Dash to Daman

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Dash to Daman Was itching for a ride since January, and had to do it. So headed off to Daman for the night on a Saturday. Left Bombay at 3:30 pm and reached Daman at 6:30 pm. 170m in three hours, not bad with a 30-minute break. Chilled out at the beach, had a lion's dinner, crashed and left the next morning at 7:30 am... Daman's a nice small place to chill out and is relatively close to Bombay, just 12 km from Vapi on the Bombay-Ahmedabad highway. And the best part about Daman is - cheap booze! But on weekends it's all tourists, tourists and tourists. I've been told it's better to head out to places like Alibaug and Nagaaon. Will I go again? Maybe not. There are other options as far off from Bombay and it's always another thing to check out a new place! 3:01:35 PM Posted By El Boracho Comments (9) Travel Comments pooja Tuesday, July 25, 2006 4:52:46 PM good one! vikkuvikku Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:24:56 PM good Tanmay Roy Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:12:41 PM Nightout Details missing. Where did you stay? Road conditions? More details please. Thanks for the refreshing write. shashin Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:35:44 AM hey, next time take me on that bike with you. syed ayub Sunday, July 30, 2006 5:45:25 PM HAI PAL COME TOMY PLACE TO SILICON VALLY OF INDIA BANGALORE HERE R LOT OF PLACES TO SEE IWLL SHOW U GOOD SIGTSEEING AROUND BANGALORE LIKE KIBEN JUNGEL RESOT WERE U CAN WATCH WILD ANIMAL FR UR ROOM WINDO THERE IS ONE MORE RESOT BANDIPUR RESOT WERE U CAN WATCH WILD TUSKER ELEPHANT S GO FISHING BOOZE NO PRO IN BANGALOR youth_bazaar Tuesday, August 1, 2006 8:37:30 PM thats a nice record of ur journey dude:) sameeranade Saturday, August 12, 2006 12:07:25 PM hey dude,nice to see a fellow biker on the postings..from ur hosting snapshot, looks like ur more of a cruiser than a sports rider...anyway, in case u want to do some sport riding on clean tarmac, u should try the wada, vajreshwari, jawhar stretch. the tarmac was laid some time back but is new due to very little traffic. u can get the thrill of motogp in the twisties in the hills without worrying much about crashing..of course u do have to keep an eye out for idiotic villagers standing out in the road to get an eyeful of a biker zooming by...of course i recommend adequate protective gear before u start this trip... abhi Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:57:13 PM can any one tell me how to get to diu form surat K. Venugopal Saturday, October 7, 2006 6:37:10 PM A good follow up to the first NDTV blog. Let's keep going.

Ladakh Beckons

Monday, June 19, 2006 Ladakh Beckons For you travel buffs.. here's some dope on Leh-Ladakh.. Ladakh is accessible to travelers from the months of April-September end. One may either fly to Leh (Indian Airlines has a flight every alternate day from Delhi... leaves here by 6:00 am). But remember, flying isn't the best option.. reason being, you take longer to acclimatise to the environs. The other option to go to Leh is to drive down- either go via J&K or via Manali. If possible, do the entire circle, as its breathtaking. If you go via J&K--> here's how u do it.. Public transportation is easily available upto Srinagar.. then on, there are various restrictions, courtesy the Indian army. Once you reach Srinagar, carrying on towards Leh isn't all that easy. You have to take a pitstop at Kargil, and trust me, its one of the most beautiful cities! Full of warm, friendly people, who act like nothing ever happened there, and some really delicious Kashmiri cuisine, this place is definitely worth a visit! There are still vague hints of its past, but the people there never let on that something so drastic ever happened. Cabs are readily available for hire from Srinagar, though they may ask you for a steep amount-which of course is bargainable. The journey from Kargil to Leh is one really long, beautiful and at times scary day! The scary part comes in when you reach Zojila pass... Remember, there are time restrictions to travel on that route as the Zojila pass is vary narrow and only one way traffic is allowed. So one may have to wait at Sonmarg before carrying on; but don't worry, your cabbie will know all the relavant details. Leh in itself is the valley. When i reached there, i was a little goofed because it was so green, yet dry. Careful of the sun there-its really harsh and by day 2, my skin was already peeling. A few tips: keep yourself well hydrated, drink loads of water.. use loads of sunscreen.. 6:24:09 PM Posted By Smrithi Rao Comments (4) Travel Comments sk sharma Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:58:50 PM A beautiful account of your travel. Well done. Keep it up with more such travelogue. alertIndian Monday, August 14, 2006 12:38:06 AM Pl. visit Ladakh with Deepti Naval.http://www.deeptinaval.com/frozen-river-trek-index.htmYou will come back to me to say 'thanks'. Francis Friday, September 1, 2006 10:58:59 PM Hi S,Cool concise .. however a bit short of details re costing, hotac in Leh et all!any other interesting spots? do writeCheers K. Venugopal Saturday, October 7, 2006 6:30:56 PM Is this the first blog on NDTV? Way to go.