I love to travel and spend time with the local people and explore the local culture. I especially like to spend time outdoors.
With a trek planned on Sunday, I still wanted to do a cycling trip somewhere so as to not lose steam in my quest to cover all the forts in Mumbai and Thane region. Also, with a knee that I … Read more →
After spending my last weekend mountain biking in Germany, I wanted to get on my cycle and experience the rains in Mumbai. My original plan was to join a gang of cyclists who were heading to Lonad, and was planning … Read more →
As an extension of a business trip to Germany, I took the opportunity to go to Mannheim. We have a bunch of close friends who stay there, and I never lose a chance to visit them. And this time was … Read more →
Having created a map of the forts in Mumbai and Thane, I wanted to add one more fort to the list I have already cycled to. For I had to fly to Germany on Sunday, I decided to cycle on … Read more →
A map of historical forts and caves in the Mumbai and Thane area. Also contains links to photographs and route maps. Read more →
Thomas Backlund has started a bold adventure of giving up his life in the city and living in a forest to build his start up. He has set himself up with a laptop, battery pack, solar cells and mobile broadband. … Read more →
After a 2 week break from cycling, I was keen to ride again this weekend. Just then on Saturday, I was excited to read a post on FB by fellow cyclists, Kaushik Panchal and Darren Pinto and see their photographs of a new off-road … Read more →
When it gets to Saturday evening, I usually start feeling the itch to figure out a route to ride on Sunday. Last night was no different, and with the current theme of riding to all the forts in and around … Read more →
For a change, this was a planned expedition as an extension of this year’s project of visiting all the forts in and around Mumbai. Having already visited Vasai fort and Arnala fort, I was itching to go further north in … Read more →
Jonathan Hart has created an amazing infographic on the benefits of cycling for Atlanta Bicycling Coalition, and coveys facts about cycling and its benefits to both the individual and communities Thanks to Bill Buse who posted this!
This was a totally unplanned expedition. Slept late on Saturday night but put an alarm for 5 am by habit. 5 am on Sunday morning, I was wondering where to cycle to that would be a relatively short ride, for … Read more →
A short but nice off road track exists in Yeoor Hills. The Thane cyclists headed by Jose George of Haybren Adventures had announced the ride and about 30 riders turned up. We started at 6:45 am from the base of … Read more →
This was a fun weekend for cyclists in Mumbai. A group of cycling enthusiasts led by Zubair Lodi, Meenal Sharma, Dipti Shah and Bilal Moolji conceptualized and put together this event in the Pushpa Narsee Park in Juhu. The best … Read more →
As a proud father, I’m happy to show off a video created by my dear daughter Shimul, from clips captured during our last weekend’s sojourns together.
During my visit to Pittsburgh at the Accion Labs head office, I was interviewed at Pittsburgh Technology Council by host Jonathan Kersting. Jonathan runs a regular show titled Tech Vibe Radio, and has had a string of interesting episodes. I was honored to … Read more →
An great cycling route for any season that passes through dense forests of Aarey and Borivali National Park ending at Kanheri Caves with awesome sculptures Read more →
After a break of about a month, I was eager to get back on the cycle. I started early at around 5 am, and cycled along the Western Express Highway till Mira Road, then took the detour towards the shore … Read more →
A 2 week hectic schedule that took me from Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York, Princeton, Chicago and Washington DC was a whirlwind tour. But it gave me an opportunity to finally meet with the team at Accion Labs in Pittsburgh to … Read more →
Elephanta Caves on Elephanta Island is one of the well known tourist destinations around Mumbai. However, I decided to visit the island to try something different – I decided to take my mountain bike there. My last cycling expedition was … Read more →
After our bike trip to Bordi on our Bullets, I was itching to cycle along the coast further north of Vasai. And having already cycled to Vasai fort, the next fort along the coast is Arnala. Arnala is an island … Read more →
We started a discussion on FB to plan a biking trip around Dahanu and Bordi, and ended up with 4 bikers with their respective Royal Enfield Bullets. We all met at Dahisar Check Naka at 7 am, and then rode … Read more →
Here is an awesome edit of the videos we captured during our taster course: – Edited by Shimul Bijoor Read more about our experience of the course here: http://bijoor.me/2013/01/30/how-we-learned-to-fly-in-three-days-the-taster-paragliding-course/
We were longing to have a family holiday where all four of us could go and spend some time together. We quickly rejected the thought of going to some beach along the Konkan coast and chilling out – and chose … Read more →
As a follow up of my new year resolution to cycle to all the forts in and around Mumbai, the second fort I tackle is Sewri Fort. The history of Sewri Fort seems intriguing (Wikipedia): Up to the eighteenth century, … Read more →
What better way to spend a weekend than trek up one of the several forts in the Sahyadris! This weekend we decided to go and climb Hadsar fort. As it turned out, everyone else dropped out and it was only … Read more →
