Udaan

Back to this page after a long long time. Had to be this quarantine time to type in a few words. Sometimes you come to a stage in life when you know that a metamorphosis has happened. What was past is past and you have come to be a new being. Though nothing new has

Chasing Sunsets and Starry Nights

I look up and see a coconut tree, few scattered stars in the Mumbai sky and an airplane which just took off. It is 1 am at Juhu Beach and there are hardly any people around. I sit speaking with my office colleagues and contemplate in the occasional silence. I am amazed that even in

Bangalore Weekend Getaway-Masinagudi

What a wonderful morning ride I had today, will stay in my memory for a long time. The usual time for opening of the National Park was by 6 am but I was already there at 5:45 , waiting , making sure that i don’t waste much time as I had to ride 250km and

Coastal Karnataka- Mangalore,Murudeshwar, Udupi , Agumbe- 4 days

Coastal Karnataka is less hyped and very beautiful. Right from beaches, temples, waterfalls and amazing cuisine, this should be on your travel list. I did a 4 days trip in this region was mesmerized, given an opportunity I would spend some more time in this region. How i did it : Overnight bus from Bangalore

22 Books read in 2018

12 years a slave by Solomon Northup How to win friends and influence people- Dale Carnegie A short walk in the hindukush- Eric newby Norwegian wood- haruki murakami Chronicles- Bob Dylan Salvation of a saint- Keigo Higashino China road- Rob gifford Travels in alaska- John Muir The new life- Orhan pamuk Sri lanka- lonely planet

Bangalore Weekend Getaway- Gandikota

I do not like to compare Indian places with Western Names, Gandikota is one gem of an unique place in Andhra.Though a lot of people refer this as being the Grand Canyon of India, I would let it be as it is.   Gandikota is worth a weekend ride from Bangalore. I rode here solo

Sri Lanka- 10 days Backpacking

If you don’t have many days and still want to experience Wildlife, Beaches, History, Culture, National Parks, Hikes, Waterfalls, Mountain Chill etc. , Sri Lanka is the place for you.Have already been to a few countries but what made the Sri Lanks trip so memorable was that you could encounter a different vegetation and climate

Motivation:Luka Modric

“The best things never come easy”, says the cover page of Modric’s twitter handle. Yes it was not a Ronaldo, it was not a Messi, Modric just won FIFA’s best player of the year award. He had also won the World cup golden ball. Me being an Arsenal supporter, it was a sin to admire

100 books

Just revisited my list of books read from 2015 , still 5 months to go but happy to reach 100 books since 2015. There might be few repetitions but definitely a list you must have a look at. So here it goes: Short Stories by Leo Tolstoy Call of the wild by Jack London White

The Accidental waterfall

The accidental waterfall : I just had a faint idea of a waterfall at Barot and was walking on the road to begin the trek to the fall. A local asked me where I was heading to and upon hearing about the waterfall , he assigned 2 kids to guide me to the fall.The ascent