Escape to Gulmarg

shiva_shaan_5 · 15th January 2010, 00:46

well written travel log mate... liked it very much..happy that you and your family had a safe journey..
I surely would like to mention here that you were driving my dream vehicle regardless of what people or sites say " I am yet to reclaim my Life"

n.devdath · 15th January 2010, 09:47

Just finished reading your travelouge from start to finish for the 3rd time and it never ceases to impress, be it the photos, the narration or the mood of the writer.
Superb work and looking forward to many more from your side.

Rahulk76 · 15th January 2010, 12:25

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Originally Posted by amitk26

1. Role reversal is not enjoyable .

How true in every sense

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Originally Posted by shiva_shaan_5

well written travel log mate... liked it very much..happy that you and your family had a safe journey..
I surely would like to mention here that you were driving my dream vehicle regardless of what people or sites say " I am yet to reclaim my Life"

Thanks Shiva.. Glad you liked it. Its time you got reclaimed..

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Originally Posted by n.devdath

Just finished reading your travelouge from start to finish for the 3rd time and it never ceases to impress, be it the photos, the narration or the mood of the writer.
Superb work and looking forward to many more from your side.

Amen to that n.devdath, glad you liked it and are liking it again when re -read.. It tried to write it in such a way that you witness it through my ears and eyes.

Thanks

Ill try to better this next time

jkdas · 25th January 2010, 23:42

Missed the thread and so stand up after dinner and finished it.

Awesome.Enjoyed it .

How did you manage to remember day by day stuff??

Made a mental note to so a road trip sometime this year.

Rahulk76 · 26th January 2010, 14:22

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Originally Posted by jkdas

Missed the thread and so stand up after dinner and finished it.

Awesome.Enjoyed it .

How did you manage to remember day by day stuff??

Made a mental note to so a road trip sometime this year.

Interesting it sure is

Thank You.

We managed to remember day by day stuff by assorting the pics day wise in sequence and then the toll slips. They do mentions date and time

We started to write things as soon as we were back as memory was fresh. So relating the pics and toll timings, remembering was easy.

Ofcourse, HV's log keeping strategy immensely helped.

Please do convert mental note to a real note..

nvldvr · 26th January 2010, 20:38

Awesome. Hats off to you Rahul. What a travelouge. Had to read it from start to finish in one sitting. You took me on a mental flight from pune to gulmarg.
Keep up the good work.

sachinj12 · 26th January 2010, 23:01

You my friend, belong to the rare breed of TSks and Sam Kapasis. Excellent write up. Holding the attention of a reader for 7-odd pages is a task. And you managed to do it. Finished the travelouge in one sitting.

vkochar · 27th January 2010, 12:11

Excellent Travelogue !! I read through half of it yesterday and the balance just now.

Very very god FE for a Safari - 14 kpl !

Rahulk76 · 27th January 2010, 20:27

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Originally Posted by nvldvr

Awesome. Hats off to you Rahul. What a travelouge. Had to read it from start to finish in one sitting. You took me on a mental flight from pune to gulmarg.
Keep up the good work.

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Originally Posted by sachinj12

You my friend, belong to the rare breed of TSks and Sam Kapasis. Excellent write up. Holding the attention of a reader for 7-odd pages is a task. And you managed to do it. Finished the travelouge in one sitting.

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Originally Posted by vkochar

Excellent Travelogue !! I read through half of it yesterday and the balance just now.

Very very god FE for a Safari - 14 kpl !

Thanks for the encouragement guys.. Appreciate your comments and am glad you enjoyed escaping to Gulmarg.

FE was good coz I sedately drove in 80-100KMPH range. Now thats what my friends tell me is control...

It very seductive to feel & see the beast pull with little or more dab on the accelerator in 3rd , 4th or the 5th gear and for that seductiveness I paid Rs.500/- near GGN

to the interceptor.

benbsb29 · 28th January 2010, 22:47

Rahul, i really enjoyed the narrative. I purposely waited till the entire log was complete, and then read it in one go!

Its good to see you are using the Safari for what its really good at.. as a tourer.
So, where to next?!

arjun_crsce · 9th June 2010, 13:52

Rahul...beautiful pictures...nice writeup...really it was a great trip looking at those pics...

but you could have taken the amritsar route...its really nice...infact 100 times better than the pathankot - mukerian route. we did a sonepat-katra-amritsar-sonepat trip a month back and roads were in pretty bad shape past jalandhar.. and amritsar is foodie's paradise...

