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Agumbe - A roadtrip

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Agumbe - A roadtrip AGUMBE A BRIEF CARD - Type - Hill station , Rainforest Elevation - 643 meters Highest point - Kundadri Hills (826 meters) Nearest Airport - Mangalore International Airport  (100 km ) Agumbe is a beautiful city located in the Indian state of Karnataka. Agumbe is 1 hour 20 minutes far from Manipal.Its in Shimoga district. When I visited Agumbe first time the road was not in a good condition but now it is constructed and well maintained. It lies on SH65 that is state highway 65 of Karnataka state.The bike I used was Yamaha Fazer 150cc. To have a good biking experience one should always check the bikes condition Roadtrip - Manipal to Agumbe Before starting the road trip to Agumbe one should  make sure that his bike is in good condition.Because after driving 20 kms towards Agumbe there are no garages or bike repairing shops. After 40 minutes I was able to see the Agumbe valley. It was moist laden. I was able to see the clouds and they were m...

Seven Beans Manipal - Best Cafe corner in Manipal

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SEVEN BEANS MANIPAL - BEST CAFE CORNER IN MANIPAL Mnaipal is one of the best study destinations in India.Manipal University has slowly gained quite a reputation in that.Manipal is a small town with people from 60 nationalities and almost each state of India.When a City gets people from diverse culture , countries and states then the food of the city also gets diversified.So Manipal is also gaining a reputation as a mini hub of food cafes , Coffee parlours and pub and bars.  Today I witnessed a new joint in the city named  Seven Beans Manipal.  Its on Manipal-Agumbe highway as per Indian roadways naming system its SH65(State highway 65).Seven beans was looking quite and quite different.  WHAT'S UNIQUE When I entered the parlour receptionist welcomed me. The staff told me that the place opened a day ago. So by default I was one of the first visitors too this joint. I told the staff that I am a travel blogger. Then the staff introduced me the CEO of Seven Beans ...

Era of Smartphone Photography in India

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Era of SmartPhone Photography in India  N ow this a new Era of Smartphone photography in India. Five years ago it was it was quite difficult to see people with smartphones as now we see very frequently. In India the trend of smart phone photography was started when the phone came up with cameras like 2mp . No doubt Nokia was the one to bring good quality camera's in its N-Series phones and E-series phone. But due to the high cost of those phones smartphone photography was not present in the masses. Factors responsible for Smartphone Photography revolution -  1)Evolution of Android Phones  Earlier when phones used to come with basic soft-wares. The relevance of mobile camera phones was not much. But due to Android phones came the era of google play store which started providing amazing photography based social networking apps for free like instagram and flicker  ,  there are many more but these are leading the market 2)Smartphones compatibility with ...

Royal Enfield - Made like a gun, goes like a bullet

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Royal Enfield -Made like a gun, goes like a bullet Royal Enfield is considered India's most preferred Cruiser motor-cycle in India.Also it has a long history . Royal Enfield started rolling in 1893 and was licensed under the crown.It was specially made and designed for the use of British army and had a symbol like that . Tagline of the logo was - made like a gun , goes like a bullet. most FAVORITED cruiser among indian TOURERS The fact why Royal Enfield is favourite bike of all Indian tourers is that it works well with all kind of roads and all type of Indian climates. India is diverse in both ways , in term of Roads and also in term of climate ,like in Rajasthan the roads are hot in afternoons (around 50+ in degree Celsius) and very cold in Ladakh (0-4 IN degree Celsius). So , to bear all this diverse conditions really a super tough bike is needed.Only few bikes in India suit all these requirements but the imported ones are really costly due to high import taxes. Meanwhile...