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  • Uttara Kannada: KA's best secret

    Goa indeed offers a unique vibe and a beach vacation there is not only about beaches. But for those minority of the population who like beach vacation to be "only" about beaches far from the "crowd"…
  • Roing: Eastern Arunachal Pradesh

    This year, the Republic Day was bang in the middle of the week. So, by managing some days with my work, managed to chalk out an idea. The idea was to spend some time with friends from school after…
  • Hidden beauty of Belpahari forests

    The District Jhargram is merely two hours from my current place in Jharkhand and it is an off-beat location hidden place away from the glare of tourists. A day before proceeding to Belpahari I got…
  • Toyota Fortuner | Quest for Snow

    So, the plan was to head to Shimla or neighbouring places and continue upwards. We had shortlisted a few places but didn’t book any as I was not very sure as to how the plan would turn out to be.…
  • Bikepacking, beaches & mountains

    We were to start from his place in Pune on Friday and return by Sunday. But as I am 500kms away from Pune, my tour included Thursday and Monday too plus driving with my bike to and fro. The goal was…
  • Mahabaleshwar in a BMW X1

    Our plan in Mahabaleshwar was to chill and soak in the atmosphere while celebrating our daughter's birthday ofcourse. Temperatures late evening would drop to as low as 9 degrees, very chilly for people…
  • The lost village of Hosagunda

    Hosagunda was one of the capital cities of Shantara dyansty ( Shantharasa Dynasty ) and was ruled by them from around the ninth century to the thirteenth century. For some reason, the town was destroyed/lost…
  • Driven: Dhanushkodi & Kodaikanal

    All of this was taking a toll on me and the itch to get out of the city was growing ever so strong. The short drives around Bangalore were the only things keeping me sane until now. Something needed…
  • The Land Of Hadlus - Nagarahole

    Hadlu in Kannada means Grassland. This part of Nagarahole has a unique vegetation of these hadlus which is completely absent in Kabini & Bandipur. I have lost a count on the number of trips done to…
  • Delightful roads between KA-TN

    After a few hundred metres is the deviation towards Mekedatu-Sangama. Always a busy and chaotic stretch, you are welcomed by sereneness when you deviate away from the Sangama Road. T.Bekuppe is the…
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