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    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • 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 –…

    • 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..

    • 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…