My first visit to Panchgani (and Mahabaleshwar) was also my first real ride on my new Motorcycle, the Royal Enfield Thunderbird. This was back in 2004 and I still remember the planning I put in for that. Of course, I was new to Pune and didn’t know anything about any highway around the city and this was my first trip out of the city. My planning was almost flawless.
Considering that Panchgani is just about 100 kms from Pune, the planning was overkill, but its better to be prepared than Sorry, …
The long weekend that is. Tomorrow and Friday is a holiday in most places in India on account of the Festival of Dasara. Am off to the coastal state of Goa. Yummy seafood and cold beer is what awaits me.
I will not be posting at all while I’m gone. Expect an update with lots of pics from nice, sunny Goa when I’m back :-)
Gotta rush now … the beach is calling me.
Welcome to the Third edition of the Friday Linkfest. Read on for the best of the web :-)
Travel
World’s top 10 trekking destinations
The adventures of Wan
Must read for anyone who likes to ride on two wheels.
Roopkund Trek
Flickr stream of a friend who just came back after completing the Roopkund trek.
Technology
10 insanely useful Django tips
Amazon Kindle 2 in the wild ?
OpenSource you can use
Install boxee or xbmc on an Apple TV
Life
Bollywood - a misleading model for contemporary cinema
Deal Sealed
One of the good things about being a blogger is that I can always pen down(keyboard down ?) my thoughts whenever I want to. I can write about a subject and give my opinion on it. Hell, I think even having an opinion is one of the greatest benefits of blogging.
Those who know me, know that I don’t really care much about Politics. Politics, for the most part, bores me. And when it doesn’t bore me, I find it too predictable.
But, the last few months have even made me take notice.
First …