Cycling from Manali to Leh - Day 7,8 - Taglang La

Cycling from Manali to...

Jul 6, 2013
Lachalang La, the 4th pass in our itinerary was right in front of us from where we were at Whisky Nala. When we started cycling at 6 AM, there was still frost on the saddle and ...
Cycling from Manali to Leh - Day 5,6 - Gata Loops

Cycling from Manali to...

Jul 5, 2013
Baralacha La was 14 kms away on the 5th day. Venu was down with altitude sickness and preferred to walk rather than cycle. None of us had a great sleep the previous night due to...
Cycling from Manali to Leh – Day 3, 4 - Zing Zing Bar

Cycling from Manali to...

Jul 4, 2013
The countryside on the Chandra-Bagha river valley is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. The river changes color between green, blue, brown, white and even grey dependin...
Cycling from Manali to Leh - Day 2 - Rohtang

Cycling from Manali to...

Jul 3, 2013
Rohtang: The pass of "pile of corpses". It was a ominous start with a light rain overnight. Our support jeep driver and the hotel staff did not like the idea of us cycling up in...
Cycling from Manali to Leh - Day 1 and Before

Cycling from Manali to...

Jul 2, 2013
6 years back, in 2007, when I was touring at Manali with my family, I saw a lone cyclist between Manali and Rohtang pass. Until then, I had not even imagined that one could cycl...
Bicycle - Best means of transport in Bangalore

Bicycle - Best means o...

Nov 22, 2012
First, let me compare some travel times here from my experience:Distance from my home to office - 9 kms (Jayanagar to Bommanahalli via the dreaded silk board junction)Travel tim...