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Bengaluru to Gandikota: A Ride to the Grand Canyon of India

Gandikota. Doesn’t the name have an interesting ring to it? It almost has a mystical tone.

Situated on the right bank of the river Pennar in Andhra Pradesh, Gandikota is popularly known as the “Grand Canyon of India.”

Once you see it, it actually feels like one. Though, I’ve never been to the real Grand Canyon yet.

“Gandi” in Telugu means “a gorge,” and “kota” means “a fort.” So, Gandikota literally translates to “a fort around a gorge.”… » click to continue reading “Bengaluru to Gandikota: A Ride to the Grand Canyon of India”

Bangalore to Mumbai Motorcycle Ride, BNLF, and Back Again

This is a pretty big travelogue. I’m sure it’ll be worth your time. Please bookmark it so that you can come back to it later. Give some time for all the images to load.

IndiBlogger had planned to host their first ever pan India blogging conference in Mumbai called BNLF (Blog Now, Live Forever).

As soon as I read about it in my email, wild adventurous thoughts started to stir in my mind. This was months before more details (dates and place) about the event were announced.… » click to continue reading “Bangalore to Mumbai Motorcycle Ride, BNLF, and Back Again”

A Ride Through Wilderness: Valparai to Bangalore (Day 4)

This post covers Day 4 of the 4-day ride through wilderness. Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 have already been covered in an earlier post. This is the final day of the ride.

Route: Valparai – Attakatti – Aliyar – Pollachi – Palladam – Tiruppur – Gobichettipalayam – Anthiyur –
Karkegandi (TN-KA Border) – Hanur – Kollegal – Malavalli – Kanakapura – Bangalore

Distance Covered: ~455 km

Valparai-to-Hanur

Google Maps: Valparai to Hanur

Hanur-to-Bangalore

Google Maps: Hanur to Bangalore

Finally, we’d accomplished what we’d come for.… » click to continue reading “A Ride Through Wilderness: Valparai to Bangalore (Day 4)”

A Ride Through Wilderness- Day 3 – Athirappilly to Valparai Cruise

This post covers Day 3 of the 4-day ride through wilderness. Day 1 and Day 2 have already been covered in an earlier post. Day 4 will be posted soon.

Today was the day we were all waiting for. The stretch going from Athirappilly to Valparai is perhaps one of the most amazing forest routes in India.

Obviously, we were all excited to say the least.

Route: Vattavada – Pampadum Shola National Park – Top Station – Kundala – Mattupatty Dam – Munnar – Adimali – Kothamangalam – Perumbavoor – Karakutty – Mookannoor – Vettilappara – Athirappilly Waterfalls – Vazhachal – Malakkappara – Upper Sholayar Dam – Uralikal – Valparai

Distance Covered: ~275km

Day 3 MapGoogle Maps: http://goo.gl/cNuEPV… » click to continue reading “A Ride Through Wilderness- Day 3 – Athirappilly to Valparai Cruise”

Weekend Getaway Ride: Bangalore to Horsley Hills

Horsley Hills is a quaint summer hill resort about 160km from Bangalore. It is also called as Andhra’s Ooty. If you’re looking for a weekend getaway from Bangalore, then visiting Horsely Hills might be a great idea.

Route: Bangalore (K.R. Puram) – Hoskote – Chintamani – Madanapalle – Horsley Hills – B. Kothakota – Gownipalli – Chintamani – Siddlaghatta – Chikkaballapura – Devanahalli – Bangalore

Total distance covered: ~340km

Bangalore to Horsley Hills Route MapGoogle Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/PTdGb

Ride Intro

Date: 18th October, 2014

Number of Riders: 2

Riders and Motorcycles:

  • Salman on Royal Enfield Classic 500
  • Balakrishna on Royal Enfield Classic 350

Background

My friend Balakrishna had planned a short ride to Horsley Hills last week, but I couldn’t make it because of some commitments.… » click to continue reading “Weekend Getaway Ride: Bangalore to Horsley Hills”