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Part fantasy, part reality… Ladakh, is where, the forces of nature conspired to render a magical unrealistic landscape… a landscape of extremes… desert and blue waters… burning sun and freezing winds… glaciers and sand dunes. Ladakh is an authentic land, faithful to... Read More

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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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मोटर बाईक से लाल किला से लेह-लद्दाख यात्रा सुनने में ही कठिन लगने वाला शब्द वास्तव में हकीकत में... Read More
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For the sake of keeping it short and in order to avoid a writer's block, I would be condensing two days of riding in one post. After the conquest of Khardung La, the ride back was some what depressing... what would a person do if the one thing whi... Read More
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Age No Bar 16 or 60 Keylong-Leh-KhardungLa-Nubra-Leh-Nurla 06/10/2010 Keylong Pang ( 184 km ) We started in the morning, little bit apprehensive as to the suspense what lay ahead. But all went well. We crossed Jispa ( 3200 Met , 10498 feet ) ... Read More
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10th Aug (Leh - Diskit) We start behind schedule for Nubra Valley. While I was waiting for others to fill up their petrol tanks, I made a visit to prayer wheels close by and rotated them to wish best of journey for Nubra. (more...)... Read More
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Age No Bar - 16 or 60 12/10/2010 Nurla Khaltse Lamayuru Fotu La Mulbek Kargil ( 160 km ) The UP boy prepared good dinner to our liking and gave us good service. He brought water from the stream and supplied us hot water as well. Prepared black... Read More
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Be soft on my curves - sign - road to chang-la pass; it's among the highest passes in the region after Khardungla. The glacier was the last melting pieces of the season and we walked under it for some Kodak moments. This was more Snowy in comparison ... Read More
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Once the wedding date was finalized as 7th July 2006, the first thing that came to my mind was to choose a place for the trip to follow. Some of the clear pointers for us were that we wanted to visit a place in India 'ONLY' as both of us believe that... Read More
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Dear Friends, This is my first post here and hope you enjoy as much I enjoyed writing it. I remember I started on 30th July 2006 from Hyderabad. Now when I recall that trip of mine, it just gives me goose bumps that I actually accomplished it. My ... Read More
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दूसरा दिन तो बीत गया। दिन तो मजेदार था, किन्तु आज की रात हमारी ज़िंदगी की सबसे बुरी रात बन गयी... Read More
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"What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in two; melancholy for what was left behind and the excitement of entering a new land"-Che Guevara, Sometimes, in our lives, we all come to a juncture where we ask our... Read More
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दूसरे दिन सुबह 5 बजे का अलार्म बजा तो सब उठ गये और आज क़ि यात्रा के लिए तैयार होने लगे। जब बात पहुं... Read More
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After the futile effort of sightseeing in Leh due to the bike troubles and all that pushing & pulling, I had decided to crash out and enjoy my drinks in relative comfort of the hotel confines... Well that did not do much of good to me... woke up ... Read More
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ट्रक ड्राइवर हमारी ही उम्र का एक मस्त इन्सान रहा। जिस अनाम जगह हम रुके थे, वहाँ से तंगलंग ला (दर्र... 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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Roadtrip To Ladakh, The Land of Lama "Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why" ~ Eddie Cantor [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] At Cha... Read More
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Day 13 to Day 16: July 5-8, 2012; Debring – Keylong – Manali – Chandigarh – New Delhi: This was the last leg of the ride. A ride that took us to the farthest off places. The places, where life appeared so different, surroundings appeared s... Read More
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After a long discuss with friends and after checking so many websites, me and Surabhi finally start for the Leh on August 8th 2012, at night 8.00 P.M. by our car SWIFT DEZIRE. We heard a lot about the petrol problems and some time feel the same, so w... Read More
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Day 12: July 4, 2012; Leh to Debring & Tso Kar: From this day, our return journey to New Delhi commenced. On the Day 12, our ride was from Leh to Debring, which is located off-Morey Plains, about 150kms from Leh, crossing Upshi, Rumtse and the mighty... Read More
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Day 11: July 3, 2012; Hunder to Leh: The night at Hunder was pretty comfortable. Tents were of good quality and housed a clean washroom. Luckily, the weather didn’t turn as chilly as it were in Sarchu, so we all slept well. [caption id="attachme... Read More
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Day 10: July 2, 2012 At Khardung La, the thrill amongst us riders was pretty high. Many of the riders climbed atop the snow-clad peak, in one go! They just overlooked the caution against over-exertion – ecstasy was way too high and with adrenaline... Read More
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Day 10: July 2, 2012; Leh to Khardung La and Hunder: [caption id="attachment_64415" align="alignnone" width="640"] Road to Khardung La[/caption] As I thought the night before, every rider was back in action - chirpy, set to ride - back with the... Read More
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Day 9: July 1, 2012; Rest Day at Leh: Good Morning, Leh! Though it was a rest day and ideally the tired me should have slept till late, I woke up pretty early. Well, that’s what I got used to doing for last so many days now! First thing first – ... Read More
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The flat terrain and straight roads near Sarchu did not last long. After crossing River Tsarap soon after Sarchu, the road starts ascending. As I scaled the good roads, I saw two interestingly named bridges – Brandy Bridge and Whisky Bridge! Wonder... Read More
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Whenever I read about someone's excursion to Leh, it's a heroic story all about grit and determination. It's about a man, his machine and the mountain. It's about how one faces the vagaries of nature, the treacherous roads and the numbing cold. It's ... Read More
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Kashmir was once called Heaven on Earth, and one of the most beautiful places in the world. However, in last couple of years, terrorism has faded its charm – A place home to Himalayan Ranges. Yet the previous year, Kashmir recorded the maximum numb... Read More
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All roads lead to Pangong! Well with Ladakh, once is not enough, twice is not enough, an entire lifetime is not enough. Ladakh is the stuff dreams are made of. Road trips can never be the same again, after a tryst with this gorgeous piece of l... Read More