Archive for the 'touring' Category

Planning vs Spontaneity

There is an old saying, new riders pick a destination for the ride while experienced riders pick a direction and ride.
Now I have been touring for over three years and consider myself as an experienced rider and tourer, but when ever I decide to go for a ride, I like to pick a destination.
Does this [...]

World’s best tourer

Few days back Manik and I had the esteemed privilege of meeting world’s best tourer and it happened out of the blue when we least expected it.
Location: Bagga Link (Authorized Bajaj Service Center) Karol Bagh, New Delhi
Time: Sunny afternoon
Date: 1st of December, 2006
Characters:
Manik Mittal: 1 time ladakh veteran
Yogesh Sarkar: 2 time ladakh veteran [...]

Riding Solo To The Top of The World

After watching the trailers of this documentary few months back I have been waiting for its release. For those who haven’t heard about this documentary, here is some background on the documentary and the one man film unit, Gaurav Jani.

Plot of the documentary is set in the Changthang plateau in Ladakh situated at an [...]