Author: Priyanka
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Biking Australia 2016: Summary, Route, Weather & So On
Australia is amazing! So much unique flora, fauna, wildlife and also to a certain extent the people culture. The scenic beauty especially the Great Ocean Road (pic above) was so good. And the country/continent is so huge that I have barely explored a bit so there is much room for it to get better. Here…
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Vegan & Vegetarian Food in Taiwan – Taipei & Countryside
I had asked a couple of other travellers about vegetarian food in Taiwan and they had said it was available. But I was still sceptical because a lot depends on travel style. For eg: travellers who may have spent 5 days in Taiwan won’t realize some things which are lacking for people who spend longer…
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Elephant Mountain Hiking Trail, Taipei
When I explored the Taipei Google map the Elephant Hiking Trail seemed on the outskirts of the city. But as I rode towards it I found that it is amidst a whole lot of tourist attractions including the skyrise Taipei 101, city hall and Dr Sun Yet San Memorial. This hill right by the town is called…
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Taiwan: Day 1, Taoyuan Airport To Taipei City With Bike #CrazyShit
The first day into Taiwan, a country with a different language and culture couldn’t be crazier. I have to write out this blog for you to get how mad it was & hopefully share some useful info as well. It started fine….
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Biking Australia, Ride 3: Back To Atisha Buddhist Centre (Bad Weather)
It was really tough to take the decision of turning back. I kept wondering if I was chickening out. But I realized one thing very clearly – I don’t have gear for cold and wet climate. That’s all. That was the main reason I turned back. To give you a synopsis the weather became really…
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A Month In Modern Day Germany – How Travel Changed My View
When I first started researching Europe for my first solo international trip last year, I looked at many countries France, Spain, Scandinavia…. But Germany wasn’t really a country I considered in particular. Then I zoomed into going on a long distance cycling & camping trip. This brought Germany into my radar. Because it is the best place…
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Cycling In Australia: Inglewoods, Ride 2
Cycle touring is not that common in Australia and that has one fall out – People keep wishing me safety from traffic because that for them is the biggest danger in this kind of travel I guess. As I entered Inglewoods 40km from Atisha Buddhist Centre, I passed by an old woman. She stopped me…
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Australian Visa For Indians (compared to Schengen)
I had my flight from Kochi to Melbourne on 27th Aug, 2016. The Mumbai – Kochi wasn’t booked because I hadn’t gotten my visa yet. It was already 25th Aug. Then on 26th Aug morning I received The Email – with my visa. 🙂 So all is happy and a LOT of last minute packing…
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Cycling in Australia, Day 1
Heavy breakfast. Yep, I managed at least this as I left hill city Melby, better known as Melbourne. All packed and ready to go, The stand gave up..
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Taking The Cycle via Airplane, Mostly India Related
The first time I had to carry my cycle in the airplane, I took it very relaxed and started the dismantling process one hour before boarding the flight! This led me to jot down, “I am sitting in my Indigo flight from Mumbai to Kochi. Boarding this flight was a total last minute madness mainly…