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The beautiful mountainous landscape of Kashmir valley, numerous shrines of Jammu and the remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture of Ladakh, justify the exclamation of Emperor Jahangir, “If there is ever a heaven on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.”
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"Going Nuts", response I got when I shared our idea of going Leh in Lill ALTO from everybody in the office. Anyway we were determined to take up the challenge (Plan B was also ready with us just incase). So here comes our Travel Masti...... 3 Id... Read More
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On a chilly January morning of 1998 in Delhi, Vikram, a friend and co-worker, announced his plan to go to the shrine of Ma Vaishno Devi. The shrine is in the state of Jammu & Kashmir and you need to hike about 12-14 odd KMs to do the darshan. Couple ... Read More
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"The Land is so barren and the passes so high that only our fiercest enemies or Our best friends would want to visit us" -Ladakhi Saying I was planning to visit Leh by road since past couple of years, reading blogs, preparing itinerary, detailed p... Read More
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“There is always a silver lining behind the dark clouds”, overcoming the dark cloud of “Fear” did we touch the silver lining of the beautiful “Valley Of Kashmir”. Little did we (our family) know this trip would leave us with so many spect... Read More
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It was about 2 months when I had not travelled outside Delhi. So it was in Oct'09 that we decided to go to KASHMIR. We booked our flight tickets and the date to leave was 28th Oct. I was really excited to visit this place. I was with my family. Our F... Read More
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I hope you all found the writeup of our ride till Baralacha La  pretty interesting... allow me to regale all you readers further about our sojourn with destiny and the realization of a dream to ride to Leh. (more...)... Read More
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I just got back from the famous Delhi- manali-keylong-leh--kargil-dras-zozila-srinagar-patnitop-delhi highway and the writeup from bikerdude is really gr8. Atleast for me it would have been of gr8 use...if i would have read it before my trip...prima... Read More
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Everyone who enjoyed the wishful Riding series would know what this means to me. This was an ever present dream, that itchy feeling which would not go away unless scratched. Well that itch has gone away (for now) coz I finally fulfilled my dream! par... Read More
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Making of a Ghumakkad HI; There are two types of people who roam around to explore the world : one, who planned their trip, choose a good package from lot of travel agents around and visit the places, and then come the another, who always pack their... Read More
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After tossing and turning the night at Sarchu, awoke to a chirpy mood and that set the tone of the day. Happiness and a blissful feeling awaited at the end of the day, as I would be reaching leh tonite. With these thoughts, I get ready to ride ag... Read More
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Khardung La is a high mountain pass situated 37 km by road North of Leh. This is the "Highest Motorable Road in the World". The sheer scale of things in the Himalaya is mind blowing. No picture can truly capture what one sees. Highest Motorab... Read More
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DAY - 4 PAHALGAM next day the taxi driver came at 9 am. We left the hotel and started for Pahalgam. PAHALGAM is situated in the ANANTNAG District ( again the name is more heard in the News :P).It is around 100 Km from Srinagar and a drive of about ... Read More
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Jhakri-Kaza-ChandraTal-Gramphu-Tandi-Keylong A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving- Lao Tzu 23/09/2010 Jhakri Jeori Sarahan ( 38 km ) Instead of waiting at Jhakri for weather to clear, decided to get off the ... Read More
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Continuing my exploration of the beautiful valley of Kashmir, my second visit was more like returning back to my second home. The enthralling beauty and the warmth of the people haunted me long enough to make me revisit Kashmir and I boarded the indi... Read More
