[Abhay]

I have been reading this and although I can not offer any help/tips on this route I can only wish you the best moeinuk.

You have had plenty of good information/advice from the pros here and I hope you take that and have a very enjoyable drive to your home.

[sbraj]

Originally Posted by Abhay

I have been reading this and although I can not offer any help/tips on this route I can only wish you the best moeinuk.

You have had plenty of good information/advice from the pros here and I hope you take that and have a very enjoyable drive to your home.

Same with me. I have not driven in North India, and not able to contribute.

But I wish you a safe and enjoyable journey.

[souravdebiswas]

Got a few updates from Moeinuk while enroute to Varanasi.

He crossed Firozabad at around 9am and reached Kanpur bypass by 12:15pm. Stopped for some tea, bite and smoke and headed off again at 12:30pm.

At this rate, I think he would reach Varanasi by 5pm (just in time to catch the ganga aarti which begins at 6:30pm).

[SS-Traveller]

Update from moeinuk on sms at 1753 hrs: He's entered Benaras (left the expressway at 1730 hrs), and is near the railway station. Not checked in yet.

[souravdebiswas]

Received Moeinuk's sms at 1:35pm. Left Varanasi at 6:30am. He had reached Isri Bazzar and reports heavy traffic. At the time of sms, he was stuck for almost 35mins.

[SS-Traveller]

Well, moeinuk's back home at Kolkata, safe and sound, at 11PM last night. However, 50 lengchas and 1 kilo mihidana apparently wasn't enough to cool his folks - probably the reason we might have to wait a bit for the full update from him! Received an SMS from him this morning saying I made this one wrong prediction about the sweet stuff!

Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

...stop at Shaktigarh, on the highway itself, where there are a series of lengcha shops - you can't miss them. Tea, shingara, makha shondesh, lengcha, mihidana, sitabhog - take your pick. Carry some back home too, to cool the folks down when they go ballistic after hearing that you drove solo from DEL to CCU.

[sbraj]

Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

Well, moeinuk's back home at Kolkata, safe and sound, at 11PM last night.

Hey moeinuk, so you have crossed that barrier. Welcome on board.

Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

However, 50 lengchas and 1 kilo mihidana apparently wasn't enough to cool his folks - probably the reason we might have to wait a bit for the full update from him! Received an SMS from him this morning saying I made this one wrong prediction about the sweet stuff!

I am sure your folks would come around and join you for many miles ahead on similar trips. Travel creates strong bonds.

[FastNotFurious]

Originally Posted by sbraj

Hey moeinuk, so you have crossed that barrier. Welcome on board.


I am sure your folks would come around and join you for many miles ahead on similar trips. Travel creates strong bonds.

I did the same route in 25 hours, solo, and my family was blissfully unaware of my adventure until I rang the bell at 2.35 am!
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