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Hi! That's awesome, hope you have a great trip, it's such a good way to travel. So nice of you say you found the video inspirational, we had an amazing time there. Kerala is beautiful

How was your ride which bycycle you bought it to travel and what did u packed

Hi! I'm so happy that our video was able to make you smile 😊. We enjoyed our time exploring this coast so much, Dapoli is such a beautiful area! Yes definitely, his Instagram is Ashutoshjoshistudio. We still speak to him all the time and are hoping to meet up again with him one day, hopefully back at his grandparents amazing village. Good luck with your PhD, and with your soul searching 🙏

Hi Prathamesh 👋🏻 sorry I am 7 months late to react to this..

It's so amazing! We were blown away by how beautiful and chilled the west coast is. Highly recommend riding it

That must have been such an amazing trip back in 92. So glad that we could bring back fond memories. Thanks for watching and subscribing 🙂

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That makes me so happy that our video brought you back those beautiful memories. It's such an amazing part of the world, and we loved riding through it so much. Thanks for watching! We're currently in Mongolia, and have been blown away by this country, I think it's our new favourite, so keep an eye out for the video from here which we'll put together soon 👍

Thanks so much. Hearing that our trip inspired you means a lot to us 😊 it was a great adventure, and yes there were plenty of dead ends and streams, but we always found a way, usually with the help of friendly locals. I really recommend riding this coast, it's a beautiful part of the world

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Cheers Chris! I commented on your post on bike tourers, love that you did it on a traditional Indian bike, those things are so cool. Glad all's well, take care

That's Konkan Region. very famous for scenic beaches and coastal roads.

You can't miss Kerala. It's the queen of Indian coastline

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😀 I'll be putting up our Vietnam one in a week or so

Thank you 😊

Thank you! And thanks for the advice. We've thought about doing a packlist video, any always wondering what kind of other videos people would be interested in so will definitely keep that in mind. Glad you enjoyed the videos, we've got plenty more to come as we'll be on the road for another year or so 😊

Thank you! We pretty much just tried to keep as close to the coast as possible. We planned day by day, using komoot, just doing our best to avoid highways, which wasn't always easy. Lots of the time staying on the coast road will lead to what looks like a dead end at a point with no bridge, but there's always a local with a boat who can get you across 😊

Thank you! I'm so glad that enjoyed and were inspired by our video! India really is a beautiful place. Good luck on your bike tour, I'm sure you will have an amazing time 😁

It was such an awesome route. We were blown away by how beautiful and relaxed this coast was. Looking forward to returning one day

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! We enjoyed it too 😊

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Glad you enjoyed it 😀

It's such a beautiful coast to ride!

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You should do it! Its an amazing ride, such a great way to see a beautiful part of India.

So many people we met along the coast told us that! We will have to come back and see it for ourselves 😀

@@weridebikesplaces yes. If you want explore, just search on RU-vid Western ghats India in monsoon. Or Malsej Ghat in monsoon.

It will be beautiful for sure, but it also will be quite a hassle to plan your trip thru the downpours.

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Hi, thanks, we really did have a great time, it's such an amazing part of the world. Fully understand your comment. Yes, we certainly didn't ask for or need chairs, and it did make us feel a little awkward. We are used to sitting on/sleeping on the ground as we travel different parts of the world. We probably didn't think of it this way as we are often shown over the top kindness all through the world, wether it's in Turkey, Thailand, or anywhere, but I understand this could definitely be the reason for it by these people. Something we will be aware of in the future for sure. Thanks for watching

Cheers. Yeah was quite hot, early starts were the best way to beat the heat. Nah we were actually fine health wise, and loved all the local food

Hi, thanks! Nah we didn't have any problems in India, we either just took them straight in or chained them outside. India was actually one of the safest places we've been to though. We never felt like they were going to get stolen, everyone was so nice and just interested in what we were doing and happy to see us. Enjoy India! Are you headed anywhere else?

