Road Tales

There was a time when a 80 kilometer ride down to Tamhini Ghat was considered a "long" ride. Today we think nothing of riding non-stop from Udhampur to Delhi!! That perhaps is one indicator of just how far we have come as riders. But the growth has not just been as a rider: there has also been a tremendous growth in self-confidence and persona.

The Road Tales section of my blog is an attempt to document some of those exciting bitter-sweet, and sometimes dangerous experiences on the road that contributed to this growth. Hope you enjoy reading these as much as I enjoy writing them down!

WARNING: Some of the stories in the Road Tales section are of an adult nature with potentially offensive adult language. A mature head and sense of humor is highly recommended! :)

1-Mar

2013

Click here for gallery This was certainly not your regular day of forest ghooming: this kind of stuff does not happen everyday! Indeed my expectations from the trip were very low: i was hoping to catch some interesting birds when i set out that morning: the A “Changeable Hawk Eagle” is one bird that can [...]

12-Mar

2012

What should one do when you are travelling in a group and you begin to feel unwell? Let your buddies know immediately? Or keep your discomfort to yourself for fear of being ridiculed?

18-Jan

2012

What is the worst that could happen if you were stranded at night on a small country road with a flat tyre? A lot! Read on to find out! :)

11-Nov

2011

Some relationships you are born into. Others you make on the often complicated journey through life. One often imagines, or wishes, that these relationships will last for ever.

But men have a way of screwing up! This story is about one such brotherhood: built on the road, and broken on the road….

17-Oct

2011

Pushkar wasn’t even supposed to be on our itinerary. It was one of those arbit things that just happened, well, Arbit! “Cutlet” had made grandiose plans of riding through the Punjab and on one drunken night at my then shack in Vashi, I ended up signing up for the ride. A late start (and Cutlets [...]

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