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  • Midlife crisis, Marathon & Hunter

    For over 8 months I prepared a lot for the event, I religiously gave up the post dinner sweets, stuck to high protein diet and never munched those mouth watery snacks post game of weekend golf, I…
  • Winter escape to Sikkim in XUV300

    Our plan had a good focus on the silk route. Very well understanding that the extreme weather during 3/4 th week of January definitely could be a major deterrent to the quite ambitious plan. Hence…
  • Transporting car Vs road-trip?

    How does this transportation to a nearest rail head work? Is it feasible - money wise, time wise and of course safety wise. It shouldn’t be that one receives the car with dents and nicks all over…
  • Snow drive to Spiti in a Jimny 4x4

    Now the search started as to which vehicle to rent. I had already rented 4*4 at Chandigarh from RBTS several times and my experience with them was exceptional. So this time I decided to try out Jimny…
  • A Wildlife Safari in Sundarbans

    Since this is the first serious birding and wildlife photography trip for quite a handful of us including myself my sincere request is to pardon the shaky, out of focus, noisy pics of amateur while…
  • Nagpur to Pune via Samruddhi

    This modern expressway is supposed to provide a smooth, fun and scenic views, cutting across diverse landscapes and connecting several important cities and attractions on the way to Mumbai. Interestingly…
  • Low budget road-trip in KSRTC Bus

    The trips are organized mostly on weekends using regular KSRTC buses and BTC operations is now into the third year. Itineraries are mostly of one day duration although a few 2 day ones are also there.…
  • 11,500km road-trip @ 70 years old!

    So the plan till Imphal was finalized and this was how it shaped out when we started on 10 April from Kochi. Considering uncertain weather, road conditions and our apprehensions on the road condition…
  • Epic 9-state USA road trip

    Excited to write my first travelogue (a brief one though) in the forum. Due to new job requirements, I had to relocate from the West Coast (Davis, California) to the Midwest (Madison, Wisconsin).…
  • A Himalayan Odyssey with my son

    The warmth of that place entices me to revisit it repeatedly, exploring each spot with revived eyes, even after multiple visits. Thus, we spent a delightful week on a Himalayan escapade, celebrating…
Redlining the Indian Automotive Scene