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A few months back I and my wife were sitting in a popular coffee shop and discussing over a cup of coffee about where we should plan our next vacation. Several destinations cropped up when I casually…

My daughter drew this quite a few years ago, to win a prize at a drawing competition with the topic My Inspirations. The mountains and a river flowing through. Inspired by our travels. And we returned…

International border. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the 9027 Elantra. Its continuing mission to explore territory hitherto untraversed, to seek out new experiences and unbridled joy…

Well before you start thinking it yourself, I get it. This is sacrilege. Here I am at an automobile forum which claims that the members 'Live to Drive', and the travelogue title proudly suggests that…

The very thought of driving out of Bangalore on a vacation during a long weekend sends shivers down my spine. The traffic is maddening, starting from 5 PM on the eve of the long weekend and getting…

Dear readers, I’d like to start with the disclaimer that I am big history buff. When I was growing up, I used to love reading up about history. Those days, in the 90’s, it was mostly the library.…

Kemmannu - Bengre is small village in Udupi district which lies on the west coast of Karnataka along the river Suvarna. This place is combination of several small islands (locally known as “Kudru”).…

They say ‘Seeing is believing’. I had to see Chikmagalur twice just to believe that it is not a brown place (last time I went there all I could see were brown mountains everywhere) but rather…

Checked off one more item from my bucket list. Did the Manali Leh cycling trip with an adventure touring company. We were eight cyclists. I was accompanied by a friend on this trip with whom have…

Dear readers, I know that you are going to groan out, “No, not another travelogue on Kashmir and Ladakh”. I am sorry, I truly am but I feel compelled, from the bottom of my heart to add my 2 cents…