Category: Miscellaneous
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Beach trek in Karnataka from Kumta to Gokarna – Everything you need to know
Kilometres of pristine, non-touristy beaches, enchanting sunsets, camping by a beach with best friends, trek through small hillocks, forts, lighthouses overlooking the sea and taste delicious seafood – experience them on a beach trek from Kumta to Om beach in Gokarna, Karnataka. Best time of the year to trek: October to January, after this it…
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Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for public in Bengaluru
The scale of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations hold the key to mass adoption of EVs in India and across the globe. In India, public EV charging stations are being setup in the metro cities and the advancement of the charging stations into Tier 2/3 cities, national/state highways is still nascent.So EVs in the…
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Swedish House Mafia – One Last Tour Bangalore
Woooooooooohooo, was my reaction when I heard that these 3 DJs are performing in Bengaluru – I mean it is Swedish House Mafia – the top Electro-trance DJs in the world!!! No second thoughts – booked 4 concert tickets right away and started counting the days to the concert on Jan 20 2013 – well…
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Kambala, A Buffalo Racing Sport in Karnataka
Kambala is the traditional sport of Buffalo racing held across various towns/villages across coastal Karnataka. Kambala season lasts from November to March and is more of a fair attracting participation from various village teams; although a fair share of betting is involved, the purists race mainly for pride than the money. One of the most…
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How to travel the world without money
I have been a traveler all my life and money to a large extent has determined the duration of my travels. Ever since, I have been researching/scouring across the web on ways to travel which involves least or no money or make money while travelling – this blog-post is the result of this research. Presenting you the top 10 websites(in…
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Smitten by a Lamborghini
” There are super cars and then there is a Lamborghini ” I had heard this saying in numerous auto-forums, only yesterday did I understand the meaning of this when I witnessed a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder up-close in flesh. I pinched myself twice and asked my brother at least five times if I am actually witnessing…
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Tigered – My first brush with the big daddy of wild cats
Ever since the famous character of Sher Khan from Jungle Book – the tiger, our national animal has caught my imagination. Its no surprise that I dreamed of witnessing this majestic cat in the wild during my every outing to the jungle. And boy I did !!! Got a glimpse of the ‘Panthera Tigris’ or…
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Bicycle Sharing System in Bangalore
One fantastic initiative by BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) in association with Kerberon Automation Systems is the introduction of the Bicycle Sharing System/Platform or Bike Docking Stations, where one can pay and pick up a bicycle and drop it back at any other such station across Bangalore. Currently there are 3 docking stations: 1) War…