Roads

Quick Trip To Bangalore And Belur

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On this trip with plenty of time to spare, I decided that I must now “see” Bangalore. Naturally that meant a leisurely morning walk in the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens where I was thrilled to see the very rare Jade Vine [Strongylodon macrobotrys]. I had first seen it almost thirty years ago as a watercolour in my plant book and never imagined I would ever see it for real. Here they are, green-blue clusters of flowers in all their glory.

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MTB Himachal 2010 – A Photographic Adventure with my Travelling Camera – Part I

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The first stretch was comparatively pleasant because the rains had ceased and also because the upcoming hiking and biking session was bound to be very tough. After all, some bikes weighed 21 kgs and these riders had to carry their bikes on their shoulders when it was not possible to ride them – which was almost all of the 12 kilometres. By the end of this stretch, we, the photographers, were dead tired. But the riders were much better off than us.

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Road Trip to Bhimashankar, 170 Km’s from Pune !!

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Its really hectic week when a project like MNP (Mobile Number Portability) is going live and being a software engineer, you have to face all the brunt. It was 26th january and planned a short trip with some of my friends to get refreshed after the hard week i had. Basically wanted to rewind, enjoy the bike ride, play guitar, click the beauty of mother nature.So planne dfor a bike ride to Bhimashankar, 170 Km’s from Pune.

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Treasuring the reminiscences

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Sriperambadur was my last stop before I flew back home from Chennai. Once home, tests revealed it was indeed Dengue and I was advised immediate hospitalization because of my condition. It took more than a month to fully recover.
I hate this travel bug !

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