Five Roadies and an incredible journey: Landsdowne the virgin hills
Let me have the pleasure to introduce the participants of this incredible journey. I am sure by the time you have seen the snaps…
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Let me have the pleasure to introduce the participants of this incredible journey. I am sure by the time you have seen the snaps…
Read MoreBackground It all started from a discussion with Nandan when he gave an idea for a long road trip from Delhi to Mumbai. It…
Read MoreWe just decided to go out so with wife, Smita, and daughter, Pihu, I took the car out to the closest highway from our…
Read MoreLast weekend, I drove to Corbett and I discovered few new things and thought that a quick road review would benefit fellow ghumakkars. Delhi…
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Another motivating factor was the leeches. They wouldn’t let us stop anywhere. Every stop we had to check for them on the path first and then on our shoes and then take off the ones which had had some luck with our blood.Balloo kept us occupied with his “jokes” all along.
Read MoreNH 24 – Delhi, Ghazibad, Hapur, Garh Mukteshwar (NHAI)
NH 24 – Simbhavli, Gajraula, Moradabad, Rampur (NHAI)
NH 87 – Rampur, Bilaspur, Rudrapur (mostly UP)
NH 87 – Rudrapur, Haldwani, Nainital/Bhimtal (Uttrakhand)
Quick Drive to Amritsar Amritsar, more correctly called, Ambarsar is located close to 500 Km from Delhi, capital of India and the biggest reason…
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рдХрднреА рдЧрд╛рдбреА рд╕реЗ рдЗрдзрд░ рдЭрд╛рдВрдХ, рдХрднреА рдЙрдзрд░ рдЭрд╛рдВрдХ | рджреЗрдЦрддреЗ рдХреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордЭ рдЖ рдЬрд╛рдП┬а, рдХреНрдпреВрдВрдХрд┐┬ардЖрдЧреЗ рддреЛ рд╣рдо рд▓рдЧрд╛рддрд╛рд░ рджреЗрдЦреЗ рд╣реА рд░рд╣реЗрдВ рдереЗ рдЖрдЦреНрдиреЗ рдлрд╛рдбрд╝реЗрдВ , ┬а┬а рд╣рд╛ рд╣рд╛ рд╣рд╛ …рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА┬ардХреА рд╣реЗрдб рд▓рд╛рдЗрдЯ рдХреА рд░реЛрд╢рдиреА рдореЗрдВ рдЬреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рдПрдХ рджреЛ рдореАрдЯрд░ рддрдХ┬арджрд┐рдЦ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдмрд╕┬ард╕рдордЭреЛ рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп┬ард╡рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рджреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рдереА рдмрд╛рдХреА рддреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдЦ рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛,рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдЦреБрдж рдорд╛рд▓реБрдо рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХреА┬ардХрдм рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рджреЛ рдЪрд╛рд░ рдордХрд╛рдиреЛ┬ардХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрдХрд░┬ард╣рдорд╛рд░реА рд╡реЛ рдкрдерд░реАрд▓реА рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдЧреБрдЬрд░ рд░рд╣реА рдереА (рдЕрдБрдзреЗрд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг ) рддрдм рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рд░реЛрдХреА … рд╡рд╣реАрдБ рдПрдХ рджреЛ рдЖрджрдореА рдорд┐рд▓реЗред рдПрдХ рд╕рдЬреНрдЬрди рд╕реЗ┬ардкрд░рд┐рдЪрдп рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╡реЛ рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рддреЛ рдмрдбрд╝реЛрдд (UP) рдХреЗ рд╣реА рд╣реИрдВред ┬а рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЙрдирдХреА┬а┬ардкреБрд░рд╛рдиреА рдЬрдореАрдВрди рд╣реИ, рд╕реЛ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рднреА рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред ┬ард╡рд╣реАрдБ рдПрдХ рдШрд░ рдореЗрдВ рднреА рдмрдиреА рдЫреЛрдЯреА рд╕реА рджреВрдХрд╛рди рд╕реЗ рджрд░реНрдЬрдиреЛрдВ ┬а“рдкрд╛рд░рд▓реЗ рдЬреА ” рдХреА рдмрд┐рд╕реНрдХреБрдЯ рдХреЗ рдкреИрдХреЗрдЯ рдЦрд░реАрдж рдЕрдиреНрдиреВ рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╡реАрдг рдмрд╛рдмреВ рддреЛ рдмрд┐рдЬреА рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП …..рдореИ ┬ард╡реИрд╕реЗ рднреА рднреА рдмрд┐рд╕реНрдХреБрдЯ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЦрд╛рддрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЧрд╛рдбреА рднреА рдЪрд▓рд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред ┬ард╕реЛ рдЙрди рд╕рд╛рд╣рдм рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рддрдЪреАрдд рдХрд░ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдЪрд╛рд▓ рдФрд░ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдХрд╛ рдмреНрдпреМрд░рд╛ рд▓реЗ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛ред
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Yuksom is still regarded as the base camp of Kanchenjungha, although ascent from Sikkim side has stopped over a decade ago. The mountains are revered as God by localites and stepping foot on the sacred slopes amounts to desecration of the divine forces. Kanchenjungha is abode of the Gods. We came across camps of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. Their basic and advanced mountaineering courses are conducted at Rathong Glacier, the starting point of which also happens to be Yuksom.
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When in Doubt, ask again. Ask someone else if you feel that the shmuck you just asked for directions was an inebriated nincompoop. I believe that even now, in the age of GPS and other bond gadgetry, the ultimate GPS is still the roadside paan wallah. Such is the level of accuracy & dependability, that i think they should be hired to proofread the local Google maps data.
You stop by a tapri/ khokha (as referred to in mumbai), light up a smoke, order a sweet paan, strike up a light conversation about how good or bad the weather is, and thatтАЩs it. Camaraderie set. The paan wallah will now easily divulge even the most complex info about the routes to take, routes to avoid, probable shortcuts & other awesome places to see in between. Screw you, GMaps !! I got my own local wiki/GPS/navigator/tour-guide.
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Cloud 9 after initial hiccups has come up well with semi urban setting with villas and cottages with Khabrar Hill on the northern side and Jim Corbett like hunting forest on the southern slopes with thick jungle of oak, cedar, pine and rhododendron trees whose red flowers make excellent rejuvenating syrupy juice, frequented by the leopards and the tigers.
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рдЪреВрдБрдХрд┐ рдЖрдЬ рд╣рдореЗ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдлрд╝ рдмрджреНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рд╣реА рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдирд╛ рдерд╛ (рдЬреЛ рдХреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реЗ рдорд╛рддреНрд░ 125 рдХрд┐рдореА рд╣реА рд╣реИ), рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рд╣рдо рд╕рдВрдЧрдо рдкрд░ рдХрд╛рдлрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рдмреИрдареЗ рдорд╕реНрддреА рдХрд░рддреЗ рд░рд╣реЗ. рд╕рдВрдЧрдо рдХрд╛ рдЖрдирдВрдж рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдФрд░ рджреЛрдиреЛ рдирджрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЬрд▓ рд╕реЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢реБрджреНрдзрд┐ рд╡ рдЙрд░реНрдЬрд╛ рдкрд╛рдХрд░ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдкрд░ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреЛ рддреИрдпреНрдпрд╛рд░ рдереЗ. рдврд╛рдмреЗ рдкрд░ рдирд╛рд╢реНрддрд╛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж, рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╕реАрдзреЗ рдмрджреНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рдХреА рдмрд╕ рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдЖ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪреЗ. рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рдЗрдВрддреЗрдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж, рдПрдХрд╛рдз рдмрд╕реЗрдВ рдЖрдИ рдкрд░ рд╕рдм рдЦрдЪрд╛рдЦрдЪ рднрд╛рд░реА рд╣реБрдИ, рдкрд╛рдБрд╡ рд░рдЦрдиреЗ рддрдХ рдХреА рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдирд╣реА рдереА, рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╕реАрдЬрд╝рди рдореЗ рдпреЗ рдПрдХ рдЖрдо рдирдЬрд╝рд╛рд░рд╛ рд╣реИ.
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