The first bike trip for this year - 2008
Horsley hills
Bangalore-chintamani-madanapalli-horsley hills
165 Kms from bangalore is an ideal weekend getaway.
A lot has been written about this place and its easy to find info.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 29, 2007
Still to come...
Yercud
First bike trip.
Awesome roads. beautiful views
Hampi
Awesome roads. Nice view of the wind mills in Chitradurga.
Explore ruins of the ancient city and lounge in the resturants
Irpu Coorg
Bad bumpy roads. Lounge in the home stay and drink the tasty home made goose berry wine
Ooty/Conoor
Easy lazy drive . beautiful views
Comfortable resorts
Mangalore/summer sands
Beautiful drive. Huge cottages
clean private beach
Yelagiri
Rains and breakdowns.
Got to meet the friendly bullet mechanic at Vaneyambadi
Nandhi hills
Good roads . Lill too crowded for comfort. The whole of bangalore seems to be there
Sangam
Nothing great about the road. Most of the creeps from bangalore keep riding on this route. speeding taxis and crazy bikers.
BR hills
Awesome roads, almost did not find any place to stay because of a movie shoot. got a decent cottage at a local “kendra”
Sakleshpur
Nice easy drive.
Had a moderately good trek and stayed at a beautiful home stay
Chikmagalur
Awesome roads, can be dangerous riding in the night as the fog can come in out of nowhere.Avoid the rainy season
Himalayas - Manthalai lake trek
Two weeks of hectic truly amazing trek in himachal pradesh.
Wonderful views and gigantic mountains
Pondicherry
Mostly good roads. East coast road was the best. French town, auroville and the rest
BabaBudanagiri-Galikere trek in Chikmagalur (Jan 2007)
Trek to the tallest peak in karnataka and beyond to Babu Budanagiri. Camped on top of a hill with beautiful views down below
Yercud
First bike trip.
Awesome roads. beautiful views
Hampi
Awesome roads. Nice view of the wind mills in Chitradurga.
Explore ruins of the ancient city and lounge in the resturants
Irpu Coorg
Bad bumpy roads. Lounge in the home stay and drink the tasty home made goose berry wine
Ooty/Conoor
Easy lazy drive . beautiful views
Comfortable resorts
Mangalore/summer sands
Beautiful drive. Huge cottages
clean private beach
Yelagiri
Rains and breakdowns.
Got to meet the friendly bullet mechanic at Vaneyambadi
Nandhi hills
Good roads . Lill too crowded for comfort. The whole of bangalore seems to be there
Sangam
Nothing great about the road. Most of the creeps from bangalore keep riding on this route. speeding taxis and crazy bikers.
BR hills
Awesome roads, almost did not find any place to stay because of a movie shoot. got a decent cottage at a local “kendra”
Sakleshpur
Nice easy drive.
Had a moderately good trek and stayed at a beautiful home stay
Chikmagalur
Awesome roads, can be dangerous riding in the night as the fog can come in out of nowhere.Avoid the rainy season
Himalayas - Manthalai lake trek
Two weeks of hectic truly amazing trek in himachal pradesh.
Wonderful views and gigantic mountains
Pondicherry
Mostly good roads. East coast road was the best. French town, auroville and the rest
BabaBudanagiri-Galikere trek in Chikmagalur (Jan 2007)
Trek to the tallest peak in karnataka and beyond to Babu Budanagiri. Camped on top of a hill with beautiful views down below
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Caneoing in Dandeli
Destination: Supa reservoir, river kali - Dandeli
Distance: Around 500 Kms
Travel time: 11-12 Hours
In: Tempo Traveller( mini bus) with a driver
Route: Banglore-tumkur- hubli- Dandeli
No of Days: 3
Theme: Canoeing, Camping, Hiking, Outdoor adventure
A conoeing trip sounded really exciting from the first time I head about it from a friend and unlike most other guided trips this was compeltely enjoyeable as everything was done at my own pace.
