W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip

saurabh041086 · 27th January 2016, 12:20

One of the best travelogues in recent times on the forum. Kudos to your patience for writing in such a detailed manner.

Amit_breakfree · 27th January 2016, 12:34

Amazing TL. Well described and the details are just perfect for anyone who would like to attempt the same route or a part of it.

Even we would like to ask the same question...WHAT NEXT?

I wish it is even bigger and better than this one. Keep driving.

Rajain · 27th January 2016, 12:35

Lovely travelogue. Amazing narration complimented with nice pictures.

All in all a great feel for the local places

Cheers

Rajain

ampere · 27th January 2016, 13:59

Hemant,

Cant resist myself with a one liner "content post"

Is there anything that you do; not epic?

That summarizes it for me.

DrANTO · 27th January 2016, 14:06

Dear Hemanth,

I just finished reading your travalogue. Honestly, I am speechless. Loved every bit of the narrative and photos.

You are the master of travalogues brother.Period. No competition for you in this category. Your attention to detail is awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Wish you all the best.

Kushal_Gupta · 27th January 2016, 15:22

WHOA...!!! By far the best travelogue i have read ever.. (Unless i read your other two travelogues) i mean this is the INDIA we know but have never experienced. I think by reading your travelogues everyone will feel inspired to traverse every part of this nation (At least i am). Loved every detail. HATS OFF!!

GKMahajan · 27th January 2016, 16:33

Dear friends-who-wrote-such-a-long-travelogue,

I am tired by reading it!
And - you did not get tired with all the travelling and writing!
Full 5 stars!

Girish Mahajan

Jeevan Sukumar · 27th January 2016, 16:46

A wholehearted 5 star rating. Really amazing journey. Truly inspired me very much. Nice photos too. I live in Trivandrum and now, after reading such a wonderful travelogue, I am planning a portion of your trip i.e., Trivandrum to Goa very soon.

thatsdileep · 27th January 2016, 18:54

Wow...wow...wow...completely awestruck with your travelogue. Just the sheer time and patience you need to finish such a detailed and well composed travelogue is commendable. I bet the trip was totally worth every moment and every penny spent. You and Mohith sure have the eyes for capturing the moments. What are your plans for 2016 travelogue?

Keep travelling and keep posting...!

prguru · 27th January 2016, 22:03

Many congratulations Hemanth and Mohith, awesome photos and travelogue with complete details - left me speech less. Did you change the engine oil or top up the air pressure any time during the journey ?

AppyS · 27th January 2016, 22:38

Mindblowing TL hemanth sir, spent most of the evening reading it ever so patiently and never lost interest. Brilliant narration, also its always amazing and heartwarming to see the camaraderie tbhpians share.

amansanc · 27th January 2016, 23:05

What am amazing travelogue this is! I am amazed by the amount of details you have put in. Hats off man.

Now that you have done so many trips around India and have created such amazing travelogues, how about compiling them all into a book?

The Punto seemed to have fared well everywhere too despite having 17 inch alloys with low profile tyres.

hemanth.anand · 27th January 2016, 23:22

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Well that my friend, is one amazing TL! ....And you've got some fabulous shots of the Punto there.

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Originally Posted by ambivalent_98

Loved the travelogue. Amazing pictures and incredible details...

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Originally Posted by sidzz

Awesome pics and narration.

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Originally Posted by bullock-Car

Amazing travelogue!

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Originally Posted by saurabh041086

One of the best travelogues in recent times on the forum.

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Originally Posted by Rajain

Lovely travelogue. Amazing narration complimented with nice pictures.

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Originally Posted by DrANTO

Dear Hemanth,
I just finished reading your travalogue. Honestly, I am speechless. Loved every bit of the narrative and photos.

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Originally Posted by Kushal_Gupta

WHOA...!!! By far the best travelogue i have read ever...

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Originally Posted by GKMahajan

Dear friends-who-wrote-such-a-long-travelogue...

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Originally Posted by AppyS

Mindblowing TL hemanth sir, spent most of the evening reading it ever so patiently and never lost interest. Brilliant narration, also its always amazing and heartwarming to see the camaraderie tbhpians share.

Thank you very much for all those nice words people. I'm grateful to you all.

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Originally Posted by Amit_breakfree

Even we would like to ask the same question...WHAT NEXT?

I wish it is even bigger and better than this one. Keep driving.

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Originally Posted by thatsdileep

You and Mohith sure have the eyes for capturing the moments. What are your plans for 2016 travelogue?
Keep travelling and keep posting...!

Not yet finalised...Hopefully I can answer it soon

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Originally Posted by ampere

Hemant,
Cant resist myself with a one liner "content post"

Is there anything that you do; not epic?
That summarizes it for me.

ha ha...That's a bit exaggerated don't you feel?
Thank you very much anyway

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Originally Posted by Jeevan Sukumar

A wholehearted 5 star rating. Really amazing journey. Truly inspired me very much. Nice photos too. I live in Trivandrum and now, after reading such a wonderful travelogue, I am planning a portion of your trip i.e., Trivandrum to Goa very soon.

Thank you Jeevan Sukumar. All the best for your trip

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Originally Posted by prguru

Many congratulations Hemanth and Mohith, awesome photos and travelogue with complete details - left me speech less. Did you change the engine oil or top up the air pressure any time during the journey ?

