India’s Street Food Scene

Nov 09, 2019
India’s Street Food Scene One of India's undoubted strengths is the nation's iconic foods. As Westerners travelling India by motorbike, we found the street food to be amazing! Sure, you have to be smart when choosing the vendor - pick someone who is busy, where people are eating and the oil is sizzling hot, the food fresh and the vibe is good. We never had any tummy problem notorious to visits to the region. It was our choice to stick to vegetarian foods, which is the standard to most of India. Restaurants are identified as normal and non-veg. Remember in…
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Riding Bikes in India – A Beginner’s Overview

Oct 13, 2019
It was day 3, we had been riding for three solid days and were exhausted. To make matters worse, it was after dark. We had been warned on a number of occasions not to drive after dark in India. But we thought we could do it. We were experienced. How bad could it get? Now I will take this from the average Westerner's perspective. Just imagine the busiest roads, then without street lighting, then with some of the vehicles without lights, then some driving on the wrong side of the road, at you. And fast! And I was on a…
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India Bound – Prelude

Oct 01, 2019
Ready to Ride India   The plan has changed, but it will still be crazy good!! This all began in a rather ordinary way. My son, Kyle, rang to ask if we could travel somewhere together, just the two of us. It was a terrific idea as we had travelled together, but never alone. “Sure!” I replied without any hesitation. It’s not often one of your kids want to share a holiday. I was honoured. “Where?” There was a pause. “Kazakhstan!” “Sure!” was my immediate reply, but inside I thought, “Kazakhstan!!! What the bloody hell is there in Kazakhstan?” To…
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