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It was not just the highway that had changed. In a moment of clarity, I realized that I too, had changed. Over the course of 18 years, the fascination that I have had towards history had only increased.…

It’s spring time here in the US and we are in Tulips season. Tulips/Flowers are dear to everyone be it men, women or children. And, it was that time of the year again to spend a day amongst the…

During the Spring we cannot desist from visiting the flame fire-red areas, actually this time the roads and the hill areas of the Manbhum or the Chotonagpur all bloom flame fire-red. Yes, you’re…

NH44 all the way till Himachal it was. I'll talk about certain stretches in a day wise itinerary but suffice it to say, it's well laid tarmac all the way, up until you reach Mandi in Himachal, where…

Trying to Jump start a very old but novel thread. Just back from a visit to Simplipal with Hachiko (my Jimny), and thought of adding the experience here. I’ll try to keep it short and targeted,…

A Road trip is always about the adventure and thrill of the Journey and not just about the destination. As group of four ( Parvez Patel Age 70 -2022 BMW R1250GSA, Khodaram Zandbaf Age 62 - 2017 BMW…

While crossing the Chambal river bridge (on NH44) we noticed several shops selling white kalakand at Rs.200/kg; cheap and very tasty. Do try it. Around 20 kms ahead is Dholpur in RJ which is famous…

Plan was to take the Mumbai – Nagpur – Sambhalpur – Keonjhar – Kolkata route through central India while going and return via Konark - Vishakhapatnam - Chhattisgarh - Hyderabad - Mumbai. This…

Our route was Bangalore-Aihole-Pattadkal-Mahakoota-Badami Caves-Pandarpur-Aurangabad-Ellora Caves-Grishneshwar Jyothirlinga-Indore-Ujjain-Dakor-Ahmedabad-Dwarka-Porbandhar-Verawal-Gir National Park-Diu-Statue…

We went on a recent road trip to cover parts of the East Coast in Tamil Nadu and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of beaches and food! Planned to land in Chennai, spend a day catching up with…