Re: My maiden road-trip to Himachal and Kashmir | Fiat Linea Thanks everyone for the nice words. Quote:
Originally Posted by Umash What are the payment methods in the various parks? Is it digital or hard cash? How was the mobile signal? Do Google Maps work in these roads? |
I paid for entrances in cash. Mobile signal was great for our Airtel postpaid connection. Some places such as Baltal, Mughal road had some patchy network but good overall. Google maps work nicely. However, follow your instinct and check with locals if found some roads not good enough to proceed. Quote:
Originally Posted by nda992 I am sure that the car must have enjoyed the road as much as you both did... |
As my wife generally says, the trips we do in Linea is more for the car to be able to stretch its legs than for us. Quote:
Originally Posted by haisaikat Before driving to Kashmir several BHPians told me to avoid Mughal road for safety issues. I think your problem was road congestion, but probably worth because of the Peer Ki Gali pass views. Would you think it's worth taking up in near future? |
Mughal road should definitely be on the agenda if visiting Kashmir. I checked with J&K traffic police before leaving for the same. There are no security issues with army patrolling the roads. We also need to make an entry after crossing Pir ki gali with army. We need to get out of the car, share car details, Aadhar details, address and get our pics clicked. Ladies, however, are excluded from this routine.
Due to bad roads after Bafliaz bridge, one can do a day trip and take a u turn from Bafliaz or proceed till Surankot and then take left towards Jammu to join Poonch Highway. I don’t have any idea of road conditions between Surankot and Rajouri. I hope it will be better than what I chose. |