Travel With Ram

Rider: Ram Date: Feb 1st to Feb 4th Bike: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350cc Total Distance: 770 Kms Its been 85 years since Gangai Konda Cholapuram Temple is Consecrated. 'Gangaikonda Cholapuram membattu Kuzhu' has made an effort to do it again to that majestic temple. How can a Chola lover like me could even think of missing this one? I took two days off Feb 2nd and 3rd prior and started my ride by late evening of Feb 1st. Earlier my Dad left to Chidambaram and said he would join me on 1st night. Since this is one of the proud moment for all Chola lovers, we couldn't find a place to stay there as all the room are mostly pre-booked. Fortunately, that is the place where my father is in work during his younger age and again he went on in search of his old friend. These were happening during my ride from Chennai. Again, he went on to the places he remember on search of his friend after 25 years and without any out-attempts he got his friend. They both shared the jo...

I never say it is been a long plan, but I managed to plan it a little ahead.  I had multiple options to cover out Starting from Coimbatore region, Rameshwaram and Nagercoil. Due to hot weather condition, I stick to one thing – NO BIKE. Yes. This time the plan was to go on in Public Transport. I had 3 days of holiday, but I planned to end the trip in 2 days. After many analysis, I confirmed as Nagercoil and listed out the places.  With whom? No one. Its my own world, Pakka Solo trip. Then Booking! No Trains. Hence booked in SETC on Friday evening 5.30. Since the mentioned travel hours is 12 Hours, I drafted the plan keeping in mind that I would reach there by 6 AM. I managed to book for the hotel at Kanyakumari. And return ticket in RKK Travels on Sunday Night. A day before the travel, I got an info from RKK Travels that their bus has been cancelled with an apology. That is a long weekend and getting bus cancelled mail is the worst nightmare that I could hear. With the...

Riders: Ram & Naveen Bikes: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350CC & Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Total Distance: 1150kms & 1132kms Dates: 10th March to 13th March 2017 Day 1:   Chennai|Bangalore to Trichy As we have planned earlier, Myself(Ram) started from Chennai and Naveen started from Bangalore exactly by 6 PM on 10th March. We have planned to meet at Srirangam exactly at 12AM, expecting a 6 hour travel. I have made earlier arrangement for night stay in ‘Srirangam Yatri Nivas’. Naveen traveled via Krishnagiri > Salem > Namakkal > Srirangam and I got to know from him that night ride 80Kms before Srirangam is an Nightmare. I took the route of Tindivanam > Villupuram > Tholudur > Srirangam, which is pakka Highways and I can’t complaint even a single place. Naveen Reached Srirangam by 11.50PM and I made it around 12.20AM. We got into ‘Yatri Nivas’ – Place owned by Srirangam Temple for Pilgrims stay. The place is so beautiful, but the rooms are not maintai...