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  • Soaring with the Eagles : Gangotri

    Republic day on a thursday means a long weekend. A long time back, every long weekend meant a trip, but sadly, such things have reduced quite a bit. However, on the republic day of 2012, we had the…
  • Meghamalai - The Hidden Paradise

    It all started as a casual conversation couple of years back when a friend asked, "what was the last time you rode to a not-so-frequented destination?" - The sentence in itself had many meanings,…
  • A Tata Safari and a Lost Fort

    Many of us have grown up watching Hollywood movies that depict lost temples and forts, deserted by civilization and taken over by the jungle, be it in the 1967 animated feature "The Jungle Book" or…
  • Hampi's Wonders & Darroji's Bears

    "Going to Sandur?" Eyebrows were raised and volley of questions poured in when we told that we are going to big bad lands of mining hotspot of Sandur. Not many knew that this charming little place…
  • 14 Tigers & a Bison

    The Bison - my Fortuner - plays a key but 'in the background' role in this travelogue (more of a photologue). It got me to Tadoba and back, and performed capably. Rest of the time it baked in heat,…
  • Glimpses of Maharashtra in 7 Steps

    From 3rd to 9th June 2011, I did a thousand kilometers solo ride on motorcycle for seven days, to see the glimpses of Maharashtra. This ride was part of a competition – Wrangler True Wanderers.
  • Diveagar, A holiday weekend

    It was basically a very impulsive decision. One day me and wife decided that due to our recent marriage and petrol hike etc etc, we would spend cautiously and work harder and save lots and lots of…
  • Driving Addiction: Bangalore to Changthang

    There was first a dream that lingered in our minds and imagination over the years about this great road trip to the northern extremities of our country.The first seeds were sown by a rare photograph…
  • Face to face with an angry Tiger

    If somebody asked me what you are expecting to see this weekend at kabini, i'd ve said without a moment’s hesitation to enjoy the nature the way it comes. Exactly what i ve been doing since 2007,…
  • Drive to Yellowstone National Park

    Every now and then I keep making wishes. And sometimes they do come true. The trick is to make so many wishes that at least some will come true.
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