Cycling To Spiti, Day 12, Chattru to Manali.

Distance Ridden: 87 Kilometers Eeco Friendly.  We woke up around 6:30, the plan was to start at 7 but then when in the hills t...

Delhi Drama Act 22, The Singer.

"Chattarpur Metro?" "60 Rs" I get in, a minute later the driver starts a devotional song on his phone, the lyric...

Cycling To Spiti, Day 11, Chandrataal to Chattru

Day 11, Chandrataal To Chattru.  Distance ridden: 56 kilometers.  Taal - Nalas - Bump After a night of turning and ...

Cycling To Spiti, Day 10, Losar to Chandratal

Day 10, Losar to Chandratal , Via Kunzum Pass Distance Ridden: 43 Kms Camping? Camping.  I met Ravinder, Monu, Avinash, and ...

Cycling To Spiti, Day 9, Such a Losar.

Day 9.  Key Gompa to Losar, via Kibber, Chicham, Kiamo, Hansa.  Distance Ridden: 53 Kilometers. Oh such a Losar. I woke up...

Cycling To Spiti, Day 8, Tabo to Key Gompa

Day 8.  Tabo to Key Gompa.  Distance Ridden: 64 KMs Where's the key? I started after a quick breakfast at Cafe Kunzum top, the init...

Cycling To Spiti, Day 7, Namaste Spiti Valley

Day 7, Nako to Tabo Namaste Spiti Valley I missed several alarms and woke up around 9 only after the noise of bricks falling on the...

Cycling to Spiti, Day 6, Nako

Day 6, Puh to Nako. Distance Ridden: 42 Kilometers I woke up around 9 AM, the bad roads of yesterday and the day end climbs were...

Cycling to Spiti, Day 5, What the Puh?

Day 5. Kalpa to Puh Distance Ridden: 86 Kilometers Roads? What roads? I started from Kalpa around 10AM with short ride to Rello Peak (...

Cycling to Spiti, Day 4, Kalpa!

Day 4. Kalpa Distance Ridden: 0 KM. Rest and Talk, Talk and Rest. When I woke up today to the sound of drums from a festival at the near...

Cycling to Spiti, Day 3, Entry to Kinnaur

Day 3 Distance Ridden: 87 kms. Jeori To Kalpa, via Wangto, Tapri, Karchem, Reckong Peo Misadventures. When I woke up, I had the alar...

Cycling to Spiti, Day 2, Jeori.

Day 2, Kumarsahn to Jeori, Via Rampur. Distance Ridden: 74 KMs.  Why don't you get a scooty? Last night I had to unp...

Cycling to Spiti! Day 1, Shimla

Day 1. Shimla - Kumharsain Distance Ridden: 83 Kilometers After dinner at around 11 at one of those Murthal Dhabas I fell asleep, a...

Cycling to Spiti! Day 0, Noida.

Day 0, Noida - Delhi Distance on Cycle: 23KM Murphy's Law. This week has been a torture, the last minute shopping spree that doesn...

The high pedestal.

The high pedestal. The ones you call "Perfect" are tired, injured, annoyed,  and burned out. Sitting on a high pedestal,  they...

Dichotomy

Dichotomy I look back at life and see failure angst damage as I turn and look into a mirror I see strength vigour hope beca...