The holiday season is over and it's January, and it is winter in CA. By this time of the season, the trees have already dropped their leaves and it's easy to spot as well as photograph the birds.…
For 22 days, we embarked on another journey that stretched 8,652 kilometres and painted our memories with breath-taking landscapes, heart-warming experiences, and the quiet hum of the open road. This…
Gurpratap (Ducati Multistrada V2 S) and I (Ninja 1000) set out early amidst a wet rainy morning and headed for Nasik and then Indore in MP. Except for the Chakan crossing in Pune which had heavy traffic…
Trekking in the Sahyadris especially around Mumbai, Pune and Nashik has become very common now with numerous trekking groups and clubs. I had started trekking in the Sahyadris in the 90’s and covered…
This leave is mandated but the exact period is a surprise. He came to know about this on a Sunday morning and planned a trip to his hometown and a 2-day trip to Hampi. Looking up hotel prices and…
And finally, coming to birds, yes the sanctuary is actually famous for birds, and I will share a few bird photos in the next post. Sorry about the overload of crocodile photos above. But not just…
NH16 as well as Kolkata - Siliguri has vastly improved. Out of ~560kms between Dankuni and Ghoshpukur, only 25-30kms is 2laned or having road work via the Ranaghat route. That's 530+ kms of 4 laned…
After some back and forth discussions, we decided to go on a trip to Munnar, also known as the Kashmir of South India. Now there are multiple ways to go to Munnar: by train(to the nearest station,…
All work and no play makes Jithin a dull man, right! Well this man(yours truly) has been travelling like crazy for a long time but in 2022, The Red Dragon took him to places he had only written down…
Sometimes, rich experiences happen by chance. An experience worth every minute of time happened by chance last week, when we got to visit Qasr Al Watan - the presidential palace at Abu Dhabi. The…