It was exciting for a lot of reasons: taking a boat to some remore island and camping over night was a dream come true. The island we camped really felt like one, I could walk from shore to shore in less then 20 mins.The island was filled with bamboo and creeked and groaned in the breeze. I fet comfortable in this island and almost felt like I belonged there. The sun rise and set sets were the most beautiful things to watch. Paddle out into the open waters and listen to the cacophony of the birds and relax to the gentle lapping of the waves aginst the caone.
Our stove did not work and the guides had to cook on open fires, they dug a hole in the ground and carefully arranged a layer of twigs and dry bamboo. A couple of blocks of fresh bamboo stems made a very nice stove top.
Nothing to beat the smoked rotis and veggies...
Destination: Supa reservoir, river kali - Dandeli
Distance: Around 500 Kms
Travel time: 11-12 Hours
In: Tempo Traveller( mini bus) with a driver
Route: Banglore-tumkur- hubli- Dandeli
No of Days: 3
Theme: Canoeing, Camping, Hiking, Outdoor adventure
A conoeing trip sounded really exciting from the first time I head about it from a friend and unlike most other guided trips this was compeltely enjoyeable as everything was done at my own pace.
It was exciting for a lot of reasons: taking a boat to some remore island and camping over night was a dream come true. The island we camped really felt like one, I could walk from shore to shore in less then 20 mins.The island was filled with bamboo and creeked and groaned in the breeze. I fet comfortable in this island and almost felt like I belonged there. The sun rise and set sets were the most beautiful things to watch. Paddle out into the open waters and listen to the cacophony of the birds and relax to the gentle lapping of the waves aginst the caone.
Our stove did not work and the guides had to cook on open fires, they dug a hole in the ground and carefully arranged a layer of twigs and dry bamboo. A couple of blocks of fresh bamboo stems made a very nice stove top.
Nothing to beat the smoked rotis and veggies...
Monday, January 08, 2007
The New Year Vacation in Goa
Destination: Anjuna Beach, Goa
Distance: 700 kms (one way)
Driving time: 13hours + 2 hour break
In: 2 cars
Route: Bangalore- Tumkur- Shimoga- Sagar- Honnavar- Kumta- Karwar-Panaji- Anjuna
Stayed at : Don Joao Resort, Anjuna Beach
Theme: Driving, Beach hopping, clubbing and a wedding
Day 1 - The drive
Woke up at 4:00 am 2 cars, 8 people. A good drive through the ghats just before kumta.
Day 2 - Anjuna and Baga
Breakfast by the pool. moderately neat. Walked to the beach. We did not explore the beach too much.The Flea Market is worth exploring. Sea Rock resturant for lunch- the food was not too bad, nothing so memorable about the place.
Rented bikes and rode down to Baga. Good roads, good views of scenic backwaters lined with coconut trees.It was fun to ride over the narrow bridges over the water bodies.
Dinner at Brittos - the best fish ever.. and very good service its easily the best meal I have had in Goa.
Day3 - Candolim
Breakfast at the hotel - rode down to Candolim. A big old rusting ship anchored near the beach added to the view. phirang crowd lined the beach. got into the water for a while , played foot ball, watched the sun set. went back to the hotel and rode back again near candolim (phew!) - golden eye ( greek food) for dinner - The food was good, but they messed up the order several times.I still like Brittos
Club cabana was truly an experience. The music could have been better. The crowd was mostly phirangi with a few indians thrown in ... no food , drinks free for an enrty of 1000 Rs. the location was the best . Its on the top of a hill.
lounce, bar and a dance floor.
Went back to candolim road to catch some late dinner around 5:30Am the next day. Came back and went slept like a rock
Day4 - Maupsa
Wokeup in the afternoon and went for beautiful ride to Maupsa. Nice villas and portuguese architecture on the way. The town is nestled in a small valley, not exactly but at a lower elevation that the road that is leading to the town. Thankfully we met a local goan crowd. Lunch at Stomach( What a name!). Authentic tasty goan food. cheap and tasty.
