Welcome aboard!

I'm on a touring spree thats fascinating and I love to share it with you. Traveling has opened bigger doors in my life that taught me patience, determination and responsibility. It may sound unrealistic but one has to experience it to believe it. Every place I reach has something new that takes a place deep in my heart and I wish it could also dwell somewhere else. Thus, this blog was created.

You may find experiences and photos as you dig deeper into this website and I hope you get hooked by some of the content. This is my first attempt of such a kind and I greatly rely on your comments, so let me know whatever runs in your mind. Make use of the comments section at the end of every post, or you can mail me at praveen.selvam@gmail.com.

The "been there, done that!" Map

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The Big Rides

SaddleSore 1600K on Ninja 250R in 21 hours

A SaddleSore attempt through Chennai - Madurai - Chennai - Salem - Chennai, covering over 1,600 kms in about 21 hours on the Kawasaki Ninja 250R. The write up describes how the idea came up and what I went through to complete it. Read more

One Ninja please! Make it green.

The plan was to ride down from Pune to Chennai on the 220 and ride back with a brand new Ninja. But there were more surprises than I anticipated! Read more

Links: Part 1 | Part 2 | Bike Review | Picasa album

Just got Leh'd

A road trip through the great Himalayan mountains and the exotic valleys of Kashmir. Read more

Links:
Highlights & Slideshow: Best of Leh
Detailed Blog: Day 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 , 13, 14, 15
Picasa albums: Best of Leh | Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

Diwali Ride 2008 for a good cause

We rode to Pondy to meet some kids at an orphanage. We spent time with them chatting, eating and bursting crackers. Read more

Roads to Paradise

1500 kays of pure fun! An adventure trip through the dense forest of Valparai and reaching places in Munnar before the rays of the sun does. Read more

Links: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Picasa Album

Tri State Road Trip

A four day road trip through the jungle and hills of Wayanad, Bandipur, Mudumalai and Ooty. Read more

Links: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Picasa Album

Weekend Madness

Yercaud 2010 - Tri State G2G
On the 19th of June 2010, about 100 bikers from xBhp met at Yercuad, Tamil Nadu. Riders came in from three states, namely Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Links: Flickr Album

Bhimashankar mid forest cooking experience
We ventured into the wild and cooked a great meal of chicken!
Links: Picasa Album

Kashid beaches
A weekend getaway to Kashid with work pals!

Wayanad mid forest experience
Swapping jobs got me a 9 day break. Talking to my cousins, we got ourselves an Innova and headed deep into the jungle to enjoy the beauty of the wild.
Links: Part 1 | Part 2 | Picasa Album

Adrenaline ride to Gingee & Yelagiri
3 months since the last ride, and 3 months to go for the next one. Finding it so hard to control, we got ourselves on the saddle to get some adrenaline!
Links: Day 1 | Day 2 | Picasa Album

xBhp - Yercaud
28 Riders from xBhp organized a mega Inter State ride with Chennai and Bangalore members exploring the hills of Yercaud through twisty roads to ecstasy.
Links: Day 1 | Day 2 | Riders | Picasa Album

Yelagiri; when cupid strikes
The whole Chennai xBhp gang on its way in search of serenity.
Links: Picasa Album

Tirupathi Ghat Madness
We ripped the ghats of Tirupathi one Sunday and here are some pictures.
Links: Picasa Album

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. to Yelagiri
4 guys from a similar origin travel to Yelagiri to celebrate the return of a great personality!
Links: Picasa Album

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. to Pondy
3 old pals meet up for a weekend getaway to Pondy.
Links: Picasa Album

Yelagiri picture flashed on xBhp's banner

Monday, July 28, 2008

I was not in town for a day and did not check the latest updates in xBhp ultimately. The forum was undergoing maintenance with lot of functional and cosmetic make over. I logged on this morning and a flashy new xBhp with a blue theme was right in front of me. I had always been for the neutral attitude of blue and liked the theme without any second thought. The small buttons and menu bars were well done. The huge xBhp banner on top had changed. It was... Hey, wait a minute. That guy in the second photo is me! Yes, ME! ME! ME! Wow! I was in a hell load of surprise. The photo had been worked upon and used up in the banner.

I was astonished by what I was looking at! I recognized the guys in the left pictures as well. They are from Bangalore and we were on a ride together to Yercaud. As for the picture in which I was there, it was shot when the Chennai xBhp gang made a trip to Yelagiri. Kiran was the guy who shot this picture. I had jumped off the wall when Kiran clicked the picture at the right moment, lying down on the road.

I'm not sure how many consider this as news, but it is an honor for me to see a picture with my contribution on xBhp's banner.

A big thank you to Kiran who shot the picture and to Sunny who has got the picture at that spot.

You may check this out at http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/.
P.S.: Banners are updated now and then. Please don't be disappointed if you can't find the banner as shown above.