Author: Priyanka
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Cycling To Stege on a Very Windy Day, Denmark #Berlin2Copenhagen
The second ferry of my cycle trip takes place at a quaint Danish town called Stubbekobing to another Danish town called Bogø. This was a very small ferry route. 15 minutes from one island to another. As I reached the other side, I didn’t see much of Bogø because I got off the ferry and…
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Faxe Ladeplads, Denmark: Coastal Towns #Berlin2Copenhagen
After couple of weeks on the road – cycling & camping I found myself getting used to the lifestyle and loving it. Hence, it was a really grievous matter that I had totally only 17 days on the road, which meant just 2-3 more days to go before I head to Copenhagen (either reach it…
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Kaup Beach Lighthouse, Konkan Karnataka
One of my first Lighthouse visits was the Kaup Beach Lighthouse near Udupi in Konkan Karnataka. I took a local bus from Udupi going towards Mangalore and got down at the small town. There was this Mariamma temple opposite the bus stand,
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Fanefjord Church on a Really Windy Day! #Berlin2Copenhagen
As I have mentioned earlier in my Berlin to Copenhagen cycle story that from Stubbekobing to Stege was the maddest day in the entire cycling trip! I wanted to cycle 70-80 km that day but managed a very hard 25 km. It was too windy! Later when I checked the weather, I figured the winds had…
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How to choose your long distance Cycle Route?
If you are looking to choose your first cycle route, here is some help. There are a lot of aspects to consider when choosing the route to cycle, by and large these are some factors to keep in mind. Also, the idea here is not to make it sound difficult – it may seem that way initially.…
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Unexpectedly Awesome Places in India #2: Mysore Lakes
It is odd that this blog of mine hardly has anything about Mysore, considering that it was my favourite city to visit for years… so it is only fitting to write about it now in my Unexpectedly Awesome place series. In the first post I wrote about the Western Ghats and here I will write about the…
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Travel Switzerland – Walking Trails, Ferry Rides & Quaint Towns
I had just finished my first long distance cycling trip. Solo cycling & camping from Berlin to Copenhagen, 550 kms in 17 days. 17 days in the European countryside, a dreamy solitude. I was to now spend a week with my parents in the country they really wanted to visit – Switzerland. Having enjoyed and…
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Cycling Berlin to Copenhagen Day 1: Leaving the Roost
Quite a while and I haven’t written much about my Europe trip. Lot of posts need to be written, a lot of people want to know about my expenses and budget and all that. Today I am more in the mood for prose, so writing about Day 1: Cycling Berlin to Copenhagen…. This was the…
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Unexpectedly Awesome places in India #1: Western Ghats
It is fascinating to visit a place and find it unexpectedly awesome! Old thoughts, old expectations, understanding of the land, all get questioned. A new respect and appreciation for beauty grows in my heart every time I come across such a place. So here is a series of posts on the lesser known places which…
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Year End Review: My travel adventures in 2015
Finally I am sitting down to write my year end review for 2015. I love this exercise, it allows me to just sit and reminisce the years memories. 2015 is in a way a most memorable year for many happenings in my life. In the travel spectrum there was a big trip – Solo cycling…