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Best places to visit in Navi Mumbai
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Best places to visit in Navi Mumbai

WannabemavenAugust 18, 2024August 28, 2024

The planned city of Navi Mumbai is often seen as a residential surrounding. The township accommodates lakhs of people, some…

Karnala Bird Sanctuary review of our trek experience
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Karnala Bird Sanctuary review of our trek experience

WannabemavenJuly 19, 2024July 19, 2024

Planned trips sometimes don’t go as expected. Unplanned trips, on the other hand, sometimes turn out to be the best…

A visit to Mani Bhavan, Mumbai – Tracing Gandhi’s time in Mumbai
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A visit to Mani Bhavan, Mumbai – Tracing Gandhi’s time in Mumbai

WannabemavenOctober 2, 2023October 2, 2023

On a bright Sunday morning, I decided to visit Mani Bhavan, Mumbai. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi resided in a quiet tucked…

Where to find the best street food in Bohri Mohalla during Ramzan
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Where to find the best street food in Bohri Mohalla during Ramzan

WannabemavenMarch 18, 2023September 16, 2023

As a foodie, every year I look forward to Ramzan. Four years after my last visit to Mumbai’s Mohammad Ali…

Exploring Street Food at Mohammad Ali Road During Ramzan
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Exploring Street Food at Mohammad Ali Road During Ramzan

WannabemavenFebruary 23, 2023September 16, 2023

Boliye madam, kya lao? Bheja Fry, Bheja Masala, Gurda Masala, Kheeri Kaleji? I found myself at what is called a…

Banganga – Mini Varanasi to immerse ashes in Mumbai
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Banganga – Mini Varanasi to immerse ashes in Mumbai

WannabemavenMarch 15, 2022September 16, 2023

Banganga is a large freshwater tank surrounded by ghats and used to immerse ashes in Mumbai. According to mythology, Lord…

Trek to Haji Malang Dargah and Malangadd Fort – From Sunrise to Sunset
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Trek to Haji Malang Dargah and Malangadd Fort – From Sunrise to Sunset

WannabemavenFebruary 12, 2022July 12, 2023

Trekking is no easy feat, it takes stamina especially for non-trekkers like me. But the sweet joy once you reach…

RBI Monetary Museum, Mumbai – Money on Display
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RBI Monetary Museum, Mumbai – Money on Display

WannabemavenMarch 1, 2020

I have had to rely on my memory to write about my visit to the RBI Museum in Mumbai, since…

Visit Gilbert Hill in Mumbai before it’s too late!
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Visit Gilbert Hill in Mumbai before it’s too late!

WannabemavenJanuary 22, 2020

If you’ve grown up in the Mumbai suburbs, you’ve seen Gilbert Hill at least once.. It’s that standalone rocky outcrop…

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Matinees at Matterden

WannabemavenNovember 13, 2018

I’ve just returned after watching the 1975 classic – One flew over the cuckoo’s nest on a 70mm screen. Matterden…

An April of Arts
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An April of Arts

WannabemavenMay 1, 2016

I haven’t travelled to any place new in April 2016. It has been a conscious decision to slow down. One…

In search of the Nagla Bunder Fort, Thane and an unexpected discovery
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In search of the Nagla Bunder Fort, Thane and an unexpected discovery

WannabemavenDecember 29, 2015

It was a while since I rode the bike so I did a short road trip to Ghodbunder last week.…

7 Budget Restaurants in Andheri East for Corporate Lunch
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7 Budget Restaurants in Andheri East for Corporate Lunch

WannabemavenMay 12, 2015

So you work in Andheri East? You are here on a sales call? You have a meeting in this area? If…

History connects itself at Vajreshwari Temple
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History connects itself at Vajreshwari Temple

WannabemavenDecember 15, 2014

I visited Vajreshwari temple a couple of days back and was surprised to learn that the temple shares its history with…

Chinese Opera ‘The Peony Pavilion’ comes to India
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Chinese Opera ‘The Peony Pavilion’ comes to India

WannabemavenDecember 5, 2014

India will get a taste of Chinese art and culture when Kunqu Opera ‘The Peony Pavilion’ comes to India for…

The XVII Tea Room Bandra – Have Chai in Style
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The XVII Tea Room Bandra – Have Chai in Style

WannabemavenNovember 29, 2014

Editor’s note: This restaurant has shut down at the said location in Bandra I’ve decided to jot down my experiences…

Between Breads, Bandra: Bacon and Archie Comics is Quite a Combination
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Between Breads, Bandra: Bacon and Archie Comics is Quite a Combination

WannabemavenNovember 7, 2014

Note: This Review is skewed towards Bacon! Almost all dishes (except the vegetarian ones) at Between Breads Bandra have Bacon.…

The Last Bungalow of Seven Bungalows Survives
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The Last Bungalow of Seven Bungalows Survives

WannabemavenOctober 4, 2014

Ever wondered why Seven Bungalows is called Seven Bungalows? How did it get its name? Here is some interesting trivia…

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  • Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
  • I just came to say Hello
  • I've preferred words over being on camera, and for the longest time, I hid behind the lens. But at the start of 2026, I made a personal goal - to do a video with voiceover and put my face in it. We're four months into this year, and I'm finally checking that box ✅.

