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  • A Tigress in the morning...

    The bug bit and I was off again to my favourite park, Kabini. The attraction this place holds for me is boundless, its proximity just makes it that much more sweeter. JLR is becoming a home away from…
  • California on a Harley

    I am not really a great one for much advanced planning. Last week I arrived at middle age (40), a milestone which I viewed as neither cause for celebration or commiseration. I decided that since I…
  • A road-trip in Switzerland

    Last time I was in Europe in summer I didnt rent any car. We went to Paris, Rome, Venice, Brussels in flights and trains and buses. From that time my hands was itching to hold a steering. I promised…
  • Ranthambore: Forts & Tigers

    Every time I saw Tiger documentaries shot in Ranthambore on NatGeo/Animal Planet, the desire to visit this legendary Tiger reserve of India only became stronger. The landscape, terrain, climate &…
  • The Hornbills of Nelliyampathy

    Our car gently meandered through the twisty narrow roads of the tea estates and entered the thickly wooded coffee plantations. All eyes were planted on the canopy of high tree tops. After a few patient…
  • Ride: 2 Dominars & a Triumph

    Last Sunday, while giving him a shower, I had a banter with Nandi; see how a loved machine bashes its owner who is a poor IT guy! Nandi: You Dumbo, did you bring me home just for home to office…
  • Thar: Mukteshwar & Uttarakhand

    21 years of being alloyed together like copper & zinc does prove a relationship to be corrosion resistant as well as attractive. Hence, brass anniversary. Brass, on the other hand, is freely available…
  • Delhi-NCR Meet & Drive to RJ

    While we all were set and the count down had already begun, the D-day finally came, with a couple of back-offs at the eleventh hour. After all, everyone has priorities. That said, BHPian sinharishi…
  • BHPians ride to Kodachadri

    As is our normal plan, we plan for a long ride approximately around every quarter and this time it was decided that we go to a place that I never heard of before called "Kodachadri" which is a quaint…
  • Kinnaur & Spiti Road-Trip

    Yes, it was indeed a journey of a lifetime for us. Even when I am starting to write about this epic journey, I am clueless where to start. Should I start with the simplicity and ever smiling faces…
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