Chernobyl- Miniseries I am following certain travel handles on social media and saw some posts in which the host visited Pryp’yat (a town which was created near Chernobyl and to accommodate people/family which serviced the nuclear power plant) and showed the remains of the ghost town and the current state. I have always liked history…
Dear Rider, Make sure you read the complete blog, I have written in detailly about my experience, odds i faced in procuring the permit and visa, Documents to submit, Do’s and Don’ts, so that you can save a lot of time, BTW the new regulation and rules to enter Myanmar is not much in…
It’s very essential to know some basic maintenance of bike when you are on a long road trip, and it’s not always possible to stick on to day to day Itinerary
Day 39 : 29th October 2019 Happy Bhai beej or bhai dooj to all. Sorry for the delayed post and slept for more than 10 hours finally. Received lots of messages to go and try variousFood items. Even though the mind was ready for trying the said food, body wasn’t ready and asked for more…
Day 38: 28th October 2019 Happy new year to all. Got many messages from friends enquiring about the entry point I would be using to enter Mumbai after seeing my day 37 posts You all know me very well and I prefer a peaceful entry into the city and to my home. We all can…
Day 36 : 26th October 2019 Happy Kali Chaudas and Choti Diwali to all. My day end destination would have lots of relevance to Diwali and a very important place in India and Indian history. Guess it and will disclose it later. To start with, my Siliguri hotel booking process was confusing, and don’t understand…
Day 35 : 25th October 2019 Happy Dhanteras to all of you and your family. Let this dhanteras bring you happiness/healthy life and make you smile all the time and Enjoy every moment of this beautiful life.Thinking about riding alone was not a great feeling and it’s not new to me. But after spending a…
Day 34 : 24th October 2019 Need to tell about the hotel we stayed on Day 33. It’s called Kalpataru at Silchar and the front desk acted as if they had lots of business. We stayed here during our onward journey and we don’t know better hotels in this town. When enquired about the rooms,…
Day 33 : 23rd October 2019 Forgot to write about some interesting people I had met at the Moreh Immigration office. 5 youngsters from Norway are on a world trip by bicycle (10 gears at the rear and 3 gears for the front) and they are on their 81st day. They did their 1st leg…
Day 32 : 22nd October 2019 After spending our time with the customs/immigration officials for the entire day, we saw some light at the end of the tunnel and customs officers (after retaining our bikes) gave us a solution. He asked us to travel to Imphal and meet his boss and explain the situation. We…
Day 31 : 21st October 2019 We left Kale (Myanmar) and traveled towards India and plan to complete the entry and reach Imphal. Hope you might remember the 43 floating wooden bridges we had to maneuver on Day 11 (1st October) and we have to do that again. These bridges were too slippery and it…
Day 30 : 20th October 2019 All is well and we did another long day riding through the ghats and plains. Some of the best landscapes in Myanmar had been crossed during today’s ride and hopefully there won’t be anymore long rides from now. Did see some wonderful moments of nature on the way and…
Day 29 : 19th October 2019 Wow. What a day from a riding perspective and we covered more than 640+ km (on a single day) from Kyaikto to Mandalay on good/bad and ugly roads and also went through villages/towns and cities. Except for me, all others have to return back to their work and it’s…
Day 27 : 17th October 2019 Let me start with a clarification. Mentioned “Who won’t remember me post this journey” and allow me to clarify my statement. It was sort of “Joke for the near/dear ones” and tried to pull their leg. Got aggressive and unhappy and emotional response from many. Even if these “near…
Day 26 : 16th October 2019 Human mind is very funny and got hit by the same feeling when your holiday gets over and when you have return to your base. Even though I still have 2 weeks of journey to be completed and don’t have any reporting deadline (except to her highness and the…
Day 25 : 15th October 2019 (Part 1 of pictures) Final day of the onward journey and the excitement of reaching the destination country made us behave like school going kids the night before. Got up late and didnt have time to write my regular blog and sent a message to the world (my) about…
Day 24: 14th October 2019 Met one ex-colleague for dinner and got ready to meet another one for the breakfast. We wanted to leave by 8 am and I requested her to come by 7 so that we can spend some time and continue further gossiping. The difficult part of this trip is time management…
