Category: cycling
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I Haz Garmin Instinct 2S Watch ❤️
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Not a sponsored post in anyway – but Garmin if you are reading – send me some sponsored goods for free, will review ;)
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Filmed By Bike Annual Festival: I Watched A Few Cycling Short Films
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Reminiscing the cycle life with a few short bike films :)
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Which Cycle To Buy as Beginner For Cycle Touring, Casual Cycling or Commuting? Bicycle Buying Guide India
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Which cycle to buy? Lots of aspects to consider, explained here in a simple and easy to understand manner through my many years of cycling short and long distances in India and abroad. Your bicycle buying guide for India.
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I talk about my first days of cycle touring on Warmshowers bike life podcast :)
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The warm folks at WarmShowers – community for cycle tourers, invited me to talk about my cycle touring adventures on their popular bike life podcast. Had a great time reminiscing my early days of cycle touring – the days when I didn’t know how to use gears on a cycle, had never camped or cycle…
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Cycle Rides & Temple Visits, Powerful Combination <3
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The other day I cycled down to a friends place. It was a stop on my way back from a cycle trip to a powerful temple. I was telling him that it always helps me if one of the main stops on my cycle trips is a powerful temple or ashram or meditation spot. And…
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Iohan Gueorguiev, A Tribute : His videos made my lockdown easier
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His lovely videos made my lockdown easier, but at the same time he was fighting a hard battle. And couldn’t survive it. So saddened to know that he has passed on. Om shanti.
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A note from Francesco on Cycling through Denmark and Germany
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Sometime in early June 2020, Francesco wrote me a message about planning a cycling trip in Europe. He had read some of my blogs on my Berlin – Copenhagen cycle tour and had some additional queries. We were in the COVID lockdown here in India so I was really happy to get some cycling vibes…
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A Cycling Story And Tamil Nadu’s Phonetic Renaming Of Places
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Tamil Nadu recently changed the names of 1018 areas as per their phonetic pronunciations in Tamil (Thamizh?). This phonetic renaming of places reminded me of a related incident that happened a few years back on my first solo cycle tour in India. It was a short tour of two 100+ km rides. Chennai to Kanchipuram,…
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Abandoned Railway Tracks for Cycling & Hiking: The Vias Verdes of Spain
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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, I found out about the rich Vias Verdes network in Spain.
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I Cycled After a Year!
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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 fit. Only to realise that, well, slow and steady wins the race too. :D
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Border Crossing on Cycle: Trat, Thailand to Koh Kong, Cambodia
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One of the more exciting aspects about my 1000 km solo cycle tour in Thailand was cycling through a border crossing. It was my first actual border crossing by road. I have crossed through multiple schengen countries – Portugal to Spain, Germany to Denmark, Germany to Switzerland, Switz to France – but not a single…
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A 1000 km Cycle Tour in Thailand: Chiang Mai – Bangkok – Trat – Phnom Penh
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January of 2019, I went cycling in Thailand. It was my first time in this country and I was looking forward to see beyond its touristy visage. Cycle touring was sure to provide a deeper and more intimate view of the country. I was eager for long rides. And this was the first time that…
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Cycling Bangkok to Pattaya: A Travelogue with Route Map and Photos
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It has been a long day. I will myself up from the bed. I have yoga practices to do and then I have to consider my sprained ankle. And consume some fluids. And if the body aches, only stretching vociferously helps. I have cycled for 3 days. About 190km across southern Thailand. This is quite…
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![South East Asia Cycling Tour #1: When the VFS Guy Gave Me a 101% Rejection Guarantee [Podcast]](https://maproute.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ff1ec-img_20190121_060710-compressor-e1548255764112.jpg?w=450)
South East Asia Cycling Tour #1: When the VFS Guy Gave Me a 101% Rejection Guarantee [Podcast]
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My cycling tours are all self-planned and there are many challenges with each tour which I need to figure out. The visa application is one of the first. When I went to apply for my Thai visa the VFS guy gave me a 101% rejection guarantee….. and then I got the visa. Check out my…
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Taking Your Cycle in the Indian Railway Train [Podcast]
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Ideally, I would want to service my cycle properly in a nearby cycle shop or by myself at home and then start off on trips from my doorstep itself. But that will hardly ever happen, especially cause cycling in India is a bit more challenging than I would like. Much easier to fly of to…
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If Only India Were a Bit Safer: Cycling Bharat
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I am planning my next full-fledged cycle tour to South East Asia, and I am trying to convince the visa authorities to let me in their country without a return ticket (because I want to cycle 3 countries for 3-4 months, how do I figure out where/when to take a return ticket?!). And I am…
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Hiking & Cycling Routes Near Córdoba, Spain
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Cordoba’s historic city center is a testament to the times of Roman settlements, Muslim domination of Europe and the later victorious re-conquest by the Christians. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. And the old town definitely exudes a character and charm not easily found. But this is not why I chose…
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My First Solo Cycling & Camping Trip Impact: Why Travel?
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I had jotted down this post after my first solo cycling and camping trip from Berlin to Copenhagen. This was after many months of that trip – so I am not talking about the euphoria right after the trip. In fact right after the trip, I was heartbroken because I didn’t want to stop the…
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Cycling In Taiwan: A Detailed Guide
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2016 was the year I flew East. And my first experience of the Oriental culture was a month in Taiwan! :D Delving into the Taiwanese culture was fascinating. So many similarities with the Indian culture and also so much difference. Exploring this new culture was a complete joy and that too on bicycle!
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Taipei River Bike Path : For Cyclists, Walkers, Travellers et al.
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when I started searching out cycling routes in and around Taipei, I found a lot of mentions about the Taipei river bike path. And I loved it! I was fascinated on having such amazing infrastructure for cyclists, so easily accessible and right in the middle of a capital city! This bike path is still a…
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Solo Cycle Touring In Different Corners Of The World
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I prefer slow, immersive travel experiences. In the Summer of 2015, I went on my first trip to Europe, and tried out solo cycle touring. It was amazing and I found it very well suited for my tastes. Since then I have been on more cycling adventures in other countries and within India too. Writing…
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Should You Buy Or Rent A Cycle For Long Distance Touring?
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Considering a long distance cycling tour? If it is around your home city then you probably have access to a good cycle. But what if it is somewhere else – maybe a different country or even a different continent! Would you fly your cycle with you or should you buy or rent a cycle once…
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Tentative Melbourne to Adelaide Cycling Route Map
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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
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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 barely explored a bit so there is much room for it to get better. Here…
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Taiwan: Day 1, Taoyuan Airport To Taipei City With Bike #CrazyShit
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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….
