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    • When I first started planning for a solo cycling tour – a what!!?? A long distance – cycling tour – SOLO. 😀 When I first started planning for it in 2014, If you remember from my older blog post, I…

    • I heard of abandoned railway tracks converted into cycling and hiking routes when I was touring Australia. At the time I was exploring a different route. I then visited Portugal and Spain in winter, 2017. As I researched possible routes,…

    • The world has gone a bit crazy these past few weeks. A lot of the leading developed countries have gotten into a serious tizzy. The “global pandemic” dreaded for many years, finally happened. And we would never have imagined an…

    • In my earlier post, I wrote about going in search of Aghoris at Girnar base. The next day morning was an eclipse, the 2020 solar eclipse that was seen in India. Since my niece and nephew were with us, we…

    • I visited the Girnar mountains of Gujarat in early Jan 2020. It was a family trip to the sacred Jain spots located on these mountains. Girnar taleti (base) is a smaller pilgrim town at the base of these mountains. The…

    • Seeing my cycling gear for long distance riding people naturally assume that I am a pro cyclist. Great health and fast riding. It leaves me somewhat embarrassed too often. Because they naturally assume I ride really quick and am really…

    • In 2016, I went on a crazy solo cycle ride from Chennai to Kanchipuram and the next day to Tiruvannamalai. When I reached Tiruvannamalai, my adventure with Ramana Ashram and Arunachalam began – at least in this physical life. This…

    • This blog post has been updated in October 2022 to help people planning early for the 2023 Mahashivratri event. For ticket prices and other such details you can refer to this blog: https://maproute.in/isha-mahashivratri-2023-what-we-know-so-far/ COVID seems to be gone and dusted…

    • This blog post is part of my Republic Day 2020 series where I list down different flag hoisting experiences. Independence day, 2019, I found myself at Isha Yoga Center. I was keen to participate in the flag hoisting ceremony at…

    • On our way to Dwarka, we were told by our driver about Krishna’s kuldevi mandir of Harsiddhi Mata. (see map location) Not sure what a kuldevi is? Here’s a video from Sadhguru on kula deities This temple is at Gandhvi,…