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Video of kids singing

Posted on August 16, 2011 by venkat

It’s rare to get them both to sing together. Here they are… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v?=IGge2F5X0wE

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The Ride 101: Road to middle Earth

Posted on August 15, 2011 by venkat

The analogy with Tolkien’s worlds were setup midway through our ride when Ashish observed that some of the areas we rode through were barren, desolate and resembled Mordor in the books. Hence we longed to get back to The Shire … Continue reading →

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The Ride 100: The first days

Posted on August 15, 2011 by venkat

For the record, the ride to Spiti Valley began on Saturday July 23. It began in a car in Pune as Ashish and I headed to the airport to catch a flight to Delhi. We had heard rumors to the … Continue reading →

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The Ride 099: Executive Summary

Posted on August 15, 2011 by venkat

Finally, we are back home. Actually, got home a little over a week ago. There was the recovery phase, then the PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) phase. Then the catch-up game at work. And then the grand plans to write what … Continue reading →

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My web 2.0 setup is crashing. …

Posted on July 24, 2011 by venkat

My web 2.0 setup is crashing. WordPress plugin is posting hash tags as separate posts. #tibbr

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The Ride 004: Begun, the ride has.

Posted on July 24, 2011 by venkat

Just some pics now of the views till Shimla…

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Food stop. Nothing to crow abo…

Posted on July 24, 2011 by venkat

Food stop. Nothing to crow about. #tibbr #blog http://yfrog.com/hspv6vej

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Hmm…looks like my Web 2.0 cr…

Posted on July 23, 2011 by venkat

Hmm…looks like my Web 2.0 crashed. WordPress plugin posted hashtags as a separate tweet. Oh well… This should work. #tibbr

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The Ride 003: Ride-mas Eve

Posted on July 22, 2011 by venkat

So here we are. It’s late night and we are ready to fly to Delhi tomorrow morning. Bikes are in Gurgaon awaiting riders. Bags have been packed. Last minute shopping done. I spent some time packing my camera stuff. Perpetual … Continue reading →

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The Ride 002: Gadget Roll

Posted on July 18, 2011 by venkat

Some of the machines, gadgets and essentials being planned for this trip: 2 Royal Enfield Thunderbird motorcycles 4 cellphones with 3 different cellphone providers (to handle coverage overlaps) 2 GPS units (one in phone, other in tablet) 1 Android tablet … Continue reading →

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