Anup Abraham

There are times when we feel why is this place called "GODS OWN COUNTRY"



I am not good at photography neither am i good at my writing skills hence please dont expect a very beautiful trip log...well after so many years this probably is my first thread about a trip i guess...

Kerala:

I never planned this trip and i never thought that i will get to ride in Kerala, distance was an obvious issue and then the hassles of shipping the bike a week in advance and the trouble to my counterpart in Kerala to make sure that the bike is in a ridable condition etc....

Post our Sikkim - Bhutan trip i made some nice friends one of them being Rajeev Livingstone fondly called as (JITU). He was with us for the Sikkim - Bhutan ride and we got along very well, he has been inviting Goopi (RazorBlades) and me since quite some time to visit Kerala to his hometown...welll Razor did not but I did

Kerala's three historical regions: Malabar (northern Kerala), Kochi (central Kerala), and Travancore (southern Kerala)

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I was scheduled to travel this magnificant place from the 23rd March - 28th March of 2009. I got Railway ticket from Mumbi to Trivandrum for the 21st March and reched Jitu's place on the 22nd Evening. I took the train thinking that i will plan my ride in the 2 days that i have but guess what (I know all of you guessed it right) i didnt.

It was so very nice to see the first set of hospitality that was rendered to me, Jitu waited for me at the Railway Station and we drove to pick Jitu's better half (Preeta) and two sweet little once Ju and Pu (pet names for the preety ladies). We reached home by about 7:30 and Jitu mom had cooked us some delicious food. We visited a friend of Jitu who apparently is the lead vocalist for a rock band known as "AVIAL' and they had just come out with their new album. We were chilling out at his place and wailing away some time; soon it was very late and we decided to head back home, came home and set an alarm for the ride starting at 5:00 am on 23rd March

I always believed that distance is calculated on Speed factor and on Time factor; now i clearly undertand the relativity of the formula 'Speed = Distance * Time" but here in Kerala i noticed one thing which is nobody will ever tell you the distance in Km but they will give you an approximate time frame to reach the place, which was very confusing.

More to come...photos and the entire trip log...

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Aryan

Topic Approved.

Awaiting the details!

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Anup Abraham

Thanks Aryan, I will keep on updating the first page and i guess that should be fine right.. is there any way to scale down the size of the pics...i have uploaded most of them on Photobucket... can u help?

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Anup Abraham

Aryan

I don't know whether Photobucket has any option to resize the images. You could probably resize the images before you upload it on the net.

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spiderweb

AH! so you are back... good! Missed you @ dhaba g2g, it was fun man. Neways the pics look good, waiting for more. Though you are perfecta as a rider/traveller, I just hope you managed to lost some weight

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inder.cool

@ Anup : So, finally trip finished successfully and the details are up .. !! You are one lazy fellow when it comes to uploading the details..

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razorBlades

ahh.. the much awaited.. keep writing buddy

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A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel.

Always be ready (get geared) to fall and then think of sitting on the motorcycle.

Haroon

Eagerly awaiting RR, Route & pics as I am planning a trip with a big bike some time later in the year.

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Anup Abraham

Thanks Inder, Spider, razor and Haroon...(What is a big bike)

Whoever said that i am lazy deserves an award from me...u are right brother...

Spidy....i have put on a lot of weight.....will lose it though...internsive workout regime and diet...

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The first view of Kerala through the train..I traveled in AC compartment and hence some photos are a bit wierd....











Finally my Ride

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