Bangalore - Pondicherry - Bangalore road trip in EV Hyundai Kona in end March 2021

Akhil Venkateshwaran did a Bangalore-Chennai-Pondicherry-Bangalore trip in end March 2021. Bangalore-Chennai-Pondy is well travelled, and lots of info available, hence will skip this route. 
Took the Pondy-Tindivanam-Gingee-Tiruvannamalai-Chengam-Singarapettai-Thirupatthur-Krishnagiri-Bangalore.
Left at the French Quarter at 2.30PM, reached Vijayanagar, Bangalore by 9.30PM with a 45 minute stop at Krishnagiri to charge my Hyundai Kona and for food. 

Observations: 
Pondy-Tindivanam : Smooth roads, sparse traffic, till Tindivanam town, which took about 5-10 minutes to cross.
Tindivanam-Gingee-Tiruvannamalai: Again, good surface throughout, with some small potholes here and there. Nothing to note, can very easily keep to 80-90kph in this stretch.
Tiruvannamalai-Singarapettai: Some diversions, potholes, and rough surfaces due to ongoing construction work, around 15km before Singarapettai. Not a major problem at all.
Singarapettai-Thirupatthur-Bargur-Krishnagiri: Singarapettai to Bargur is very scenic, butter smooth roads, although with lots of speedbreakers. Really enjoyed a countryside drive, lined with huge trees and fields on both sides of the road, after a long time. 
The most popular route between Bangalore-Pondicherry these days is through Arcot-Vandavasi, and while that probably has higher average speeds, it is 40 km longer than the above route. 
Posting this as a viable option for people who don't want to travel the extra distance.
Total cost of fuel for the full 911km circuit: Rs. 845/-. Breakup and a photo of the Kona charging up at Zeon charging station in Krishnagiri attached.

Mahabaleswar - Indian Roadie Preferred Hotel

Indian Roadie Preferred Hotel at Mahabaleswar (MH): 

Tapola Agro Village, Mahabaleswar. 
Sakha Niwas Agro Tourism, Mahabaleswar. 
Puja Farm House, Mahabaleswar. 
Lakewood Resort, Mahabaleswar. 
Hotel Sarpanchwada, Mahabaleswar. 

Road trip from Bangalore to Gokarna and back in October 2020

Road trip from Chennai to Gokarna and back in October 2020. 

Onwards route : 

Bangalore - Gokarna via Sivamoga. 

The route via Shivamoga is slower. 

Must visit places around Gokarna: 

Jog falls, Hanging bridge (Kudaragi Bridge), Karwar (for sea food), Murudeswar. 

Return route
Gokarna - Ankola - turn right before Karwar - Hubli - Davangere - Chitradurga - Tumkur - Bangalore. 

Staying options in Gokarna: 
1) Paradise Holiday Cottages, Om Beach - Sea view resort, clean rooms, nice food and camp fire. 

2) Namaste Cafe, Om Beach. 

3) Kudle International, Kudle Beach. 

For pilgrims, there are quite a few hotels near the temple. 

Food options enroute: 
Sri Meenakshi Bhavan, Sivamoga for lunch, 

Sri Guru Kottureshwara Butter Dosa Hotel, Davanagere. 

Long distance luxury bus routes in India

Bangalore (KA) to Jaitaran, Pali (RJ), 

Jaitaran to Bangalore. 

2000 kms. 

40 hrs. 

Bangalore (KA) to Jodhpur (RJ), 

Jodhpur to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Shirdi, 

Shirdi to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Ahmedabad, 

Ahmedabad to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Pune, 

Pune to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Mumbai, 

Mumbai to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Nagpur, 

Nagpur to Bangalore. 

Bangalore (KA) to Kochi (KL), 

Kochi to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Trivandrum, 

Trivandrum to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Chennai, 

Chennai to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Kanyakumari, 

Kanyakumari to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Visakhapatnam, 

Visakhapatnam to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Hyderabad, 

Hyderabad to Bangalore. 

Bangalore to Mangalore, 

Mangalore to Bangalore. 

Chennai to Kochi, 

Kochi to Chennai. 

Chennai to Trivandrum, 

Trivandrum to Chennai. 

Chennai to Kanyakumari, 

Kanyakumari to Chennai. 

Chennai to Visakhapatnam, 

Visakhapatnam to Chennai. 

Delhi to Indore, 

Indore to Delhi. 

Delhi to Ahmedabad, 

Ahmedabad to Delhi. 

Delhi to Manali, 

Manali to Delhi. 

Delhi to Varanasi, 

Varanasi to Delhi. 

Delhi to Patna, 

Patna to Delhi. 

Kolkata to Phuentsholing, 

Phuentsholing to Kolkata. 

Kolkata to Siliguri, 

Siliguri to Kolkata. 

Kolkata to Agartala (via Bangladesh), 

Agartala to Kolkata. 

Kolkata to Asansol, 

Asansol to Kolkata. 

Kolkata to Ranchi (via Bokaro), 

Ranchi to Kolkata. 

Kolkata to Jamshedpur (via Kharagpur), 

Jamshedpur to Kolkata. 

Mumbai to Indore, 

Indore to Mumbai. 

Mumbai to Pune, 

Pune to Mumbai. 

Mumbai to Ahmedabad, 

Ahmedabad to Mumbai. 

Nashik to Jodhpur, 

Jodhpur to Nashik. 

Merchandise carried by a truck/ trailer continues in its state of motion if the vehicle is forced to stop abruptly

The life of a truck driver is so full of risk and uncertainty. 

They are in that profession to feed themselves and their dear ones. 

Most long distance truck drivers are extremely discilplined. 

And there are retards, viz. the new age roadies who with the bat of an eyelid call the truck drivers 'idiots' 😠 

These truck drivers are invariably blamed for every mishap, irrespective of whether they were at fault or not. 

Indian Roadie salutes every long distance truck driver 🙏 

If one or more brands come forward to support me, I (Deep Banerjee) as the founder of Indian Roadie can roll out a lot of unique safety and sensitizing programs targeting long distance truckers pan-India. 

Note: The attached sad video received via WhatsApp is said to be from China. 

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IndianRoadie is committed to sensitizing road users about all the wrongdoings and irresponsible acts which jeopardize precious lives. 

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* Sensitizing Roadies

* Indian Roadie Trucker 

* Mishap And Calamity