traveljarvis
My work is to capture meaningful stories from across the globe promising to elevate our Travel Ritual.
By my lights, being in the Outdoors and blending in with the elements of Nature contribute to making one’s travel experience more soulful. These experiences which create memories of a lifetime are nothing but the most treasured “Souvenirs of Life.”
May these virtual insights help all of us to step out, explore and enjoy the simple pleasures this beautiful life has to offer.