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13th Aug (Alchi) Vicky & Sandy came to our room @ 5:00 AM to wake us up and start for Drass & Zojila. Previous night I could not sleep for a long time thinking whether I should go with the rest or stay at Alchi for some time as my holiday wa... Read More
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After reaching Leh, detailed in the previous post,  all we did was relax and rest.  We had plans to ride to Khardung La the next day and needed to conserve all the energy we would need and some more to be able to reach there.  we informed the hote... Read More
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Leh is set amongst dramatic surroundings: in a fertile side valley of the Indus River and rigned by high mountains of the Stok and Ladakh range in the East & West. Leh has a character unique to itself; old world charm at its best – friendly, ... Read More
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Many riders dream of doing the BIG ride, The Dream Ride, which tests not only the machine but your determination and grit and makes you feel small in the cycle of life of all things mortal.   These are not just words, or efforts to make you unders... Read More
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Not even 20 days had passed after my Himachal Trip , The Ghumakkarism in me was again enduring me to visit some place. Luckily my father had some work in Kashmir in the last week of April , so I asked him wether I can accompany Him.The answer was a b... Read More
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This is the visual tour of the Snow Capped Kashmir of 2011 . It includes random set of pictures from my three day trip to Kashmir from 16th to 20th Jan . As there is a saying that " One Picture is worth a Thousand Words ". I too believe Pictures e... Read More
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DAY-3 GULMARG Our taxi driver came at our hotel at 8am. We were ready by this time. We ate our breakfast in the Hotel and left for Gulmarg. It is about 50 Km from Srinagar and is situated in the BARAMULLA District (no need to tell about Baramull... Read More
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Jai Mata Di. It was a sudden plan to visit Maa Vaishno Devi Mandir. Actually it was my wife’s wish, she has a huge devotion in Maa, has visited there 9 times, and we just finished our first year post-marriage, so this time wanted to be there wit... Read More
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After spending first two days in Srinagar , and after experiencing that tension in Srinagar the first day , we were ready for the third day. In my earlier trip to Kashmir I had covered Gulmarg and Pahalgam , but this time I wanted to experience the U... Read More
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PART I : Leh Trip N ALTO …. Yup!! --- Part I All this part of the country is higher than the Zozila, the valley of Kharbu being nearly 12,000 feet above the sea, and Lamayuru 11,520. Colorful Landscape.... Day 4 : Namik La Pass The s... Read More
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4th Aug (Manali - Keylong) We started from Manali @ 7 AM in rain and fog as we didn't have much choice. Entire stretch was slushy with some small good patches. The fog/cloud/mist was very dense and our clothing was getting wet. We reached Marhi wh... Read More
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So folks , it was 4th day for we people in Srinagar and covered a few places in these 4 days sans the popular spots of Gulmarg and Pahalgam and still these places were not in our radar . The plan for the 4th day was to  visit S SHANKRACHARYA TEMP... Read More
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मैं शिवखोड़ी कि यात्रा पर कई बार जा चुका हूँ. जब भी वैष्णोदेवी जाता हूँ मैं वंहा जाने कि जरुर कोश... Read More
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Day 10 (1st July 2010) : Leh – Pangong Tso (170 Kms) Next morning we left early & followed Manali highway and reached “Karu”. Road from Leh to Karu was in a good condition and the journey was fast paced. We reached “Karu” in less tha... Read More
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It was the third day for us in Kashmir, a lovely morning and still undecided which part of Kashmir was to be explored that day. I got a chance to talk with a senior member of another tourist party staying in the same guest house who incidentally were... Read More
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सुबह ही सुबह उठकर मैं घूमने के लिए चला गया, जो की एक आदत हैं. एक आदत और हैं, जहां भी जाता हूँ वंहा के ... Read More
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After our lovely outing in Dal Lake we all were refreshed totally and hunger had started spreading its wings now. There were numerous Dhabas, fast food stalls and restaurants on the opposite side of the Boulevard road. All of us decided to have some... Read More
