Ardèche valley

The plan was to visit remote villages in the department of Auverge-Rhône-Alpes region. Three friends from different parts of Europe were reunited in this trip, one from Belgium, one from Paris and other from Italy. The plan was to reunite in Valence and then head towards the countryside from there. The plan was to camp, […]

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Wandering in Arenzano

It was time to repeat the Arenzano-Crevari Trail at the onset of summer in Italy. We started early and packed some food near the Arenzano center and started towards the road behind the main Church that shows different waymarked trails. This time the climb was to Passo della Gava and then possibly continue further to […]

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It’s all about Pain… survival is just a souvenir!!

CTC Marathon in the Mountains V- Man of Steel Mission Accomplished Write up A sweet torment Registrations were pouring in after the invite was sent few months ago thinking the trek is going to be like a picnic. The day arrives, almost everyone dropped out few decided after attending Peter’s trek, few out from the […]

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Travel broadens the mind , widens your horizon

The most inspiring quote from Christopher  McCandless ,”The very basic core of man’s  living spirit is his passion for adventure and his thirst to travel. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon.” Born and brought up in […]

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The hidden paradise

For two months, Poonkathirvelan and myself have been into discussion about a bike trip, and that too starting from Chennai instead of using trucks or transport vehicles . As we consider Bike as brilliant mode of transport , why need Heavy trucks for transport?Soon we thought of Megamalai , which is not known to many […]

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Base Camp at Eastern Ghats

When I was about to see the trails for Megamalai , I had got a call inviting me to one of the treks in eastern ghats. It was a very long time since I had trekked in the dense jungles of eastern ghats, of course, the trek level and speed would be intense. I did […]

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