As the sun disappeared in the west, we were all ready to start with our sixty kilometers run back. We were laced with one litter of water and chocolates to keep us alive on the way. We crazy bunch of adventurer were ready to kick start. We aligned our map with north direction and started towards our town. As we progressed ahead, the darkness kept on haunting us. It was so dark that we were not able to see any person ten meters ahead of us. We were running in the dried river, where the pebble stones were making things difficult for us. Our high ankle boots were good enough to prevent any kind of ankle injury. As we wanted to reach back before the first light, we were running with our backpacks. In the river, there was some water but it was not enough to drown our ankles but it was good enough to make way inside our high ankle boots to cause wetness and unrequired blisters in the foot. Now this was a challenge for us to keep our leg dry. We had torch in our hand which we were u...

I was going through few websites, and came across a very interesting kind of camping known as URBAN CAMPING. Its new for me because I never heard it before. Japan is very famous for its urban camping culture. Best thing of urban camping is that you can travel on a very tight budget. Urban Camping Prepare If you choose to do urban camping, you will obviously need a tent, a sleeping bag and ideally a sleeping mat. You will need to carry your entire stuff all day and everyday so a good expedition backpack is also essential (around 60L is a good size). Because you always carry everything, it is in your advantage to bring the lightest stuff you can find, and carry very few clothes and non-essential items, as it makes a much bigger difference than in regular backpacking. Understand Japan is one of the safest countries in the world, and Japan already has its own tradition of people (usually students) sleeping in train stations, on benches, etc., called  nojuku . On to...