Travelogue of Kolkata to Hyderabad in a Baleno

Wimwian · 26th August 2007, 11:51

Great write-up BP. And lovely pics too... just my idea of a perfect trip!!

Will catch up on more anecdotes from ur trip at the next meet... which,btw, is when? (Where's Planet... )

biswajit · 27th August 2007, 14:51

Nice crisp writeup and snaps. Myself planning for a same kind of trip Bangalore- Kolkata(bolpur)-Bangalore in near future and at that time your's travelogue will be a great help.

Zappo · 27th August 2007, 16:14

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Will catch up on more anecdotes from ur trip at the next meet... which,btw, is when? (Where's Planet... )

Well, planet is already planning the next meet for you guys. September, Janmashtami time, I guess. He already has a thread running. So check out.

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Nice crisp writeup and snaps. Myself planning for a same kind of trip Bangalore- Kolkata(bolpur)-Bangalore in near future and at that time your's travelogue will be a great help.

biswajit, check with akroy. He is the man for you... He did a bangalore-kolkata-bangalore trip and his travelogue (Travelogue: Bangalore to Kolkata) is available for reference.

akroy · 27th August 2007, 17:01

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Originally Posted by biswajit

Nice crisp writeup and snaps. Myself planning for a same kind of trip Bangalore- Kolkata(bolpur)-Bangalore in near future and at that time your's travelogue will be a great help.

You can read my travelogue as Zappo mentioned. I also did Kolkata Suri during that time. That is an excellent stretch as well. So Kolkata-Bolpur is like 2.5 hours dash from Dakshineshwar Bridge.

Abhi

biswajit · 27th August 2007, 17:21

BP Sorry for hijacking your thread.

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biswajit, check with akroy. He is the man for you... He did a bangalore-kolkata-bangalore trip and his travelogue (Travelogue: Bangalore to Kolkata) is available for reference.

I read akroy's thread couple of time. That is definitely one big infobank for the proposed trip.

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You can read my travelogue as Zappo mentioned. I also did Kolkata Suri during that time. That is an excellent stretch as well. So Kolkata-Bolpur is like 2.5 hours dash from Dakshineshwar Bridge.

Abhi

However I'm thinking not to touch Kolkata but from Kharagpur continue with NH60 till Bishnupur from there with SH to Kaksa(Panagarh)-Ilambazar-Bolpur-My village.

Zappo · 27th August 2007, 18:13

Ummm... biswajit, is this bolpur the same as the one we go through for shantiniketan?

biswajit · 27th August 2007, 18:26

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Ummm... biswajit, is this bolpur the same as the one we go through for shantiniketan?

Yes, it is. Its called Bolpur-Shantiniketan as well.

akroy · 27th August 2007, 18:40

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However I'm thinking not to touch Kolkata but from Kharagpur continue with NH60 till Bishnupur from there with SH to Kaksa(Panagarh)-Ilambazar-Bolpur-My village.

Ya you can do that but make sure you do that in day time... I dont know about the road condition though...
I can only say that DarjeelingMore - Ilambazar - Bolpur is an excellent stretch...

Abhi

akroy · 27th August 2007, 18:41

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Originally Posted by Zappo

Ummm... biswajit, is this bolpur the same as the one we go through for shantiniketan?

Bolpur is the name of the place. Shantiniketan is the institute which is situated in Bolpur.
Overtime the place is named as "Bolpur Shantiniketan"

Abhi

BlackPearl · 27th August 2007, 23:30

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Ya you can do that but make sure you do that in day time
Abhi

@akroy - why insist on daytime?

akroy · 28th August 2007, 06:45

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@akroy - why insist on daytime?

I have heard that is Naxal infested places (it may not be true).. Also lots of lootmaar happens there...Moreover I am not sure about road condition of the deviation from NH60 to Kaksa..

Even if you do Kharagpur - Kolkata BP - Darjeeling More, that will not be that time consuming because of some excellent roads...

Abhi

itwasntme · 28th August 2007, 07:58

Super travelogue: Very very informative and laced with tips on what can go wrong if one gets home at 11pm the night before. Both my wife and me were rolling around after reading your description of the start of your journey!

Hope to read more such travelogues from you!

BlackPearl · 28th August 2007, 15:24

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Originally Posted by akroy

I have heard that is Naxal infested places (it may not be true).. Also lots of lootmaar happens there...Moreover I am not sure about road condition of the deviation from NH60 to Kaksa..

Even if you do Kharagpur - Kolkata BP - Darjeeling More, that will not be that time consuming because of some excellent roads...

Abhi

The panagarh stretch was supposed to be a notorious place even 6-7 years back but things have improved nowadays. I have travelled through that place quite extensively at night (sometimes even midnight) and nothing has happened yet (touch wood). But the stretch from illambajar to bolpur is not very safe even now and we try to avoid that stretch at night.

BlackPearl · 28th August 2007, 15:27

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Originally Posted by itwasntme

Super travelogue: Very very informative and laced with tips on what can go wrong if one gets home at 11pm the night before. Both my wife and me were rolling around after reading your description of the start of your journey!

Hope to read more such travelogues from you!

Thanks itwasntme. it seems funny now when we think about the incident, but it was very different that night. it seemed as if all the planning of 1 month was going down the drains..

biswajit · 28th August 2007, 16:23

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Originally Posted by akroy

I have heard that is Naxal infested places (it may not be true).. Also lots of lootmaar happens there...Moreover I am not sure about road condition of the deviation from NH60 to Kaksa..

Even if you do Kharagpur - Kolkata BP - Darjeeling More, that will not be that time consuming because of some excellent roads...

Abhi

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Originally Posted by BlackPearl

The panagarh stretch was supposed to be a notorious place even 6-7 years back but things have improved nowadays. I have travelled through that place quite extensively at night (sometimes even midnight) and nothing has happened yet (touch wood). But the stretch from illambajar to bolpur is not very safe even now and we try to avoid that stretch at night.

Till Illambazar it is fine.I agree with BP, Illambazar- Bolpur is not safe at night (10PM-4AM).
On other note: do anybody know how is the road condition after taking diversion from NH60 (Bishnupur) till Kaksa?

26th August 2007, 11:51	#46
Wimwian BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 191 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Great write-up BP. And lovely pics too... just my idea of a perfect trip!! Will catch up on more anecdotes from ur trip at the next meet... which,btw, is when? (Where's Planet... )
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27th August 2007, 14:51	#47
biswajit BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 42 Thanked: Once	Nice crisp writeup and snaps. Myself planning for a same kind of trip Bangalore- Kolkata(bolpur)-Bangalore in near future and at that time your's travelogue will be a great help.
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27th August 2007, 18:13	#51
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	Ummm... biswajit, is this bolpur the same as the one we go through for shantiniketan?
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28th August 2007, 07:58	#57
itwasntme Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 6,983 Thanked: 12,537 Times View My Garage	Super travelogue: Very very informative and laced with tips on what can go wrong if one gets home at 11pm the night before. Both my wife and me were rolling around after reading your description of the start of your journey! Hope to read more such travelogues from you!
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