6th April 2015, 11:15
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover What a drive, what an adventure and what a travelogue this is going to be. Completely hooked. I presume your ride was a British Registered vehicle, in which case you might have had maximum problems in the Carnet process, not in any other country, but in India !! Also looking forward to whether the China crossing, which is unbelievably expensive for Indian vehicles, was the same for you too. Of course, glued to the thread and will make much noise if updates aren't posted daily  |
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6th April 2015, 12:00
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| BHPian  | Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Welcome to Team-BHP Pathania, I didn't know were here too! I've been following most of your trip on your website, now good to find the much required details here too! |
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6th April 2015, 12:14
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6th April 2015, 13:37
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6th April 2015, 14:00
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover An adventure you experienced while others (including me) could only dream about. Please do update the thread whenever you get the time. How reliable was Dhanno during your journey? And if I may, kitna deti hai??  |
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6th April 2015, 15:54
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Glad to have discovered this thread. You tell the story wonderfully well --- and I guess it has hardly begun. Eagerly subscribing |
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6th April 2015, 16:27
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6th April 2015, 16:44
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover kudos to you both  .it's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have. Feels like sailing the forbidden sea. As someone has rightly said “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” Amazing detailing. Awaiting more  |
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6th April 2015, 16:57
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6th April 2015, 17:07
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| BHPian  | Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Kudos to you guys!!! It definitely is a journey of a lifetime and having your life partner with you on the journey who shares the same passion takes the experience to a different level. I also visited your website www.humdono.us and I thinks it's very nicely done. I would like to make one suggestion though. While reading through the story, I could figure out that some of the posts are written by your wife Arti. If you could mention who is writing the post at the beginning of each post will make the reading experience a little smoother. I actually liked the idea that both the participants present their part of the story in the same travelogue. It has actually made it even more interesting to read. |
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6th April 2015, 20:21
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Woahh!! What an adventure. Just within today, I came across two such travels. One this and another one which started today from Bangalore to Paris. A family of four including 2 kids on a Linea  . People have really started to move I must say and I should not miss the bus. Let me think it over huh?Coming back to this one. It takes courage to even think about it leave alone doing it. Hats off to you guys! Am hooked and glued and whatever all it takes. Bring it on!! PS: Not sure if anyone else pointed it out, your winch seems to be mounted a lot lower than its supposed to be, seriously compromising on your angle of attack. It will damage the bumper in case it takes a hit. Last edited by vinayrathore : 6th April 2015 at 20:22. |
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Day 8: Switzerland (Contd…) (Jungfrau – Top of Europe) When we woke up in the morning, we were really excited and glad as it was a bright sunny day (looking at the weather a day before and weather forecast suggesting that the sun will be on leave), we indeed were feeling lucky.  [In front of hotel entrance]  [No .. That's not a Monkey! That's Aarti for Christ's sake :-p] Plan was to go check out Jungfrau, so we left for the train station. We parked Dhanno in the parking lot, and in an effort to receive a phone call while trying to get stuff out of Dhanno i dropped my phone and cracked the screen :-/ If that was not enough, 2 tickets for a return journey cost us Euro 250+, man were they expensive.   We tried exploring the idea to drive up there but i guess there are no roads! Train had nice clean glass windows giving maximum view of the outside and with the weather being absolutely clear, the views were breathtaking. The train had an interesting mechanism to pull the coached to such great heights, and if i am not wrong Indian government did seek guidance from Swiss authorities before starting the train to Srinagar.  [Grindelwald Station]  [Notice the straight metal gear in between the tracks] Once we reached the top, all we wanted to do was click, click and click. It was just beautiful.  The tourist center at the top had many spots setup to enjoy your experience at Jungfrau. 1. Ice Museum     [Yup .. That's the squirrel from the Ice Age series] 2. Outpost       3. Play/Slide Area There was play area setup down below, where families were having a good time with their kids. I had purchased a telephoto lens before leaving for the trip and this was a great spot to check it out. It indeed turned out to be a good buy.    After enjoying the views, we started looking for a spot to eat. Food cannot be delayed because based on my experience of more than 2 years, one among us (not me :-D) can get “HANGRY” (Hungry + Angry) and trust me this situation is a strict no no. There was surprisingly an Indian Restaurant available as well. I decided to have my lunch there, while Aarti went to a different cafe and brought herself something else. Indian food while being costly (“Expensive” is Switzerland’s middle name) was decent, i enjoyed my share. Then we grabbed a cup of masala chai and boarded train back to Dhanno.  The sky was still and we started our journey towards Italy. As the road unfolded, we were soon on Wassen drive. It was hardly half an hour into appreciating how beautiful the drive was when it started to get foggy. The road was narrow and there were lot of bike riders out on a jolly ride. Carefully we drove through the mountain passes and reached Lake Como. It was already late but we still had to drive till our destination i.e. Cinque-terre. We had booked a home for few days at: Corte Paganini Via Caste 41 Caste Ricco Del Golfo Do Spezia IT – 19020 We had a little trouble finding the address, but the host was very kind and came to guide us back to the house. |
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