Author: Priyanka
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Tentative Melbourne to Adelaide Cycling Route Map
I went on a cycling trip to Australia in Spring 2016. I was to land in Melbourne and had tentatively thought of doing a Melbourne to Adelaide Cycling circuit. One obvious route between these two cities is the coastal one including the great ocean road. I plotted another more northern route which I thought would…
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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..