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Originally Posted by Vivek VS Great write up //M sir, lovely pictures.
I've long been contemplating a similar trip in my Honda Civic, it's low GC and long wheelbase always deters me even though it's such a nice car to drive. Your travelogue gives me a lot of courage.
I remember there was a thread here exploring the possibility of taking a Civic to Leh, and the general consensus was that it's better not to. That did dent my confidence quite a bit. Even on slightly rough roads, there's always the fright that a loose rock or pebble could make a hole in the sump, leaving you stranded. |
Thank You sir !
Totally agree with you about the Civic. The low GC sedans are a misfit for such terrain, but there are people who have done it successfully. But still the general consensus is right, there could be some nasty hits that can dent your entire experience. But with careful driving, I am sure the Civic will go the distance.
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Originally Posted by Raaj* Amazing! An excellent trip & a matching travelogue ! Thank you for posting it with an enjoyable narration.
Behaviour of drivers, even i experienced in my Malani trip with family during May this year. From Chandigarh, i took my friend's car. Unfortunately, taxi drivers went on strike on the day i reached Manali due to the new rule on limiting the number of cars to Rohtang pass by NGT. They didnt allow any yellow boards. Despite my car being a white board, they stopped as am not the owner! Showed no courtesy to visitors for their time & money spent but blocked the way to Rohtang pass. They infact threatened that drivers on the way to Rohtang may break the glasses as they are very violent! Also, they had sent a Whatsapp message to Bike rentals to not to rent the two wheelers to prevent visitors from visiting Rohtang pass completely. Even bus drivers were afraid. A trip half wasted as we could not enjoy the snow exclusively because of the taxi drivers! Oops!
Back to your trip, the places are mesmerising even in photos. Yousmarg, Dhodpathri & Daksum look like dream lands. Envy the people living there. Even looking at the Photos bring in peace. Wishing you a happy trip in Bike soon to Guruz, Warwaan & Lolab valleys!
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Thank You sir. Yes the elusive parts of Kashmir - Gurez, Lolab and Warwaan - are in my wishlist but so are many other places. Hope to tick them off the bucket list soon !
The taxi union has been a major road block for tourists in these areas and especially in 2015, there have been so many incidents that has caused trouble to the travellers. There is and there always will be a certain section of people who, no matter what, will take their own vehicles for such roadtrips. I hope things get better during the next season, else I will happily head towards the North-East for my annual major roadtrip !
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Originally Posted by itinerant Dear //M, there are so many things to be super impressed about in your travelogue. To begin with, your vivid description makes it for a very interesting read. And then the photographs are sensational. Reminds me of that famous quote "If there is a paradise on earth.....".
Thirdly i find it impressive that you explored lesser known places rather than going about the same tourist circuit routine. Finally, it is your ability to do long stretches of driving at one go, both in terms if distance and time. Ranchi- Delhi, and then Kashmir- Delhi are two shining examples of that. Were you the only driver? Or someone shared the task? |
Thank You sir, Kashmir is indeed a beautiful paradise. Thankfully major parts of Kashmir never got commercialized and hence are still pristine and picturesque. We wanted to cover the unseen parts of Kashmir.
However, the route which was there on my mind was Ranchi - Delhi - Katra - Rajouri - Bafliaz - Shopian - Yusmarg - Doodhpathri - Chandigam - Bandipora - Dawar - Purana Tilel - Srinagar - Gulmarg - Sonamarg - Srinagar - Pahalgam - Chandanwari - Aru - Daksum - Inshan - Daksum - Sinthan Top - Kishtwar - Udhampur - Delhi - Ranchi.
But to cover all these places, time was a constraint. But I am glad I could cover a lot many places from my desired route in the given time.
It was me who drove for most of the miles, but my father and brother also drove quite some distance, so the fatigue never crept in.
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Originally Posted by harry10 Brilliant writing.. Loved it. Gone through the whole Travelogue in one shot. I went to Kashmir in 1991 and there still are happy memories in my mind somewhere. It's beautiful.
I am also amazed that City can do such a trip involving Hills and bad roads. Gave me confidence to try it in mine someday.
Just curious. What was the combined FE for the 5300 km? |
Thank You Sir !
The City was able to tackle all that we threw at it with aplomb, a comfortable workhorse, a reliable mile-muncher and a frugal engine, we were very impressed with the abilities of the Honda.
I guess the City will not outrightly impress most of us the way a Linea or a Vento may do, but with time we have been very happy customers of the Honda. Our two major highway roadtrips covering most of India only proves its reliability !
The combined FE that we got from the frugal i-DTEC was about 18 kpl (tank-to-tank method), the max FE we got was around 23 kpl (tank-to-tank method) and the minimum we got was around 13 kpl (from Bandipora to Tragbal as per MID).