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Desktop Calendar: March 2010

Prashanth — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:55:02 +0000

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Background photo: Sandown beach, Isle of Wight.

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I Was Here: Manchanabele

Prashanth — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:20:04 +0000

I visited Manchanabele/Manchinabele first way back in Nov 2006. With a day to spare today, I thought of visiting the place again. It was all good till few kilometers before the the water reservoir. Then the road repair work made me take diversions. After 2-3 diversions, I was lost! To add to that the car’s wheel got stuck in sand in a narrow lane with no one in the vicinity to ask for any help. It took almost 40 minutes to get back to the track. End result, I missed the road & came back home with dirty cloths & car completely covered with multiple layers of dust.

A wonderful adventure to beat Monday blues, I say! :)

Desktop Calendar: Feb 2010

Prashanth — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:45:55 +0000

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Background photo: Silhouetted Avani betta, near Kolar.

A Visit to Avani Betta

New set of wheels: Merida MTA 510A

Prashanth — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:56:46 +0000

After a lot of delays, here it is, a new set of wheels in the garage. I’ve all the reasons to be not guilty of contributing more to the pollution as the new vehicle is a Merida MTA 510A.

Specifications:

Speeds: 27
Size: 17″
Color: Red
Frame: Advance Alloy Frame With Discbrake Mount
Fork: Rst Gila-Tnl L/O Suspension Fork With Discbrake Mount
Brakes:    Alloy V-Brake
Chainwheel:    Truvantiv
Derailleurs F/R: Shimano Deore 27 Speed
Chain:    Shimano
Hubs: Alloy Shimano With Quick Release
Headset: Fsa
Hubs F/R: Alloy Qr/Shimano Rm30-8
Rims: Alloy Double Layer Alex Rim With Cnc
Shifter: Shimano Deore

A wonderful gift from my sister on a special day :)

Photo courtesy: Merida India

Update: You can track me on Daily Mile :)

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I Was Here: Hariharapura

Prashanth — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:16:59 +0000

From my visit to the place in Feb 2008.

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Desktop Calendar: January 2010

Prashanth — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:02:44 +0000

Wishing all the readers of PAYANIGA, a very happy and prosperous new year.

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Background photo: Watching sunrise a Kodachadri peak

Dawn and Dusk at Kodachadri

I Was Here: Belur

Prashanth — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:35:10 +0000

I paid a short visit to the Hoysala temples of Belur during my long ride to west coast almost two years ago. Couple of hours spent there is no where sufficient to get to know a bit about place. That short visit two years ago pricking me to plan for another trip.

Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle

Prashanth — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:31:34 +0000

In April this year during the Easter holidays, I went on a whirlwind road trip with my friends covering close to 1400 miles (2240 KMs) in four and half days. Urquhart Castle on the bank of Loch Ness was one of the places I visited during the trip. It was a perfect weather for us to explore the place. We spent few hours exploring the ruined castle, listening to the history of kingdoms and wars of Scotland. And strained our eyes & neck searching nook & corner of the lake trying to find the mysterious monster in the lake :)

Here are few images from the place and here is wiki link to castle.

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Desktop Calendar: December 2009

Prashanth — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:28:41 +0000

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Background photo: Low tide at Ryde Beach, Isle of Wight.

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I Was Here: Windsor Castle

Prashanth — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:16:52 +0000

I sit everyday to write down the pending travelogs, stare at the monitor trying to bring out the thoughts into words. Minutes passes by & screen stays blank. Got to get out of this block. Hope to come out of this blockade soon.

Till that time here is a photo from Windsor Castle taken during my visit in last week of September. More images from Windsor - here.

Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle

Desktop Calendar: November 2009

Prashanth — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:50:36 +0000

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Background photo: Ryde Beach, Isle of Wight.

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‘Clicks’ - new photo blog

Prashanth — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:15:25 +0000

Here is a small announcement from my side, I’ve started a new daily photo blog - “Clicks“. Hop in there every morning for a new image and don’t forget to drop a line or two. :)

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