Day 23 : 13th October 2019 400+ kms to be covered and destination for the day is Bangkok. Original plan is to reach Bangkok on Saturday but the car group wanted to spend more time at Sukhothai and I decided to stay back. Good and wise decision. We had another round of the “Incredible Breakfast…
Day 22 : 12th October 2019 Relaxed morning and saw a Sign board with “Incredible Breakfast” written and placed next to the dining area of the resort we are staying. Post my mandatory call to Sonal (in New Zealand and looked excited after finishing her first skydiving), went to the dining area and didn’t see…
Day 21 : 11th October 2019 One set of bikers started their journey to Bangkok and get the spare parts from Royal Enfield Showroom. One of the bikes is having battery issue and that can be done only in Bangkok and need to reach there before Saturday (Sunday closed) and get the work done. The…
Day 20 : 10th October 2019 Some additional information on day 19 post:° I had added a video on ants moving on a tree. Thought it was ants and got corrected by one of the lecturers. It belonged to termite (shows how much knowledge deficiency I have) family and these avoid sunlight while moving. Seeing…
Day 19 : 9th October 2019 Staying in a place with natural surroundings has its own impact on you. Getting up to a sight of misty/dewy morning and the sound of the river gets you into a good frame of mind and that’show the day started for me. Stayed at a place called “Pai Loess…
Day 18 : 8th October 2019 Again the host hosted us to a great breakfast (some sort of soup and rice mixed together and with donuts and Malaysian tea) and we had those just watching the 2 fountains jetting out hot water into the air. What better way to start the day with?. We started…
Day 17 : 7th October 2019 Happy Dussehra to all. We started late and took good rest and felt fresh in the morning. The host (escort team) had organized breakfast and that was brilliant. Rice mixed with banana or sweet potato covered in banana leaf and cooked was our breakfast. It tasted great and they…
Day 16 : 6th October 2019 It takes time to post the blog and pictures (because of poor Wi-Fi connection) and posting the night itself gave me an hour more of sleep. Enjoyed the extra precious hours of sleep and the morning started leisurely. Lots of people asked about Myanmar food. I am not a…
Day 15 : 5th October 2019 Though there won’t be anything to write about today and it’s all going to be riding the entire day. In fact, we don’t expect to make many stops and try to reach the destination (Kengtong) before sunset. Google gave around 485 km and 12 hours of the ride. We…
Day 14 : 4th October 2019 Before starting the days log, let me capture some clarification and information provided by one of the fellow travelers. ° Bagan temples were built between 11-13th century CE and not BCE as incorrectly captured. ° The paste which the locals apply on their face comes from a tree called…
Day 13 : 3rd October 2019 We spent some time together having couple of drinks and slept immediately after that. Sound sleep and I could sleep for couple of more days together. If you don’t miss your family and friends, do such a journey and the feeling hits you soon. Do miss Mumbai and family.…
Day 11/12 : 1st & 2nd October 2019 What a day. I normally take a couple of hours to get ready (do my regular things and including reviewing & posting this) every morning and today was going to be different. Got up really late and I had to finish everything in an hour’s time and…
Day 9 : 29th September 2019Clarification on the back issue posted on day 8. Nothing wrong with my back and it is still strong. The roads we used were really rough and it made me shift to the turns we maneuvered and the constant friction created some irritation on the back of my thigh. It…
Day 7 : 27th September 2019 We are in the land of Bengalis and I realized it late in the evening. Was talking to the hotel manager and asked him why a particular stretch of Asian Highway 1 is bad. He responded with a statement “Government is trying to extend the stretch to 4 lane…
Day 37 : 27th October 2019 Got some clarification on the National Highway numbering and sharing that with you all. Thanks to those who got this information to me. In 2010, Government of India officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is…
Day 6 : 26th September 2019 The hotel served us excellent food for dinner and that includes a glass of sweet lassi. I haven’t had lassi for really long time and it tasted brilliant. Need to have this brilliant drink on a regular basis and am determined about it. The morning at Darbhanga is fantastic.…
