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Join me as I recount my recent journey to the northwest part of the United Kingdom, where we explored the vibrant city of Liverpool, wandered through the serene landscapes of the Lake District, and…

Next day early morning, we had an opportunity to walk in the Ankasamudra wetlands bird sanctuary - there are thousands of painted storks, pelicans and other local birds. So mush so that, you get bored…

Now which road should we take from Pune to Kochi, the options suggested were Coastal Road, Mysore Road or Salem Road. I asked many of my Keralite friends, checked YouTube, Google and checked few blogs…

This was the maiden trip for the Isuzu and I wondered how it will fare on narrow mountain tracks. I have had it for 2 months and it is a beast on open roads but would it be as reassuring as my Bolero…

This is a pretty concise write up of a short work trip to Sitka. I always enjoy heading there-it's a much smaller town than mine, and different enough that it's fun for a couple of days. Very picturesque,…

We did a weekend drive to the hills in the Nilgiris, specifically to Kotaigri (Tamil Nadu) via Ooty. This was with my close friends from our driving group: @praveenbalan (in his White BMW 330i M Sports),…

Finally did a much awaited summer trip last week with my family: wife, 2 kids & all-weather partner "Punto". The 5 day journey traversed through Bengaluru->Mysuru->Irpu Falls->Nagarahole->Thirunelli…

Initially, there were five persons planning to go for the ride. But, due to various commitments and repeated postponing of dates, finally only two of us set course for the Eastern Edge of the country.

The Pin bhava trek is one of that. It is perhaps the grandest crossover trek in the country. It starts from a place called Kafnu, after Rampur on the Shimla - Kinnaur road and ends in Mud village…

For a long time I have been wanting to see the northern lights, also called aurora borealis. During two of my vacation trips - one to Alaska and other to Iceland, I thought I'll be able to see them,…