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  • Western ghat ride on a Dominar

    A while back I had a chance to ride to Yelagiri, a small hill station near Vellore. Honestly, this was my first mountain ride since Munnar in 2017. I had forgotten how it felt to ride up a hilly road…
  • The Dachau Concentration Camp

    This is about my visit to the town of Dachau, located about 10 miles away from Munich. Precisely speaking, this is about my visit to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial site, home to one of the…
  • 2 friends & a Mustang in USA

    wever, there was a shiny, 'black' soft top Mustang parked and DS was repeatedly staring at it. Little did he know, Sid was eyeing it too. A single solitary question was fired at Enterprise - How…
  • Mangalore on my Bajaj Chetak

    It was really a mixed emotion for me. I was nervously very excited. In the back of my mind, I still felt this was an absurd idea and in reality did not tell ANYONE that I was going on such a ride.…
  • Enchanting Tamil Nadu...

    It was time to take a vacation and head out on a road trip! I have always wanted to thoroughly explore Tamil Nadu but the usual excuse was the weather. However, I knew that this was the best time…
  • Mist and Rain, Kumaon

    riday morning. Was feeling restless. The heat and dust and traffic of Gurgaon can sometimes be overwhelming. Decided to leave office early, around 3 pm, and drive away. Some place where I could immerse…
  • Bhutan in a Tata Hexa

    “We drove to another country from Bangalore! "– This phrase sounds unrealistic to a lot of people living in southern part India, as we don’t have any foreign land close by to which we can drive.…
  • Himalayas in a Maruti Gypsy

    After doing my due diligence I narrowed down to Rewalsar & Barot in Mandi district, Gushaini in Kullu district, and Palampur (Dharamshala was added on later) in Kangra district. The idea was to drive…
  • To evergreen Puri & Konark

    A few destinations were there at the back of the mind which included Puri (Odisha), Bhutan, Ranchi-Netarhat-Daltonganj (Jharkhand) and the Purulia-Bankura belt (W Bengal). Weighing the pros and…
  • Meghalaya in a Thar & Duster

    Meghalaya had been on our bucket list for a long time. We had planned to visit in 2017 August, but went to Sikkim instead. This time there was not going to be any change of plan. Our good friend from…
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