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  • 2 States, Lockdown & Solo Drive

    Now this is one long trip but is manageable if things were normal. Lockdown, crossing state borders and non-availability of hotels/restuarants and even a small help made this a complex one. Had made…
  • Vaccine tourism to Russia

    I believe it will be a win-win situation where the tourism industry will revive to some extent and people who are frustrated with lack of travel can use this opportunity to combine vaccination with…
  • Australia through my eyes

    I did not have the time to comprehend this at the time, but now as I sit at home and let the molecular ghosts in my head conjure the image of myself standing there on that day I feel a rush of emotion.…
  • Exploring the Nilgiris in a Nexon

    We have booked 2 night stay on Hotel Berry Hills. Plan was to visit Ooty via Gudalur, visite Pykara lakes, Pine Forest and Shooting point in route, For next day we planned to Go to Coonoor, and returned…
  • Thar, Yeti & Sleeping Buddha

    We initially planned to drive to Darjeeling first, climb Sandakphu the next day, spend the following day at Mirik before returning to Kolkata. But that’s so mainstream, thus SB got recommendations…
  • Himalayan Dream | Bali Pass

    We had shortlisted multiple options and then I came across this PDF document, which was a travelogue written by someone who had done Bali Pass Trek in Uttarakhand couple of years back.
  • Knee bursting trek to Kashmir!

    I would suggest to go on shorter 1 or 2 day treks which require you to stay overnight and eat packed food or food cooked at the camp site. There are so many finer things that you might not have thought…
  • Sandakphu in a Jeep Compass!

    Frankly spoken Sandakphu was never in my mind, glad that it happened, it was one of our most memorable drives. Everything was getting planned and 4 JEEPers were confirmed and we were one of them.
  • Scotland: A detailed travelogue

    This story goes back to 2017. It goes without saying that a foreign trip is one of the aspirational things to do in life for a urban middle class family. We were no exception.
  • Kobe: The home of Kawasaki

    Well, there are many strong connections of Kobe with the automobile world. One of the major connections is this: Kobe hosts one of the two headquarters of Kawasaki. And the whole town has a prominent…
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