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  • The 57-foot Bahubali Statue

    Life is full of ironies; whenever we deliberately run away from something, that very thing somehow catches up with us in the most unexpected of ways. The story of king Bahubali, who renounced the…
  • A week in Ladakh

    Life is hard. As a certain Mr. Murphy would say, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. No matter how much you plan and try to accommodate something, rarely anything happens smoothly. Such is…
  • Drive to Norwegian Landscapes

    There are very few wishes in life which comes true. Fortunately one of my wishes is about to come true. I am about to start one of the best road trips in the world. I am so excited that I started…
  • XUV500: 9500 km to Bhutan

    I could see Mrs D leering at her husband through the rearview mirror with a stone cold look in her eyes. Apparently, he has eaten up his allowance of jokes for the day! Rightfully so, for the mockery…
  • A road-trip with Alfa Romeos

    We have a bit of a tradition when it comes to these road trips. We used to travel with the Dutch Alfa Romeo Spider Register all over Europe as their technical support team. Always good fun. But apart…
  • 12 years of the Himalayas!

    This is not a travelogue but a journey that started 12 years back and hopefully will continue for years to come. I have lost count of the number of times we have traveled to the Himalayas, many of…
  • Driven: Bangalore to Wayanad

    Went on a road-trip from Bengaluru to Wayanad (Kerala) with family (wife, 2 kids) in April 2018. Wanted to post a travelogue on this all the while but due to various reasons & laziness couldn't bring…
  • Jirang: The Tibet of Odisha

    I had heard of this place called Jirang and was very interested to visit it. Its a small town nestled in the hills of Chandragiri, located in the Gajapati district of Odisha about 270 kms from the…
  • 4 Friends, 1 Car and Kerala

    Disclaimer: This trip is from last year. I had been really busy (and lazy) ever since to muster up the courage and compile this travelogue. But here it is, better late than never! (Bangalore –…
  • Driven: Kinnaur & Spiti

    The most important aspect I believe is to have a cool head and not get perturbed by the occasional glitches you will face with respect to short on time, issues in vehicle, issues at places of stay…
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