From the category archives:
Are you planning to visit Ladakh and drive to its various attractions? Here is a guide based on my personal journeys in Ladakh over the last two seasons. Before you continue, you may want to read these posts:
* A suggested itinerary for Ladakh
* What to pack when driving in the mountains
* There are many other posts on Ladakh – click here to read
* Nature calling in Ladakh? Some handy tips
* You may want to purchase my book, Postcards from Ladakh [continue reading…]
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If you plan to go from Delhi to Bikaner by road, you could follow the route I took. I have presented it in the form of my actual time sheet, and it may vary for you. Of course, there may be alternate routes too or your may set yourself a different pace, but this could serve as a benchmark (don’t get inspired by the speeds I clock though – give me a good road and I can really rev the engine up). And all distances may vary by a few miles depending on your own starting points and detours taken. (Don’t call me from the middle of nowhere if you lose your way either!!) [continue reading…]
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I have done some long drives in the course of my travels, but I broke some personal records when I drove from Jispa to New Delhi for 18 hours covering 750 kilometers (470 miles) on my return journey from Ladakh. I took only two half hour stops for lunch and dinner, besides a couple of pitstops.
To put it in perspective, about 400 kms of this drive was in mountainous conditions; these included stretches you would not call roads by any standards. Add to it delays due to landslides and heavy trucks traffic, this was not a bad run at all. Why am I telling you this? I am telling everyone. Hey, come on, I can be forgiven a bit of immodesty. [continue reading…]
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There are many ways to reach Leh from Delhi, but the most enjoyable way is to do so by road. If you can drive the distance of about 1075 kilometers, taking at least 3-4 days, it is sure to be an experience you will cherish for life. And try to drive yourself; there is a different thrill to it than being driven by someone else.
I did so myself in July 2008, and the journey came with some learnings as it has its own challenges. Here is a practical plan you could follow to get from Delhi to Leh: [continue reading…]
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