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And so, right after bidding goodbye to Ganapati bappa, started our plan to ride to Valparai, the beautiful hill station in TN. Soon two more riders of the group joined and 4 bikes and the riders were…

On the Independence Day this year, my good friend and colleague Krishnamoorthy (fondly referred to as Moorthy/Kichy) and I, set out on a road trip to Ladakh in my Polo GT TDI. We drove through 8 states…

A drive to the high Himalayas, especially Ladakh, had been on my wishlist for a long, long time. It had grown into a desperate urge ever since I bought Girgiti aka Chameleon (my Duster AWD in November…

Hundreds of travelogues have already been written in TBHP on Ladakh expeditions, some in the greatest detail, others with fabulous photographs, some by newbies, others by stalwarts, first timers,…

A drive to Ladakh in his own car is a dream for many automobile lovers and travel enthusiasts. We were a part of them. We dreamed to do a Ladakh road trip for the last few years and 2015 finally made…

Palakkad is my native, near Ottapalam more precisely. Previously known as Palghat is considered as the Gateway of Kerala, giving the rest of India access to the State. Paddy field, a common sight…

El Caballo Blanco finally got Leh’d. My wife and I did a 2 week couple’s trip to Ladakh starting August 22nd. We chose a time when the traffic (both tourist and vehicular!) is extremely low and…

I have made a list of places that I wish to visit, its an amateur list and keeps on changing. After my visit to Ladakh last year I was thinking of a trip to South India in 2015 and then maybe later…

It's the Onam vacation and schools are closed for 10 days. The kids decided to spend their valuable time with their grandparents who live far from the city buzz. Kochi is not as buzzing as Bengaluru,…

Chitrakote Falls was always on my radar since hearing that it was the widest waterfall in India but given the location which was bang in middle of naxal territory, my apprehensions were on an all…