Engine oil didn't need any top up. I had checked a couple of times.
As I have written, It was serviced only ~1000kms before the trip and the entire trip was only around 7000 Kms.
It was changed 9months and 6000Kms later during its regular service.
Like I have mentioned, tyre pressure was topped up at the end of the journey when all the rough terrain was over

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Originally Posted by amansanc

What am amazing travelogue this is! I am amazed by the amount of details you have put in. Hats off man.
Now that you have done so many trips around India and have created such amazing travelogues, how about compiling them all into a book?

The Punto seemed to have fared well everywhere too despite having 17 inch alloys with low profile tyres.

Thanks amansanc
Many people gave me that Book idea last time itself. Let me see if and when it materialises
The roads overall were very good everywhere. So the wheels and tyres were never a problem.

Rajain · 27th January 2016, 23:43

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Originally Posted by GKMahajan

Dear friends-who-wrote-such-a-long-travelogue,

I am tired by reading it!
And - you did not get tired with all the travelling and writing!
Full 5 stars!

Girish Mahajan

That's the reason our cars say "Live to Drive"

Between, driving and writing, I can safely say writing and getting the right chronology of events is tougher!

Cheers
Rajain

GKMahajan · 28th January 2016, 09:34

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Originally Posted by Rajain

That's the reason our cars say "Live to Drive"

Between, driving and writing, I can safely say writing and getting the right chronology of events is tougher!

Cheers
Rajain

Dear Rajain,

I agree totally!
Even if my English is good, I feel getting the right 'spirit' conveyed correctly is always a challenge.
Full credit to you for achieving that!

Girish Mahajan

27th January 2016, 12:20	#31
saurabh041086 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 349 Thanked: 340 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip One of the best travelogues in recent times on the forum. Kudos to your patience for writing in such a detailed manner.
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27th January 2016, 12:34	#32
Amit_breakfree BHPian Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rnc, Hyd, Del Posts: 235 Thanked: 675 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Amazing TL. Well described and the details are just perfect for anyone who would like to attempt the same route or a part of it. Even we would like to ask the same question...WHAT NEXT? I wish it is even bigger and better than this one. Keep driving.
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27th January 2016, 12:35	#33
Rajain BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 553 Thanked: 1,250 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Lovely travelogue. Amazing narration complimented with nice pictures. All in all a great feel for the local places Cheers Rajain
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27th January 2016, 13:59	#34
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,948 Thanked: 12,935 Times View My Garage	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Hemant, Cant resist myself with a one liner "content post" Is there anything that you do; not epic? That summarizes it for me.
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27th January 2016, 14:06	#35
DrANTO BHPian Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Pala/Thiruvalla Posts: 137 Thanked: 1,082 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Dear Hemanth, I just finished reading your travalogue. Honestly, I am speechless. Loved every bit of the narrative and photos. You are the master of travalogues brother.Period. No competition for you in this category. Your attention to detail is awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience. Wish you all the best.
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27th January 2016, 15:22	#36
Kushal_Gupta Newbie Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 20 Thanked: 17 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip WHOA...!!! By far the best travelogue i have read ever.. (Unless i read your other two travelogues) i mean this is the INDIA we know but have never experienced. I think by reading your travelogues everyone will feel inspired to traverse every part of this nation (At least i am). Loved every detail. HATS OFF!!
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27th January 2016, 16:33	#37
GKMahajan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Pune/Mumbai Posts: 609 Thanked: 874 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Dear friends-who-wrote-such-a-long-travelogue, I am tired by reading it! And - you did not get tired with all the travelling and writing! Full 5 stars! Girish Mahajan
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27th January 2016, 16:46	#38
Jeevan Sukumar BHPian Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 56 Thanked: 38 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip A wholehearted 5 star rating. Really amazing journey. Truly inspired me very much. Nice photos too. I live in Trivandrum and now, after reading such a wonderful travelogue, I am planning a portion of your trip i.e., Trivandrum to Goa very soon.
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27th January 2016, 18:54	#39
thatsdileep BHPian Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Chennai Posts: 251 Thanked: 308 Times View My Garage	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Wow...wow...wow...completely awestruck with your travelogue. Just the sheer time and patience you need to finish such a detailed and well composed travelogue is commendable. I bet the trip was totally worth every moment and every penny spent. You and Mohith sure have the eyes for capturing the moments. What are your plans for 2016 travelogue? Keep travelling and keep posting...!
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27th January 2016, 22:03	#40
prguru BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 179 Thanked: 92 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Many congratulations Hemanth and Mohith, awesome photos and travelogue with complete details - left me speech less. Did you change the engine oil or top up the air pressure any time during the journey ?
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27th January 2016, 22:38	#41
AppyS BHPian Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 91 Thanked: 100 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip Mindblowing TL hemanth sir, spent most of the evening reading it ever so patiently and never lost interest. Brilliant narration, also its always amazing and heartwarming to see the camaraderie tbhpians share.
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27th January 2016, 23:05	#42
amansanc BHPian Join Date: May 2013 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 451 Thanked: 707 Times	Re: W.E.S.T. - Western End from Southern Tip What am amazing travelogue this is! I am amazed by the amount of details you have put in. Hats off man. Now that you have done so many trips around India and have created such amazing travelogues, how about compiling them all into a book? The Punto seemed to have fared well everywhere too despite having 17 inch alloys with low profile tyres.
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