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  • Fortuner 4x4: Tiger shooting

    A man can only resist so much before he gives in. I tried hard. Telling myself that I had already done a few trips in 2015, and maybe I should wait till 2016. The tiger photos on Facebook didn’t…
  • Drive to the Manampalli Forest

    I had the privilege to visit the Valparai belt again within few weeks. But this time with a larger group who demanded an entirely different ambience to stay. Two friends along with their family signed…
  • To Kollam in a boat!

    I love travelling the length and breadth of my home state Kerala using public transport and my recent trip home was no exception. Last time around, I had cruised the back waters around Alappuzha (Alleppey)…
  • Murshidabad: Nawabs of Bengal

    Starting with the famous disclaimer – “This is my first attempt at writing a small travelogue. Please pardon me for any minor discrepancy in facts and figures. Also, hoping against hope – that…
  • Valparai: Land of tea estates

    It has been quite a while since we had our last getaway to the nature. It happened in the last year when we managed a trip to Chikmagalur during dussehra holidays. So a year passed with routine chores…
  • Monsoon sights around Mumbai

    November is sure not the right time to talk about monsoon, but is sure is a wonderful way to reminisce! Maharashtra just transforms into a green carpet, which is what I found to be distinguishing…
  • Across the plains and hills...

    Its been a while we have planned a family vacation, and the 2 week Dussehara holidays for my 5 year old created the apt window for the break needed. After a quick search we narrowed down on Virajpet…
  • Driven: Bangalore to Calicut

    It was the beginning of October. Wife and me were discussing plans for attending 2 family functions that were 5-6 days apart in different parts of Kerala. One was on 22nd October-A Temple puja in…
  • XUV500: Murudeshwara & Jog Falls

    The itch to take the beast on to the highway for a long drive, and use that as an excuse to take the family on a vacation, has been on for a while. We had made plans to go on this trip during the…
  • Kolkata to the Old Silk Route

    How can a trip that involves an Indo-China Border, a route that is under Protected Area and Restricted Area Permit, a drive to 14000 odd feet above sea level and staying there overnight, with my wife…
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