[arun_josie]

Originally Posted by Secretariat

Great drive and trip and a travelogue that does full justice. Bravo Arun & family - this is a journey that will live in memory.

Thanks for sharing. As is usual with your travelogues, this will be bookmarked as a reference and quite a few will be motivated to follow your trail.

Please tell your elder son that we are missing the Karnataka bus big time. How could he miss clicking that ??

Thanks a lot, Secretariat !

Karnataka bus, I think he clicked one but the pic was shaky. I will check that for you.

Originally Posted by Ryuu

The seamless log of events that you have penned aside, the way you describe people during your sojourn at different places across the country restores faith in humanity.

Yes, some of the experience were really nice and memorable.

Wonderful travelogue. I only wish I could travel as much as you can in your FIAT. I also own a FIAT. But its ergonomics and the associated backpain give me a hard time.

Regards,
Ryuu

Thanks you, Ryuu!
I think it took me around a month to get the right seating position. After that it had been a bliss as I never faced any issues during such drives. So, keep playing around with your seat position to find the one that is comfortable for you.

Originally Posted by Avalanche2409

Wow! Such an engrossing travelogue this one was. Spent my entire evening reading it. Kudos to you for taking on every challenge the mighty roads threw your way.

About the Hatu peak, I agree it's a tough nut to crack; becomes horrible on festive days with full traffic which is managed by the local police.

Got all nostalgic looking at the pictures, my village is just a few kms down the road from where you begun the Hatu climb. Would have loved to be your host for the evening if I were there.

Wishing you many more miles crunching on the stupendous MJD. Keep traveling, keep inspiring.

Thanks you Avalanche2409!
Nice to know that your place is closer to Hatu peak. We loved those places, very calm, scenic and pollution free. Yes, even we would have loved to meet a fellow team-bhpian.

Originally Posted by PapaBravo

Wonderful & Detailed travelogue there arun_josie !! From the mountains to the sea. Kids don't seem to get enough of snow it seems.

Keep traveling & Keep writing

Regards,

Pawan

Thank you, PapaBravo!
Yes, we had to go in search of snow but it looked like the snow was chasing you guys :-). Loved the snow pics/clips in your TL.

[chandra1]

A great travelogue. I wish to travel to Himachal one day and this travelogue really boosted that desire.

I am a new driver (drove only 15000 Km so far) and those narrow roads, especially the ones with a sharp steep, look really scare me. I think I will panic whenever I see oncoming traffic on those roads. Do you think a driver with very little experience of driving in hills would be able to do well in those roads?

[arun_josie]

Originally Posted by chandra1

A great travelogue. I wish to travel to Himachal one day and this travelogue really boosted that desire.

I am a new driver (drove only 15000 Km so far) and those narrow roads, especially the ones with a sharp steep, look really scare me. I think I will panic whenever I see oncoming traffic on those roads. Do you think a driver with very little experience of driving in hills would be able to do well in those roads?

Thanks chandra1.

In my opinion, you will require good hill driving experience to take such drives. Especially handling narrow and steep roads like the one towards Hatu Peak, Mcleodgang etc.
You may need to start with some easier hill climbing destinations.

[arun_josie]

Originally Posted by Secretariat

Please tell your elder son that we are missing the Karnataka bus big time. How could he miss clicking that ??

Here is the KA bus click by my son. If I am not wrong, this was before Tumkur.



And a MH bus,

[Shanksta]

Originally Posted by arun_josie

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Had bookmarked your travelogue to read on a rainy day. Finally read the whole thing in 3hours, a lazy Sunday well spent. An absolutely amazing and detailed travelogue. Rated 5 stars! "Kalakiteenga"

9k KMS in 20 days is no small feat. Also your Linea is munching miles like no one's business. Your trip is giving me ideas for future road-trips.