Rode back and got ready for the wedding . Panjim 30 kms . good ride. wide clean roads.
Gina was looking like a princess out of a fairytale. the wedding was like a fairy tale wedding as well. danced again to the music and ate a good dinner. desert was the best.
I was asleep even before my head hit the pillow.
Destination: Anjuna Beach, Goa
Distance: 700 kms (one way)
Driving time: 13hours + 2 hour break
In: 2 cars
Route: Bangalore- Tumkur- Shimoga- Sagar- Honnavar- Kumta- Karwar-Panaji- Anjuna
Stayed at : Don Joao Resort, Anjuna Beach
Theme: Driving, Beach hopping, clubbing and a wedding
Day 1 - The drive
Woke up at 4:00 am 2 cars, 8 people. A good drive through the ghats just before kumta.
ate a couple of local delicacies- Misal Bhaaji: A thick curry made of potatoes, onions and tomatoes sprinkled with fried crunchy crisps and Saat: a crunchy cookie coated with a layer of icing at Kamath in Kumta.
Reached late in the night, checked into the hotel. good portuguese architecture like appartments painted in earthy red and laced with white. It also has a swimming pool and nice open spaces around it. The best part was the balcony over looking the road that leads to the Anjuna beach.
Service could have been better- no blankets, no clean towels, and the person at the counter could have been nice to Us.
Reached late in the night, checked into the hotel. good portuguese architecture like appartments painted in earthy red and laced with white. It also has a swimming pool and nice open spaces around it. The best part was the balcony over looking the road that leads to the Anjuna beach.
Service could have been better- no blankets, no clean towels, and the person at the counter could have been nice to Us.
Day 2 - Anjuna and Baga
Breakfast by the pool. moderately neat. Walked to the beach. We did not explore the beach too much.
Rented bikes and rode down to Baga. Good roads, good views of scenic backwaters lined with coconut trees.It was fun to ride over the narrow bridges over the water bodies.
Dinner at Brittos - the best fish ever.. and very good service its easily the best meal I have had in Goa.
Mambos and Titos did not look so good. went back to the hotel changed and went to club cabana. the place was spilling off the seams. It was the ladies night out- free drinks for the ladies. It was imposible to get into that place. Ditched the idea and called it a night
Day3 - Candolim
Breakfast at the hotel - rode down to Candolim. A big old rusting ship anchored near the beach added to the view. phirang crowd lined the beach. got into the water for a while , played foot ball, watched the sun set. went back to the hotel and rode back again near candolim (phew!) - golden eye ( greek food) for dinner - The food was good, but they messed up the order several times.I still like Brittos
Club cabana was truly an experience. The music could have been better. The crowd was mostly phirangi with a few indians thrown in ... no food , drinks free for an enrty of 1000 Rs. the location was the best . Its on the top of a hill.
lounce, bar and a dance floor.
Went back to candolim road to catch some late dinner around 5:30Am the next day. Came back and went slept like a rock
Day4 - Maupsa
Wokeup in the afternoon and went for beautiful ride to Maupsa. Nice villas and portuguese architecture on the way. The town is nestled in a small valley, not exactly but at a lower elevation that the road that is leading to the town. Thankfully we met a local goan crowd. Lunch at Stomach( What a name!). Authentic tasty goan food. cheap and tasty.
Rode back and got ready for the wedding . Panjim 30 kms . good ride. wide clean roads.
Gina was looking like a princess out of a fairytale. the wedding was like a fairy tale wedding as well. danced again to the music and ate a good dinner. desert was the best.
I was asleep even before my head hit the pillow.
Day 5
Tired and bleary-eyed we started early the drive back early in the morning. Dozed off for some time in the car. Nothing much happened on the way back.
Tired and bleary-eyed we started early the drive back early in the morning. Dozed off for some time in the car. Nothing much happened on the way back.
Monday, June 26, 2006
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