Now tell me, do you want to see more videos like this? 

#travel #thailand #thailandfood
  • I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
  • When you plan a trip on Tuesday and fly out on Friday 🇹🇭
  • Next destination: Ocean

#travel #beachlife #islandgirl
  • At 28, I bought myself an RE Classic 350 as a birthday gift, not knowing it would change how I travel. What began as occasional city rides in Mumbai turned into long distance road trips across Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala during the pandemic. That eventually led me to adventure touring on the RE Himalayan through Nepal’s Himalayas and across Tibet, the roof of the world. Most recently, I rode through North East India’s rugged heartland on the RE Scram 440. It’s been quite a ride! 

@royalenfield @royalenfieldrides #travel #royalenfield #bikeride #roadtrip
  • Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
  • It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun.

Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis.

From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲

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Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna.

At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition.

Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous. 

I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
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Twelve years back, somewhere near Jodhpur in a village called Chotila, I came across Om Banna Temple along a highway. It was dedicated to a motorcycle. Truck drivers stopped to pray before it. Bottles of alcohol were left as offerings for its dead owner, Om Banna. At the time, I enjoyed the weirdness of finding something like this on the road. Rural India is full of these strange discoveries intersecting faith, folklore and superstition. Then this week, I watched Dug Dug, a small indie film, inspired by that very legend. A dead man’s bike keeps returning to the site of his accident until it slowly turns into a roadside deity. Nobody questions it enough, everyone believes it's miraculous.  I went back to my Rajasthan album to see the photos and imagined the stories — the mysterious motorcycle (in the film, it's a Luna), the drunk rider who became a local god, how alcohol became an offering for him, how the shrine has a full time priest, how commerce grew surrounding it, and just how one roadside incident in 1988 spiralled into blind faith and a full blown temple.
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I've preferred words over being on camera, and for the longest time, I hid behind the lens. But at the start of 2026, I made a personal goal - to do a video with voiceover and put my face in it. We're four months into this year, and I'm finally checking that box ✅. Now tell me, do you want to see more videos like this? #travel #thailand #thailandfood
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I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories.

Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲.

From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood.

Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning.

#Armenia #yerevan #travel
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I love it when I watch a movie and it references a historical event or incident at a place that I might have visited, bridging the gap between the screen and my own memories. Last week I saw Evan Almighty, where Steve Carell is chosen as a modern-day Noah to build an ark and save the animals from a localised flood. The film immediately reminded me of my time in Armenia🇦🇲. From the capital city, Yerevan, the silhouette of Mount Ararat dominates the horizon. It is a mind-blowing fact to stand there and realize that both biblical scholars and ancient traditions identify the "mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) as the final resting place where Noah's Ark landed after the Great Flood. Mount Ararat remains deeply sacred and dear to the Armenian people, even though the mountain was lost to Turkey in 1921 following the Treaty of Kars. Even behind a border, it stands as a towering symbol of their heritage and an ancient beginning. #Armenia #yerevan #travel
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At 28, I bought myself an RE Classic 350 as a birthday gift, not knowing it would change how I travel. What began as occasional city rides in Mumbai turned into long distance road trips across Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala during the pandemic. That eventually led me to adventure touring on the RE Himalayan through Nepal’s Himalayas and across Tibet, the roof of the world. Most recently, I rode through North East India’s rugged heartland on the RE Scram 440. It’s been quite a ride! @royalenfield @royalenfieldrides #travel #royalenfield #bikeride #roadtrip
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Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country.

And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀

#royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
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Just returned from a Northeast India ride on the RE Scram 440, tracing a path across Arunachal, Assam, and Nagaland. I actually did only half of this ride because corporate slave🫠, but it was extremely rewarding. From the quiet backroads of Namsai to the tea gardens of Dibrugarh, Longwa on the Myanmar🇲🇲 border, the hills of Mon, the Ahom relics of Sivasagar, the rice terraces of Kohima, and the bustling streets of Guwahati - the Scram was versatile, carrying us across all kinds of terrain through an unseen and rather underrated corner of the country. And did I mention what a pretty-looking bike it was? Heads turned 👀 #royalenfield #royalenfieldrides #travel #roadtrip @royalenfieldrides @royalenfield
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It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun.

Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis.

From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲

#oman #omantourism #omanitinerary
It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun.

Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis.

From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲

#oman #omantourism #omanitinerary
It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun.

Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis.

From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲

#oman #omantourism #omanitinerary
It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun.

Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis.

From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲

#oman #omantourism #omanitinerary
It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun.

Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis.

From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲

#oman #omantourism #omanitinerary
It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun.

Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis.

From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲

#oman #omantourism #omanitinerary
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It was our last day in Oman, and I woke up early to watch the sunrise over the desert. It looked calm and beautiful. Later, we went quad biking across the dunes, which was a lot of fun. Our flight to Mumbai was late at night, so we had time for one last detour. We drove to Wadi Shab, one of Oman’s beautiful wadis, with turquoise pools surrounded by mountains and deep canyons. Oman has many such wadis. From there, we drove back to Muscat, a two-hour journey. We returned the car at the airport itself, exited the country, and the trip came to a beautiful close. Country number 22 was ticked off🇴🇲 #oman #omantourism #omanitinerary
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