The idea to start sharing my experiences came to my mind a few months after I moved to Gurgaon - sometime back in October 2017. I was in Gurgaon way back in 2004 and when I moved out of the city in 2006, I had made a promise to myself - never to come back here for another job, no matter how lucrative it would be. But then you can't change what destiny has in store for you and here I was back in the city one hot summer day in May 2017. The first 6 months went by, settling in the new city, getting comfortable with my new job, looking for a school for Kashvi, finding a gym in the neighborhood and getting back to the life I was used to. Thanks to Gurgaon, its infrastructure and my flexible work schedule, I had some time to think what I wanted out of life. From there on it was a trial and error process engaging with multiple people and activities and at the end narrowed down on - a) heritage walks, b) cycling and c) yoga and fitness. These 3 (along with my family) have become an i
So this weekend I was busy dusting off the bike after a month-long break. The last ride was on the 5th of November after which the weather in Delhi deteriorated with AQI level of 500+ which was considered hazardous. It was unimaginable to cycle in those toxic conditions. So 2 weeks passed by and then I have a short weekend getaway during the Thanksgiving Break (Nov 23rd), more of which I shall share on a different page. This gave me an idea of not just sharing my cycling stories but also my extensive Heritage Walk stories. Finally the much awaited Saturday when you clean up your bike for the Sunday ride. So after a 4-week rest, we thought of testing ourselves and set to break our trip distance record. After a lot of thinking, we narrowed down to Asola Bhatti Sanctuary which was a one way 38km trip from our starting point, Galleria Market. For a change the, prep took much longer, thanks to the weather. The morning temperature is usually 10 degree this time of the year and t