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Each year during Amarnath Yatra we try to cover one new place of Kashmir excluding Srinagar. By this method we have covered Aru Valley, Betab Valley, Lidder valley, Pahalgam, Anant Nag, Avantipura, Verinag spring ( the chief source of the river Jhelu... Read More
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[caption id="attachment_82720" align="alignnone" width="359"] Map of Dal Lake[/caption] Many lakes adore the world scene and this is true for India also which is home to many lakes but when one utters the word DAL LAKE from the mouth, an image com... Read More
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Day 6 (27th June 2010) – Rest at Leh A well-deserved day for rest after 03 days of hard-core bone shaking ride. The first thing that we did in the morning was we shifted from that guest house to a decent hotel not for the reason of comfort but t... Read More
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Agli subah ki shuruaat garmagaram chai se... To kahan le chalen aaj aapko... I'll take you all on the virtual trip that had been talked about by Swami Vivekananda and Swami Ramtirtha also. I woke up quite early next day and along with my wife w... Read More
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Day 5 (26th June 2010) – Sarchu – Pang – Rumtse – Leh (260 Kms) Next morning the sunlight came as a pure bliss. See the first sight of our saddles below to get a feel of what we handled last night. We were up early by 07:00 Hrs. & rubb... Read More
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[caption id="attachment_82313" align="alignnone" width="640"] Yours truly with wife and Pavani[/caption] RAMBAN: Ramban can be taken as a midpoint on this highway till Srinagar. Though at that time rush of Sri Amarnath yatra had not started yet bu... Read More
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Day 3 (24th June 2010) : Manali – Rohtang – Koksar – Pagal Nullah - Keylong (118 Kms) We approximately covered 600Kms & we all knew that the easy part of our journey is over. Next morning we were all set & excited for our onwards j... Read More
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इस यात्रा मे सबसे अच्छी नींद रुम्त्से मे आई थी। रात को सोने से पहले खूब मौज-मस्ती जो की थी। आज सुब... Read More
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(22nd June 2010 to 7th July 2010) Ladakh - ”The Roof of the World” does not need any formal introduction to a bullet rider. We all know Ladakh for its, seamless beauty, age old monasteries, virtually hanging from cliffs, high altitude passes &am... Read More
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To baat shuru karein... [caption id="attachment_81476" align="alignnone" width="640"] A view of Mansar lake[/caption] I had heard only about this lake so about other members of the party. It was the first visit to this beautiful lake as an addi... Read More
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आज सुबह हम आराम से उठे यहाँ से लंच के बाद निकलने का प्रोग्राम था। आप लोगों को एक बताना भूल गया की ... Read More
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[caption id="attachment_81213" align="alignnone" width="640"] Pavani and her Mummy on the way[/caption] So folks back again to apprise all of you about my yatra to the paradise on earth which I undertook before my Udaipur yatra but wanted to share... Read More
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आज हमे "पैंगोंग" जाना था। बीते दिन "नुब्रा वैली" मे काफी मस्ती करी थी। थोड़ी थकान होने की वजह से आज ह... Read More
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आज हमे लेह से आगे "खर्दुंग ला" जाना था। लद्दाख जाना का मतलब दुनिया के सबसे ऊँचे दर्रो को पार करके ... Read More
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अभी अँधेरा ही था। बाकी गाड़ियाँ भी निकलने को तैयार हो रही थी। हम लोग फटाफट गाड़ी मे बैठे और पैंग से ... Read More
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प्लान के मुताबिक सब सुबह 05:00 बजे तक उठ गए। देर रात खाने और सोने की वजह से कोई भी फ्रेश नहीं हो पाया।... Read More
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जम्मू शहर, उत्तर भारत जम्मू-कश्मीर राज्य की शीतकालीन राजधानी है। यह श्रीनगर के दक्षिण में तवी न... Read More
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बात वर्ष जुलाई 2011 की  है बहुत समय हो चला था कहीं घुमे हुए । ऐसा  सोचते ही मन मे घूमने की लौ जल पड़ी औ... Read More
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Sarchhu-Pang-Upshi-Karu-Leh (सरछू --> पांग --> उप्शी --> कारू --> लेह) In the morning we got up early and soon after daily chores and with a good breakfast and tea, we loaded our stuff. Whatever ... Read More