I have been lurking in this forum for quite some time now and sampling the amazing and beautiful photos posted by fellow PakWheelers. Like many people here, I too am a motoring freak and I guess it is the shared passion for autos and motoring that makes us all flock here. I have been motoring across various parts of India for some years now and would love to share with you guys some of the trips in this single thread.
A vacation for me is almost always, a motoring vacation. No other mode of transport (other than a self-driven car, all the way) does the trick for me. Back in the day, as a bhaiyya from UP I had plenty of opportunities to explore the Kumaon and Garhwal regions of the northern state of Uttarakhand (earlier a part of Uttar Pradesh) and then later, as a Delhiite for a decade, I was fortunate to be able to explore my favourite state - the state of Rajasthan (RJ).
Getting transferred down south to Bangalore eight years ago necessitated more leaves from work and time, which we all know are not easy to come by, to get back to 'The Incredible State of India' (the tourism tagline for RJ). Well, four years of no Rajasthan had me in a depression with severe withdrawal symptoms and the itch on the right foot got desperate. Even in my sleep, I would conjure up images of me hurtling down long, straight and desolate highways of RJ with roadside shrubs and sand dunes whizzing past on the outside.
So finally, in the closing days of 2010 I managed enough time and leaves and set out on a mega road trip which would see me traverse six states (now seven, considering the newly created state of Telangana which shares the capital Hyderabad with Andhra Pradesh) in eleven days and clock up 5200 kms on the odo.
اگر دوستوں کی اجازت ہو تو سفر کا آغاز کروں
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Rajasthan - Page 1 (complete)
The Residency, Lucknow - Page 8 (complete)
Daroji Bear Sanctuary and Hampi - Page 9 (complete)
Kanyakumari, Thekkady, Madurai and Rameswaram - Page 10 (complete)
Mysore (Palace and Brindavan Garden) and Srirangapatna - Page 13 (Work in progress)