After six years, Dibin was happy to leave Dubai’s clinically clean environs and come right back to exploring the wonderfully unkempt and thickly green landscape of good old Kerala on his cycle. Amongst the diverse Kerala experiences, Dibin loves the traditional cuisines and organic farming methods the most! If he’s not scouring through the Kerala trails, you will find him hooked to movies with an intellectual tug; Into the Wild is his favourite! Oh not to forget he has cycled from Bangalore to Ladakh in one month.
On a trip of a life time, the pictures you capture, the memories you take back home, are all special because each memory is linked to the people who were with you at the time. People are the soul of the Kerala cycling tours that are offered by Art of Bicycle Trips and there is […]
Ayubowan! said the Sri Lankan lady, clasping both her hands together and bowing slightly towards me. ‘Ayubowan’ is a common Sri Lankan greeting, wishing for the long life of the person whom you greet. Later I found myself saying Ayubowan! to all the Sri Lankan people I met during my Sri Lanka bike tour. Although, I have […]
With the Winter drawing to a close as the summer heat kicks in here in Southern India, we thought it would be good to look back and give you a sneak peak at the Kerala cycling holidays that Art of Bicycle Trips has organised over the last six months. Although Kerala is a relatively small state of India, […]
From a conversation(in malayalam) during a bicycle ride to Munnar – Villager – Ningal Munnarilekku cycle chavittukayano? (Are you cycling to Munnar?) Cyclist – Athe athe (Yes! yes! ) Villager – Ningal adipoli! (You guys are awesome!) Awesomeness aside, what is it that the hill station Munnar has in store for cyclists you ask? Standing a 1500+ meters above […]
Name: Dibin Devassy From: Thrissur, Kerala Based in: Fort Kochi Rides: Trek 6000 D Eats: Finely sliced frozen mangoes with hot chocolate and vodka! ;) Favourite Reads: Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha Drinks: ‘Masala Chai’ tea spiced up with cinnamon and cardamom Loves: Cooking and making up recipes on my own spontaneously Dreams: I’m living my dream, […]
“Imagine this – A perfect blue sky above and coconut trees swaying gently along the serene backwaters below” Kerala is famous for just that. The mesmerizing “Backwaters.” A true gem of nature’s beauty, the backwaters here are a network of waterways which connect to the Arabian sea. Its been in existence for over 700 years, […]
Someone asked me what’s your dream bike tour route like? I pondered for a while and couldn’t single one out. Its not because I don’t have a dream biking holiday in mind but because I had too many dream bike tour routes on my mind, so I struggled to come up with a single one. […]
Northern Kerala was always a place in my wishlist to visit and when I heard about the cycling event ‘Three States One Brevet’ , I never had to give it a second thought. I started one day ahead from Kochi, along with other participants, to reach Vythiri in Wayanad district, which was the starting point for […]