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Menon & Nav mostly handled the wheel. The Bolero could cruise at 120 kph. Other than Day 2 – all other days were easy distances to cover. Overall, the road conditions were good; but there are patches…

Bhulewhar is an ancient and beautiful hill based Shiva temple placed at around 45km from Hadapsar, Pune.

The last meet of 2013, following the calendar, was decided to be in US, but what could have been a normal trip turns to be of thrills, suspense and pleasure. Seeing various options ( LH/QA, etc)…

Just me, my car and the long and winding road ! This is a travelogue of my 3 week solo driving holiday across Gujarat and Rajasthan. At the end of the trip, the tripmeter read 8122 kms. Not bad, eh…

The ides of winter is an interesting time. The snowfalls are mostly gone from the lower hills. The upper mountains still get some every now and then, but the time of 6 feet pile ups are over.…

When it comes to long drives, I'm sure many on this forum love to do that. And there's only one destination which comes to mind to everyone which he/she wants to do in a lifetime and its none other…

The plan was simple – To begin 2014 with a trip to the Himalaya. After considering alternatives like Arunachal, Uttarakhand and Leh childhood friend (and now famous scribe) Rishad Mehta finally…

23.2.2014 Sunday Morning. Some 7 of us work-mates, went for a wedding in Kumbakonam (not Kumarakom). Our ride was a Toyota Qualis.

During November – December 2013, I drove extensively in the United States. I had two main objectives : (1) to experience driving in the USA, and (2) sightseeing and meeting up with friends and relatives.…

I look at this spot, desolate and no habitations of any sort as far as my eyes go. Somewhere between Barog and Nahan, 6 Kms from a sleepy little hill town called Sarahan, I want a stop.