Soloride To Nowhere Leading To “Pandurajar Dhibi” (The Mound Of King Pandu), Bengal
On a lazy afternoon, I had taken out my motorcycle and was on my way of just enjoying some jungle roads … made friends with a few children enroute who directed me to PANDU RAJAR DHIBI, one of the most interesting archeological sites of Bengal. This is located in Village Panduk, Ausgram II Block in […]
WHY TRAVELLERS NEED TO DITCH/RETHINK ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA (by Ben Groundwater)
A few months ago, on a trip to Sicily, I made a decision: no more social media. No Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram, no blogs.I would go social-media-free for one week, getting back to the essence of travel, eschewing the urge to share things in favour of actually doing things. I deleted the Twitter app […]
GROUP-RIDE TO PANCHET DAM AND GARHPANCHKOTE (RIDE TO SERENITY)
This Sunday, along with a few close friends associated with our Motorcyclist Social Initiative DINER BELAY HEADLIGHT, we decided to ride to the destination of PANCHET dam and the ancient ruins of GARHPANCHKOTE. Its about a 248 km turnaround from my home; enough for a Sunday morning ride. There were total of four of us […]
120 Kilometer Of Going No Where
I was out today afternoon riding on Shwet-Agni and once I returned home, the odo showed 120 km. I was not visiting a tribal festival, I was not trying an adventure to any La, I was not trying to look for any natural wonder or historical monument, nor a group cabal of beer and music […]
Hornbill Festival in Nagaland
#DadaInHornbill@10 #Endpiece #LessonsLearnt As I return home after completing 3247 km in 9 days post Hornbill Festival in Nagaland and close the series of DadaInHornbill, I recall that every journey brings with it some lessons and experiences, some of which I am trying to share with all in the following parts :- Lessons in Life. […]
Dada In Hornbill – VII
#UnexploredHorizons Speechless, mystefied, in awe, no word can describe the sensory delight and wonder one can experience. After all the live videos and pics yesterday, not much to say but elucidate and annotate. Thank God, amongst the two long trips one can manage in a year, I chose Hornbill over many Motorcycle melas. #8Sisters – […]
Dada In Hornbill – VI
A total of about 140 km ride in all today from Dimapur to Kohima to Kisama to Zachama including local rides and sight seeing. Night stay in a Zachama Guest room. Very cold here .. #Nagachilli – In contrast to other days, the day started with sumptuous ghee clad parathas which I dared to try […]
Dada In Hornbill – V
Day 3 476 km to reach Dimapur. Got down from the saddle only thrice, hence not many pics today. #BikerBrotherhood – Just knew a brother @Arjun Singh was in Dimapur, gave him a message, landed up in his bungalow, enjoyed the campfire and his Old Monk with lots of snacks, hot bath and a dinner […]
Dada In Hornbill – IV
DAY – 2 Rode 387 km today and halted for the night at a small town called Pathshala, a little short of Nalbari. Could’ve travelled more, right upto Guwahati, but wanted to break the destination-mania and rest the saddlesore bum early. #NoPepsi – The entire town does not have Thums-Up, CocaCola or Pepsi, hence today’s […]
Dada In Hornbill – III
#LessonsFromTheRoad 505 kms done in Day 1. Reached a place called Fulbari (between Shiliguri and Dhupguri, booked into a cheapo lodge, took a big crapp, bath in cold water and enjoying my Old Monk with Lays potato wafers … Some hurriedly written practical lessons for all Motorcycle enthusiasts to note and newbies to imbibe :- […]