Welcome to Sikkim. Welcome to the concluding part of the “Cycling in the Mountains” adventure. In this part, I’ll take you around Gangtok and tell why I came to Sikkim. I have shared a detailed travelogue of my three previous…
Welcome to the third part of my Cycling in the Mountains travelogue. After spending four days in Darjeeling, it’s time to head to my next destination – Kalimpong. Keep reading. # NOV 5 The original plan was to…
Welcome to the second part of my Cycling in the Mountains travelogue. In this section I will be covering my ride from Kurseong to Darjeeling and will include information on where I stayed and what I saw and did. So,…
“Investment in travel is an investment in yourself.” Hi! I’ll be sharing my month-long solo cycling journey through the picturesque hill stations of Kurseong, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Gangtok, which started and ended in Siliguri. This travelogue is organised into four…
On my recent solo one-month cycling adventure across the hill stations of Kurseong, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Gangtok, I came across these road signs with messages erected every few kilometres to remind people to drive or ride safely . These are…
A couple of weeks ago, on my way to Darjeeling, I met Nilesh Dwivedi, a 22-year-old cyclist who is on an all-India tour. He set out on his journey from his home in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on September 25th. He’s…
Pedal the Cycle Nice and Slow, No one Ever knows when it’s Time to Go, There’ll be no Time to enjoy the Glow, So pedal the Cycle Nice and Slow… Life is too Short but feels pretty Long, There’s too…
Every time I go for a cycle ride, I prefer to take a different route, and during these rides, I’ve seen a lot of post boxes of different shapes and sizes. Goa, which is part of the Maharashtra circle, is…
Long before the arrival of the wrist watch, humans kept time by using the sundial, the first timekeeping device! Early dials marked the passage of time, the recurring seasons and the apparent motion of the sun in the sky. All…
The monsoon rains have transformed the countryside into a kaleidoscope of vibrant blooms, and the ones that caught my eye on my bicycle rides are the small bell-shaped pink flowers with their little lip sticking out. Blossoming profusely along the…