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  • 650 km, 3 Thars & lap of nature

    This would mean we will covering atleast 650-700 Kms in a single day and will be on the road for atleast 15-16 hours. It would test the endurance, patience and the craving to explore the unseen. Anyhow…
  • Enchanting Ranthambhore

    Ranthambhore is divided in ten zones with 1-5 being the core zones and 6-10 being the buffer zones. The core zone is closed during the monsoon season (July-September) while the buffer zones are open…
  • Jeepers' tryst with Spiti Valley

    My Jeep was in good condition and 3 weeks before the trip I took it for full check up. Accompanied the technician throughout the service so as to brush up my DIY skills which may come handy in remote…
  • Mysore in a BMW 330i

    We were in no hurry and wanted to meander around and get to Lalith Mahal hotel by noon and therefore took a circuitous route with many stops. Some of these stops were extremely scenic while others…
  • A drive down memory lane

    In 2019 an incident on a road trip to Rajasthan triggered another spark to post but got overwhelmed by the incident and sat through it. Now one might wonder what has changed now that this post is…
  • A road-trip to Melukote

    Unlike other temple towns, Melukote isn't merely temples and commercial shops around them. This (temple) town has a character of its own. The streets of Melukote will not only take you back in time…
  • The Namdapha Tiger Reserve, AP

    Namdapha Tiger Reserve is a biodiversity hotspot of the Eastern Himalayas. I discussed visiting the place with my wife and we made enquiries for accomodation inside the Tiger Reserve at a Forest Rest…
  • Sakleshpur with our two dogs!

    Having started around 8, we managed to reach the homestay around 1, just in time for a yummy meal. Welcoming us were the caretakers of the property, the resident dogs and the retired race horse!
  • Royal Enfield ride to Ooty

    No write-up, just posting pictures from our recent trip to Ooty; why Ooty? No reason again; like HVK says, destination is just an excuse to ride.
  • Road-Trip in a Toyota Fortuner

    I have done majority of the driving and it was my first time driving a Toyota Fortuner on all kinds of roads - Outer Ring Road, NH 44, SHs, District and even rural roads. Even though I have driven…
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