BTW me and my bro are planning a trip to srinagar - gulmarg next weekend. how are road conditions past jammu till srinagar - gulmarg as we would be doing this in our old trusted santro... HV sir...tsk..jk sir...guyz any updates on the road conditions...would it be gud to go ahead with the trip at this time of season....

waiting for your updates...

hvkumar · 9th June 2010, 15:39

Road from Pathankot to Jammu is very bad. So, avoid Jammu and turn off NH1A after Kathua at Dyala Chowk and go via Challam direct to Udhampur, you will also save some 40 kms in the bargain. This sort cut road is good. The rest of the road from Udhampur to Srinagar is good..

Rahulk76 · 9th June 2010, 21:28

@arjun_crsce i followed hvkumar's advice and wasnt dissapointed. Trust me on this.

arjun_crsce · 14th June 2010, 17:13

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Originally Posted by hvkumar

Road from Pathankot to Jammu is very bad. So, avoid Jammu and turn off NH1A after Kathua at Dyala Chowk and go via Challam direct to Udhampur, you will also save some 40 kms in the bargain. This sort cut road is good. The rest of the road from Udhampur to Srinagar is good..

Thanks hv sir for the update.

i did check the maps for the route and yeah it looks perfect.

@rahul..agreed.

Just waiting for my bro and friend to get their leave sanctioned and we are ready.

ranjitp1 · 26th June 2010, 11:49

Lovely & uncomplicated writeup.excellent.thanx for sharing the details

15th January 2010, 00:46	#91
shiva_shaan_5 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	well written travel log mate... liked it very much..happy that you and your family had a safe journey.. I surely would like to mention here that you were driving my dream vehicle regardless of what people or sites say " I am yet to reclaim my Life"
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15th January 2010, 09:47	#92
n.devdath BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,287 Thanked: 2,811 Times	Just finished reading your travelouge from start to finish for the 3rd time and it never ceases to impress, be it the photos, the narration or the mood of the writer. Superb work and looking forward to many more from your side.
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25th January 2010, 23:42	#94
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Missed the thread and so stand up after dinner and finished it. Awesome.Enjoyed it . How did you manage to remember day by day stuff?? Made a mental note to so a road trip sometime this year.
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26th January 2010, 20:38	#96
nvldvr BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 599 Thanked: 767 Times	Awesome. Hats off to you Rahul. What a travelouge. Had to read it from start to finish in one sitting. You took me on a mental flight from pune to gulmarg. Keep up the good work.
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26th January 2010, 23:01	#97
sachinj12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,187 Thanked: 168 Times	You my friend, belong to the rare breed of TSks and Sam Kapasis. Excellent write up. Holding the attention of a reader for 7-odd pages is a task. And you managed to do it. Finished the travelouge in one sitting.
	() Thanks

27th January 2010, 12:11	#98
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	Excellent Travelogue !! I read through half of it yesterday and the balance just now. Very very god FE for a Safari - 14 kpl !
	() Thanks

28th January 2010, 22:47	#100
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,218 Times View My Garage	Rahul, i really enjoyed the narrative. I purposely waited till the entire log was complete, and then read it in one go! Its good to see you are using the Safari for what its really good at.. as a tourer. So, where to next?!
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9th June 2010, 13:52	#101
arjun_crsce BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sonipat/Gurgaon Posts: 46 Thanked: 5 Times	Rahul...beautiful pictures...nice writeup...really it was a great trip looking at those pics... but you could have taken the amritsar route...its really nice...infact 100 times better than the pathankot - mukerian route. we did a sonepat-katra-amritsar-sonepat trip a month back and roads were in pretty bad shape past jalandhar.. and amritsar is foodie's paradise... BTW me and my bro are planning a trip to srinagar - gulmarg next weekend. how are road conditions past jammu till srinagar - gulmarg as we would be doing this in our old trusted santro... HV sir...tsk..jk sir...guyz any updates on the road conditions...would it be gud to go ahead with the trip at this time of season.... waiting for your updates...
	() Thanks

9th June 2010, 15:39	#102
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Road from Pathankot to Jammu is very bad. So, avoid Jammu and turn off NH1A after Kathua at Dyala Chowk and go via Challam direct to Udhampur, you will also save some 40 kms in the bargain. This sort cut road is good. The rest of the road from Udhampur to Srinagar is good..
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9th June 2010, 21:28	#103
Rahulk76 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,149 Thanked: 235 Times	@arjun_crsce i followed hvkumar's advice and wasnt dissapointed. Trust me on this.
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26th June 2010, 11:49	#105
ranjitp1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,712 Thanked: 1,926 Times	Lovely & uncomplicated writeup.excellent.thanx for sharing the details
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