Category India

Makalidurga Hills Trek – With Decathlon Anubhava 28/01/2018

Place: Makalidurga betta / Makalidurga Hills, Doddaballapur, Karnataka Distance: 64 km from Bangalore Type: Trekking Ideal for: Friends Trek Difficulty: Easy Trek Length: 3 kilometres one way Trek Duration: 1 hour one way My friend Smitha, a talented blogger invited…

Pondicherry – Auroville, Beaches and French Colony

Place: Puducherry / Pondicherry / Pondy Distance: 300 km from Bangalore Type: Beach Ideal for: Friends and couples Budget: 2500/head It was the time for back to back trips this month. I received a call from RV friends who were…

Avani Betta – A slice of history – Republic day ride 26/01/2018

Place: Avani betta, Avani Hills, Kolar, Karnataka Distance: 110 km from Bangalore Type: Trekking, historical temple Ideal for: Friends and family Trek Difficulty: Easy Trek Lenght: 1 kilometre one way Trek Duration: 1 hour one way I had started planning Kudremukha trek for…

Kumara Parvatha – The Dream Trek 9/12/2017

Place: Kumara Parvatha, Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats of Karnataka Distance: 250 km from Bangalore Type: Trekking Ideal for: Experienced Trekkers Trek Difficulty: Difficult Trek Lenght: 26 kilometres round trek Trek Duration: 8 hours – 10 hours for one way You are not called a…

Wayanad – Riding into God’s own country 01/10/1016

Place: Wayanad, Kerala Distance: 700 km round trip Type: Hill station, Waterfalls Ideal for: Friends and family Bikes: Avenger, Bullet, CBR, pulsar, Apache Crew: 7 BTC members While I was casually checking my Facebook feed, I noticed an event – Bike ride to Wayanad arranged…

Mahabaleshwar – Hidden gem of Western ghats | Day-1 04/09/2016

Places visited: Wilson Point, Plato point, Lingamala Waterfalls, Kates point, old Mahabaleshwar temple Distance: 1500 km round trip Type: Hill station, water falls, and Temple Ideal for: Friends and family Transportation: Train, bus, and cab Crew: Nabhi, Vijay, Chandu and me Remember the trips which…

Lepakshi and Avalabetta – A slice of History 28/08/2016

Place: Lepakshi Temple and Avalabetta Hilltop Distance: 300 km round trip Type: Hilltop, Temple Ideal for: Friends and family Bikes: BikeAvenger, Gixxer, Pulsar Crew: Vinay, Chandu, Pradeep, Jayraj, Bhimu, and me New bike and a new DSLR, do I need any better…

Basava Sagara (Narayanpur) Dam – 14/08/2016

Place: Basava Sagara Dam a.k.a Narayanpura dam, temple Distance: 110 round trip (from Ilkal) Type: Sightseeing, waterbody Ideal for: Friends and family Transportation: Bike Crew: Me and Vijay Off on a long vacation to my native (Ilkal) to screen away…

Madhugiri Fort – Asia’s second largest monolith 23/07/2016

Place: Madhugiri Fort / Madhugiri Betta, Karnataka Distance: 100 * 2 = 200 km Type: Trekking Trek Lenght: 4 hours ascend Trek difficulty: Moderate to difficult Ideal for: Friends Transportation: Mini bus Crew: Me and 25 other colleagues It’s been…