Archive for March, 2008

CCTVs to be installed on the Noida Express Way!

Just read on Times of India that UP government is planning to install CCTVs on Noida - Grater Noida Expressway (Taj Expressway) curtsy the “stunter”, who apparently wanted to make it into limca book of records by pulling the longest wheelie on the busy expressway, where no one drives below 80kmph!
Now that “brainiac” has been [...]

Five things you need to know about traveling to Ladakh

Here is a list of five things which I feel every traveler planning to travel to Ladakh should know about:
1. Land route to Ladakh is only open for about 6 months every year (mid/end May to October/November), with Srinagar - Leh staying open for the maximum time. Though one can fly to Leh all year [...]

MTV Roadies 5.0, the game goes international

MTV Roadies is a reality TV show made by MTV India. Despite having Hero Honda as the primary sponsors, it is far from being a bike/travel oriented reality show, and instead focuses mainly on the bitching and sexual tension between contestants with a lame version of fear factor thrown in.
However the show has been quite [...]

Time to give my motorcycle a break!

It has just occurred to me, that in past three years, I haven’t done a single trip without my motorcycle! Well that is if I do not count the trip to my cousin’s wedding in Chandigarh or the business trip to Pune last year.
Even though I love to travel on my motorcycle, traveling in a [...]

Road to Ladakh to open in April!

According to news reports, road between Srinagar and Sonamarg has been cleared for the vehicular traffic and BRO is working now to clear the road between Srinagar and Leh and the road might just get opened in the month of April!