[arun_josie]

Originally Posted by Shanksta

Had bookmarked your travelogue to read on a rainy day. Finally read the whole thing in 3hours, a lazy Sunday well spent. An absolutely amazing and detailed travelogue. Rated 5 stars! "Kalakiteenga"

Thanks a lot for your very kind words, Shanksta :-)

[Samba]

Though late but still managed to complete your travelogue. The time spent was worth it. Hats off to you for compiling this mega travelogue with so many wonderful pics and such detailed narration. Rated a very well deserved 5*. Wish you many more such trips with your family and your trusted steed.

[soul-on-4wheels]

Arun - thanks a ton for what is easily one of the finest travelogues I have had the pleasure of reading! You have captured the entire trip in a seamless manner! Awesome! Am planning a 6 day Himachal trip the last week of April. We fly into Amritsar and then drive towards Dharamshala the next day. We intend to cover attractions around Dharamshala and Dalhousie in the 5 days we are there. The intent is to soak in the sights in a relaxed manner. I would have loved to drive my Yeti throughout but am renting an i20 from Amritsar for the whole trip. Your drive details from Dalhousie to Khajjiar kind of has scared me a bit, though! Hopefully, the i20 will help me manage it!

Thanks again and have bookmarked this travelogue of yours for reference!

Waiting for your next trip!

Cheers! Siju.

[arun_josie]

Originally Posted by soul-on-4wheels

Arun - thanks a ton for what is easily one of the finest travelogues I have had the pleasure of reading! You have captured the entire trip in a seamless manner! Awesome! Am planning a 6 day Himachal trip the last week of April. We fly into Amritsar and then drive towards Dharamshala the next day. We intend to cover attractions around Dharamshala and Dalhousie in the 5 days we are there. The intent is to soak in the sights in a relaxed manner. I would have loved to drive my Yeti throughout but am renting an i20 from Amritsar for the whole trip. Your drive details from Dalhousie to Khajjiar kind of has scared me a bit, though! Hopefully, the i20 will help me manage it!

Thanks again and have bookmarked this travelogue of yours for reference!

Waiting for your next trip!

Cheers! Siju.

Thanks a lot, Siju!

Yes, Dalhousie to Khajjiar was bad but with little bit of patience, we can do it without any issues. Hope this stretch is relaid by now.

You have a nice and enjoyable trip!

[pritamps]

Hey Guys,

My partner and I are planning a 2 month roadtrip from Bangalore to the North, and back. It's kind of like a prep-trip for "living" from our car starting August. For this trip, we're just trying to understand what it means to use our car (2013/14 Renault Duster 1.5 Diesel) as a base. Any advice on this is welcome!

The idea of the trip is to drive up the hot coast from Mangalore to Mumbai through Goa, and then to Jaisalmer, Amritsar, and Dharamshala. My partner wants to explore the coast, and I have never been to Jaisalmer and Amritsar. Hence these points.

Banglore -> Mangalore -> Mumbai -> ???? -> Jaisalmer -> ??? -> Amritsar -> Dharamshala



Does anyone have advice on this itinerary?

1. What can we do between Mumbai and Jaisalmer?
2. Any other nice things on the way to keep in mind?
3. Anything else you guys have advice on

I am going through the thread on COVID restrictions (Interstate travel with the Covid-19 restrictions). Our plan is to get tested wherever required, and hopefully not quarantine anywhere.

The car will give us some protection also, of course

Please do advice on what we can do. Thanks!

[sahil624]

Originally Posted by pritamps

Hey Guys,

Banglore -> Mangalore -> Mumbai -> ???? -> Jaisalmer -> ??? -> Amritsar -> Dharamshala

[*]What can we do between Mumbai and Jaisalmer?

Hi, you can do Udaipur on the way from Mumbai to Jaisalmer. While going from Mumbai to Jaisalmer, take the route towards Godhra after entering Vadodara. You will get two routes on Google Maps, one through Ahmedabad and another through Godhra, choose the latter one.