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Bicycle in train luggage compartment

Hello there, I was unaware of how to transport bicycle in Indian railways. I did my first bicycle tour by utilising this facility which was explained to me by Shankar Ramchandran sir, and the trip was in Southern India from Mumbai. All though, they had damaged my handlebar bearing, i still took my chance to utilise Indian railways again on 8-Dec-2019, Sunday at CSMT (Mumbai) and unloaded my bike at Madurai on 09-Dec-19. Requirements: 1. Reaching couple of hours before train starts 2. Printout of your ticket 3. Photocopy of your identity proof (Pan Card may not work) 4. Register your bike/bicycle at parcel office 5. On your bike write your name, phone number, destination station name and 6 digit code printed at the bottom of your receipt from parcel office. Pack your bike or let labour around Station pack it for you. Very important to observe how your bike is being loaded. There are two types modes of transportation. One is luggage which means, you are traveling in the same ...
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Leh

Gateway to Buddhism and Tibetan lifestyle (Trip - SEP-18) Ladakh is totally different and unique part of India. Leh can be believed to be serving as center for Ladakh region. Marathon runners from Mumbai exercising atop Shanti Stupa Shanti Stupa Places to visit around Leh are: Leh Palace Shanti Stupa Leh Market  where traditional programs are held on Saturdays Villagers from around Leh brings traditional items to sell on Sundays Atop Leh Palace To visit distant and near distant places, bus services are started in Leh recently and Hitchhiking is another adventurous option available. Bus time table are showcased below. Apart from below, there are Mini buses to different places as well. Visit new bus station and obtain information about it. Specially note , bus for Nubra Valley starts from DC office in the morning and not from main bus stop. Also note , even though you have taken ILP (inner line permit) online, still one needs to ...
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The economy of Ladakh

(Trip - SEP-18) Majority of residents of Leh and many in Ladakh seem to be in Middle class category. Although expenses for residents also seems high. There are multiple income sources I got to learn ladakhis have which are as follows: Tourism A Major source of income for the region. From Hotel, home stays, restaurants, travel agency, transport companies all are beneficiaries. Military The Military contributes a lot to the region in many ways including joining the army. I was informed 40% of youngsters aspired to join the army and serve the nation with high patriotism and makes their earning as well. The Milk economy Villagers from around Leh, sells Milk to local buyers (may be hotels) at INR. 50 / liter which if sold to government buyers may get around 36 to 37 INR. Still a handsome amount. Consider the scenario where 3 or more cow are there and each produce 15 liter Milk per day approximately. Which turns out to be about 2000+ INR. The economy of Donkey (that...
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Amritsar and Ladakh experience

A Solo trip without solitude Khardung La, Ladakh Highlighting Places explored I visited Amritsar which is quite a Hot place yet with welcoming people just for a day and for rest of the days of my trip i  went to one of the most hospitable Ladakh with sober Buddhist population. Near Jallianwala baugh, Amritsar The journey spanned from 30-Aug-18 Thursday to 17-Sep-18 Monday. (18 nights, of which 4 days were heavy on intercity travel via trains or flights) Trying to be environment conscious, yet I produced more waste then my last bicycle trip. 5 plastic bottles for water (I lost my cycling water bottle as well :( ) Thermocol and plastic spoon when I consumed maggi at Pangong Couple of plastic wrappers where i consumed ready made fast food I covered following Places during my visit: Amritsar city  -  Leh (ATM - yes, Mobile Phone Network - Yes) Diskit (ATM - yes, Mobile Phone Network - Yes) Turtuk (ATM - No, Mobile Phone Network...
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Train Journey Sep 2018

An ever improving Indian Railways I enjoy train journeys and feel comfortable while travelling as well. Indian trains over time have become faster and punctual as well as cleaner. Earlier, toilets in trains used to be very very dirty. There used to spitting marks inside railway coaches as well as garbage of all sort including beer bottle lying all around. Recently, private companies have been given contracts to take care of cleanliness of coaches as well as toilets. Now Indian railway scores much higher on cleanliness. Not only things have improved, complaining is also just a tweet away. If you are not satisfied with any service, or you feel certain service is required, just tweet and within few minutes swift actions are taken. One thing that is missing most is the availability of variety of Food available at different platform. Live cooking also seems to have been stopped. I suspect certain security reasons behind this, which may be because of train blasts that may have o...
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Hall of Fame - War Heros

A tribute to Martyrs as well as braves serving the nation. (Trip - SEP-18) The Hall of fame has history narrated about War that India fought during different times. 1948 (47-48) - Pakistan : India Gives up Kashmir, now known as POK  1962 - China : India loses Aksai Chin to China (Qin) 1965 - Pakistan : Heavy exchange of fire and casualities 1971 - Bangladesh creation : India captures POK yet under UN pressure congress gov. gives up. 1999 - Kargil war
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Pure Vegetarian restaurants in Leh

Vegetarian Food (Trip - SEP-18) Ahuja Lassi - Amritsar (MUST TRY : Best) I believe in Vegetarian Diet up to an extent not to consume food in Non vegetarian restaurant as economically my profit share goes into expansion of Non veg food. That's my contribution to non-violence. There are very few pure vegetarian restaurants in Leh but in Amritsar delicious Veg food is available. For me Brothers Dhaba in Amritsar is overrated. Some other food point should be tried. To experience food in Golden temple is good, apart from that, explore amazing food available in and around Amritsar. Listed below are the once I was able to find with lots of walking in and around Leh. Wish it helps someone, someday. Neha Refreshment in Main Market (Leh - 3.5stars on 5) Punjab Tadka restaurant (Leh - 4 stars on 5 ) Best Pure Veg Food possible near Main market (Leh) Tsomori near Main Market on Fort Road (Leh - Not tried) Radhu's in Main market (Leh - Not t...
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