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  • My Safari 2.2 goes cave-diving!

    After permutations and combinations of leaves and driving and school vacations across two states, we fixed our destination as Ajanta and Ellora caves. The Gujarat trip of the previous year involved…
  • Exploring the unchartered Zanskar

    Essaying on an unforgettable road trip through the breathtaking geographies of Northern India, we found ourselves traversing countless mountain passes that seems to stretch endlessly into the horizon.…
  • Winter Birding in California

    The holiday season is over and it's January, and it is winter in CA. By this time of the season, the trees have already dropped their leaves and it's easy to spot as well as photograph the birds.…
  • 22-day Drive | B'lore to Ladakh

    For 22 days, we embarked on another journey that stretched 8,652 kilometres and painted our memories with breath-taking landscapes, heart-warming experiences, and the quiet hum of the open road. This…
  • Pune-Rajasthan on Superbikes!

    Gurpratap (Ducati Multistrada V2 S) and I (Ninja 1000) set out early amidst a wet rainy morning and headed for Nasik and then Indore in MP. Except for the Chakan crossing in Pune which had heavy traffic…
  • Valley crossing in the Sahyadris

    Trekking in the Sahyadris especially around Mumbai, Pune and Nashik has become very common now with numerous trekking groups and clubs. I had started trekking in the Sahyadris in the 90’s and covered…
  • Hampi Heritage Drive in a Sonet

    This leave is mandated but the exact period is a surprise. He came to know about this on a Sunday morning and planned a trip to his hometown and a 2-day trip to Hampi. Looking up hotel prices and…
  • Bird watching, Wildlife & my BMW

    And finally, coming to birds, yes the sanctuary is actually famous for birds, and I will share a few bird photos in the next post. Sorry about the overload of crocodile photos above. But not just…
  • Changes to highways in the East...

    NH16 as well as Kolkata - Siliguri has vastly improved. Out of ~560kms between Dankuni and Ghoshpukur, only 25-30kms is 2laned or having road work via the Ranaghat route. That's 530+ kms of 4 laned…
  • Fiesta 1.6: Chennai to Munnar

    After some back and forth discussions, we decided to go on a trip to Munnar, also known as the Kashmir of South India. Now there are multiple ways to go to Munnar: by train(to the nearest station,…
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