India By Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 2 – The Adventure Begins

Nov 17, 2019
Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford Diary Entry 2 - The Adventure Begins Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home Mumbai Day 4 Today is the day I secretly dreaded – when we collect our motorbikes. Originally we planned to purchase Royal Enfield 500CC bullets and ride them home –…
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India By Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 1

Nov 13, 2019
Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford 1 - To Mumbai - Kyle Arrives Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home In Mumbai Read The Prelude to our adventure I wake about 2am. That is when the time-clock in my head tells me it’s 6am and time to rise and shine.…
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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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My Process

Mar 04, 2017
Writing a book ain't easy! Why be a writer? Not only must you have that terrific idea, and then put the words to paper in a coherent manner, but the road of having your book published can be fraught with pot-holes and poor signage that afflicts any travelling the road away from the more crowded thoroughfares. Not only must you finish your book, but you have to publish it, which can be the most challenging step of all.   My process: I might not have taken the best road, as I believe everyone's process will be different, but I hope…
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