It took forever to get out of Kolkata….I thought I was when going through the wide avenues in the generically ugly new Kolkata of IT

It was a good stop in Jashipur (still in Odisha). The hotel (Kanak Residency) was unfussy, unpretentious, but very good in all respects at 1200rs.

I IIn One of the iconic nature reserves/ tiger and elephant reserves in the country is Simlipal in Odisha and I was cycling right past
I arrived in this large Odisha town after a 133 km. ride on NH 26. Maybe not the most exciting road but the surface was
I know there is a famous Umerkot in Pakistan, but this is a large town with the same name in Odisha. I had looked in
I have to admit this post is only for the title alliteration (chaat in Chatt). I hope y’all get it…….. I have to say that

Really a pleasant day of cycling in Chattisgarh, where I encountered road blocks, no not Naxalites demanding money, but groups of young men collecting small

Arrived here at about 2 p.m. after an exhausting ride. I had started out early, about 6 a.m. because I knew it would be a
Someone along the way mentioned this very recent “encounter” that took place near the area I passed through today. I looked it up on Google