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    "Don't Ask Any Old Bloke for Directions"



    P G Tenzing, the Kerala-cadre IAS officer who quit his job to go on a 25,320-km motorcycle ride across India, died of cancer in his hometown Gangtok on Monday. He was 46.

    His travelogue Don't Ask Any Old Bloke for Directions, published by Penguin last year
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    I had always wanted to travel at random and with only myself for company. Watching my hair grow without combing it. Watching the sunrise and sunset from sea level and from the heights of the Himalayas. Getting my face burnt and my toes wet.
    News approved.

    May his soul rest in peace, or maybe he's off to another solo journey.
    (Been There Done That) x 3.25

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    • #3
      May his soul rest in peace & God give strength to his family overcome the trauma.
      Skill is what keeps you on a Motorcycle
      Awareness + Skill is what keeps you out of harm's way
      ATGATT + Awareness + Skill means you might Live To Ride another day

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      • #4
        In his travelogue Don't Ask Any Old Bloke for Directions, published by Penguin last year, Tenzing was more eloquent. "I had always wanted to travel at random and with only myself for company," he wrote. "Watching my hair grow without combing it. Watching the sunrise and sunset from sea level and from the heights of the Himalayas. Getting my face burnt and my toes wet."
        undying spirit...Hats off!!!!
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        Iron 883 (2015- ); Interceptor 650 (2019- )

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        • #5
          godspeed! RIP!


          My offerings to the gods of speed -

          - KTM Duke 200
          - Yamaha RXZ 5 speed


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          • #6
            Hats off, may the travelers soul RIP...
            http://picasaweb.google.com/tilkusoni
            A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. lao tzu
            Travel HARD or STAY at Home........

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            • #7
              Went through the link, and he comes across as a man with a lot of self-respect & values.

              May his soul rest in peace.

              EDIT: The book sounds like an interesting read. Will probably pick it up over the weekend.
              Last edited by tibby; 07-28-2010, 04:37 PM.

              My views on the YZF-R15 V2.0: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/news/198...tml#post699240

              The pleasure is when your rear wheel slides, and you bring it back; and when the front wheel lifts, you take your time bringing it back.

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              • #8
                RIP Old Man!
                Super CommuTOURer� - Talk less, Ride more

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                • #9
                  RIP the biker.

                  It's a penguin publications so it must be good. will look out for it online.
                  www.motorcykle.in - The lighter side of motorcycling

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                  • #10
                    ah, The hands of Destiny!!!

                    RIP mate!

                    dcs
                    Its not about the BHP or the CC, its about one common religion called Biking!!!

                    Save the Tigers! Only 1411 (excluding ME) are left!




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                    • #11
                      may your Soul Rest in Peace........

                      Watching my hair grow without combing it. Watching the sunrise and sunset from sea level and from the heights of the Himalayas. Getting my face burnt and my toes wet.
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                      • #12
                        may his soul rest in peace
                        NOT BEEN THERE NOT DONE THAT

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                        • #13
                          This man must really be a dreamer, and what a dreamer! Really.

                          He left his job to tour India, and now this...


                          God bless the soul and Rest in Peace old fellow biker...
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                          Indian riding = Alertness, Anticipation and Adjustment.

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                          • #14
                            May his soul rest in peace
                            YouTube - Xbhp Bangalore 15 Aug 09

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                            • #15
                              After reading this article i could connect with the character Christopher McCandless a.k.a Alexander Supertramp from the book by Jon Krakauer also developed into the movie Into The Wild. He would definitely be the real life Alexander Supertramp.

                              What a free soul.

                              RIP.
                              My thoughts...
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                              'Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right.'

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