Thank you 😊 it was such an awesome place to explore, and we will be back to for sure. I, Simon, am riding a Kona sutra ltd, and Laura is on a surly bridge club. We're both really happy with our bike choices and they handle all types of conditions

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We thought cycling in India would be a bit daunting, and not very fun, but we absolutely loved it. The west coast is a lot less busy than the rest of India, so it was pretty chilled. Mumbai was a bit hectic, but also a lot of fun as there is just so much going on everywhere all at once

Yeah that road can be hectic! Some of the little roads we found were awesome though. Ah wish we'd heard from you sooner! We were in Hanoi a couple months ago (video of that trip available too)

Thanks! It really was an awesome place to ride and explore. I ride a Kona Sutra ltd and Laura rides a Surly bridge club. Both love our bikes

Hi, thank you. You can find our komoot route if you follow Laura Bonafoux on komoot, but it is broken up into a lot of pieces. We basically just tried to stay as close to the coast as possible, even when there were river inlets that on a map look like they can't be crossed, there is always a boat. If you follow us on Instagram, send us any questions you have on there and we'll be happy to help you out. It's such a beautiful coast

Hi, thanks for following, glad you enjoyed our video 😊

We spend about $50 Australian between us each day, when staying in a hotel. This covers all our food, drink and accommodation, and anything else we need. When we camp we save about $15-$20 per day

Hi! It's such a nice route to ride, you'll love it. I think the most difficult day was when we couldn't find a place to sleep one night, after a long hard days ride. There are some quite hilly sections too, so with the heat it's important to start riding in the early morning. Our bikes didn't break down at all, but we had around 5 flat tyres each, so not too bad.

@@weridebikesplaces Thanks for the reply, it will really help me in planning my trip❤️ Keep cycling and keep sharing your epic journeys ❤️

Hi, thanks for watching! We stayed in accommodation almost the whole time, with a few beach camps along the way. We could have probably camped a bit more as there are many empty beaches along this coast, but with so much well priced accommodation it was usually just too attractive an option

Hi! It took us about 5 weeks to cycle the 1600 down the coast. We generally do short days so we can enjoy the areas we travel through.

Thanks, so much for the reply and so fast. I understand, you have to find the happy medium between moving and taking in the places you pass. But I was expecting you to say longer than 5 weeks, yous did very well. India is great but it can be tough so 1600 Km +8000m climb in 5 weeks sounds very good to me.

@@declanmorgan7390 no worries, always happy to chat about the places we travel 😀 we always had early starts to our days to get the KMs done before the heat set in, which would give us the afternoons to relax. It was an amazing place to ride and travel, and I think we'll definitely go back one day

Hi! We were there during January and the start of February.

Ok ! Thanks for your great videos. Be safe :))

We loved Mumbai!

Can I meet with you

@@INDITravelVlog we are no longer in India

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Thank you!

We have already left India, but hopefully will return one day

Thank you 😊 I just film everything on my phone, it's an oppo A95. All editing done on my phone too

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I agree, there are so many amazing beaches along the west coast, I showed quite a few in the video.. in both normal and drone footage.. As a bike tourer, I don't concentrate on tourist attractions, but am interested in a country's natural beauty, and variety of landscapes, which this coast has so much of, and I think I showed this well. On the roads, we saw thousands of cows, and I really like them, so it would be strange to not have them in the video. I didn't get to see the modern part of Mumbai, it is such a huge city, but really loved the old part that I saw. I don't think I showed any of "the poorest parts of India", like slums or anything, I just showed some of the many rural villages that we passed through on our journey, and I didn't consider them, or mean to show them as being "poor", I think the way of life along this coast is idyllic. I can only include the things in my video that I see along the way, and this is what I did. We loved this part of India, and thought it was full of beauty and kind people, and would love to come back and ride it again.

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Then turn the volume down, put on some Justin Bieber and enjoy

The west coast has so many beautiful beaches to cool down in, and the pollution was a problem in some areas, but not enough to stop us cycling. Seeing a country by bike is by far the best way to see it, we meet so many awesome people, and see so many beautiful places, so we put up with the pollution and the heat. We also start early in the morning which helps

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