Day 8th 26th semtember The Guwahati hotel’s name was Hotel Parasuram (Oyo) and not a great hotel for 1150 rupees. The room itself looked shady to me and they made me climb 2 floors with all the luggage. Don’t know how to ascertain a good hotel from the aggregator’s application. Pictures look great, but in…
Too tired and slept early. Didn’t get a chance to see Mohania. Believe there is a one really old temple called Mundeshwari Devi where pooja/rituals happen without a break. Heard prayers/Mantras being recited at 4:30 am. Mohania to Silchar is not possible because of the distance and we decided to target Araria in Bihar (476…
Wow-what a town Maihar is up and running at 5:30 in the morning. Came down to see around and found a tea shop next to my hotel. Didn’t get tea so far at the places (because of the early hours we leave) we stayed and having a cup of hot tea first thing in the…
Didn’t tell you about the Butibori hotel. It’s on the highway towards Nagpur and called Hotel Royal Regency. Clean, large, and has a bar/restaurant which served us good food. Can opt for it if you are doing a road trip and if you prefer something outside the city. Started the day with a spicy poha…
Slept well and got up from the bed before the alarm buzzed at 5 am. Looks like my body clock is getting tuned for daily routine. Lots of people have been asking me whether I am doing a solo ride. Good time to get this clarified. A total of 9 people are doing this trip…
India to Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia road trip
Day 28 : 18th October 2019 Some relationships are built over a period of time (years or decades) and some are built stronger in a few days. My (our) relationship with Khun Tom/Darun belongs to the later one and we really become good friends and behaved like one instead of maintaining the client/agent relationship in…
Day 10: 30th September 2019 New place and no AC/fan and didn’t get sound sleep. You cannot expect more for 100 rupees but the people were very accommodative. When I got out of the shack, realized the steep and rocky surface we used to climb in the dark to park the vehicle. Didn’t know how…
This video was taken when I was riding to Nagarkot in Nepal, the roads were treacherous, the roads were getting narrow gradually, most of the routes are isolated, and I was changing my GoPro battery, suddenly there were two short guys in front of me shouting Paisa nekhalo, Paisa Nikhal (take out the money) but…
Here is my short video of 40 Days road trip, From Bangalore to Bangkok.
Madurai, The land of rich cultural and heritage the birth of Madurai is dated back in 300BC, The existence of the city is written by Roman historian and lawyer Pliny the younger and Ptolemy on their books, While we are talk about Madurai the very first thing strikes our mind is the famous grand Madurai Meenakshi temple, situated…
Dear Rider,I have written in detail about my experience, odds i faced in procuring the permit and visa, Documents to submit, Do’s and Don’ts, so that you can save a lot of time, so i request you to read this blog till the end to understand the process of documentation for road trip to Myanmar and…
Cramp and pain almost shattered my dream.. I woke up with an Elephant on shoulder I remember I was seeing this route map for almost a year, I have taken printouts and stuck everywhere from my office desk to bedroom, Ever time I saw this map, I felt so excited and happy, I’m going to…
The principle of adventure is always fun and no matter how many times you ride or the miles you covered Riding always thrills, excites and fun, There are many categories of motorbike bike riders like, cruise riders, weekend riders, Night rides, City night riders, Among all Night riding is one segment which is preferred by…
Dhanushkod also named as a ghost town by the government of Madras, after a massive cyclone ravaged on the night of December 23, 1964, the entire town was submerged underwater,a passenger train with 1200 peoples on board was halted on the bridge haled into the sea, many were missing, 1000 of bodies floating on the…
It was a boring, sleepy Monday post-lunch i decided to do something for fun excitement, as it was a long weekend, Monday i applied for leave and on Tuesday national holiday due to 71st Independence day. Therefore I planned to ride for the next 4 days 11th of Aug 9 PM, I was still in…
Madurai, The land of rich culture and heritage the birth of Madurai is dated back in 300 BC, The existence of the city is written by the Roman historian and lawyer Pliny the younger and Ptolemy on their books, While we are talking about Madurai the very first thing strikes our mind is the famous…
