My Travel

The European tourists came asking for Pandy, both in Goa and Manali. Once, a Swedish guest sent him a thousand kroner when he got the news of a massive flood that hit Manali. It goes without saying that you meet a lot of people in your daily life. You find most of them no different than the mundane tasks like shopping for food and doing house chores or as commonplace as the quotidian traffic of the Kathmandu Metropolis–but some stand out from the rest. You...

We were riding on the Mudkhu-Teen Piple-Jitpur-Phedi-Kavresthali-Sangla circuit, a 25km round-trip which happened to be one of my frequent spins on my mountain bike. This route is also favored by many riders of Kathmandu. Ours was an odd bunch. There was Lisa, a British lady from East London. She came to Kathmandu to do a CELTAcourse run by the Cambridge University and conducted by the British Council, Kathmandu. I came to know Lisa by pure chance...

Beginners, let me first congratulate you for launching yourselves into the sport of mountain biking. Take my word for it, you will never regret it. The benefits of mountain biking are much more than you can imagine.  It challenges both your body and the mind to keep you in good trim, physically and mentally. In short, it guarantees a new lease of life for you. Obviously, riding is fun and come weekends you cannot wait to hit the trail on...

Hey guys, I expect my previous three-story series on mountain biking (mtb in short) has helped you get the hang of the basic bike skills and handling; and you must have pulled off quite some off-road short rides to the backcountry. Maybe you would now like to try some challenging rides.  Let me help you with a lowdown on some locations for you to venture out, which can really turn out as fascinating daylong destinations. For a start, the destination...

Hello beginners, you followed me through the last two series with basic info on mountain bikes, gears, outfits and tips on how to use the brakes, shift gears as well as mounting,  dismounting and a few others.  I presume you have had some practice rides done around your neighborhood during this time.  Now, it’s time for the real challenge–to do the off-roads and trails. Let me guide you through this final tutorial so that you can progress...

Hey, guys, I am back again to share with you the basic tips on mountain biking, which every beginner should master before doing some serious riding. They worked for me and I strongly believe they will for you to make you a better and safer rider. Consider yourself lucky because I and my co-riders did not have anyone to guide us in our early riding days! I reckon you might have got the hang of your bike by now and tried a bit of riding too. By the looks...