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  • VW Polo - Kodaikanal Edition

    We set off from home at around 2 pm. Destination was 250 kms away. Car had suffered two injector failures earlier, which made us apprehensive. Considering the recent one happened two months ago, I…
  • Big 4x4 SUVs playing in sand

    All cars met at the entry to the 4WD track to air down, and basic briefings. Cars were split into 5 groups of 4-5 cars each, making it easier to keep track, as well as help if someone were to get…
  • A Thar, Scorpio & Odisha

    I am not one who gets convinced about road trips that easily, but he assured me that this will break me off from the shackles of Covid-induced monotony that has taken over my system.
  • Bhutan: A ride, trek & accident

    These need not be a 40-50 day or 10-20,000 km trip but can also be a shorter few day and few hundreds/thousands of km ones. Our trip was such and we had this opportunity in Bhutan and northern Bengal…
  • Tata Nexon to Mim Village

    During this difficult climb and with a bit of desperation, I directed the warm air towards the windshield. I thought it may improve the visibility. To my horror, it made the bad situation much worse.…
  • 9 days in the South of France

    This side of the country is quite popular and was on our list for a long time, just that the circus that we all are a part of for the past twelve months, our plan materialised only now. Not that there…
  • My CBR, Snow & Badrinath

    I have seen Uttarakhand enough to say most of the lower ranges are green and beautiful! But this time we decided to see some white, like Icing on the cake. This log is about the ride to Badrinath…
  • Drive to Sanasar Lake, Jammu

    Its a simple NH 44 Route with total 136 KM one side. Our first destination was Patni Top. Around 110 Km from my home. The route was a straight highway: Jammu -> Tikri - > Udhampur -> Chenani - > Kud…
  • Chasing Northern Lights, Alaska

    It started out as grey bands across the skys that would gradually increase in thickness, and then suddenly around 1 am, they burst streaks of lights that were dancing all over the skies. It was simply…
  • 2 Thars & getting stuck in snow

    We Left Solan Around 1pm, and started driving towards Chail, about 30 minutes into the journey, the rain turned into tiny snowflakes, and which ensured that it would be snowing higher up.
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