SPITI ITINERARY

SPITI ITINERARY

Let's begin !

Day 0 : 8:30 pm bus from delhi to shimla, this one is HRTC bus, which leaves around 5:30 a.m to reach Shimla early. (460 ₹)

Day 1: Early morning 6:30 a.m first bus from shimla to peo. (440 ₹)

I reached peo at 4:30 p.m.
In peo, initially I decided to stay in kalpa, but rooms where too expensive and it was raining heavily so booked room in mountain view in 700 RS
Day 2 : catch a 7:30 bus to Roghi village, get down at cliff point/ suicide point, click picture, catch the same bus on return, get to main market of Kalpa, visit the temples, explore apple orchids & again catch bus to PEO, rest for the day,
Foodie tip, try pizza , chaat & fried chicken in main bazar @peo

Day 3: There is only one bus to kaza from peo, @5:30 am , you need to reach well in advance to book at seat at counter else direct bus next day, i reached at 5:15 a.m but all tickets already soldout so missing out the bus, so trying not to waste my day, I took shared taxi by 7:30 am to kaza.
I reached kaza at 4:30 p.m.
Other option you can hitch hike

Day 3 & 4 : Hire bike in kaza from main market, I will recommend you The Travellers Shed, decent bikes at good price but they don't have scooty,
So i hired scooty 125 cc from main market.
Infield 350cc :- 1000
Thunderbird 350 :- 1300
You can also take Scooty in 700/-

You can club ( Day 1 : hikkim , comic langza + key kibbar, chichum for day one, considering you start early around 8-9 am, also depending on weather.
Day 2 : Shankar monestary & pin valley till mud village).

check tire pressure before riding.

Day 3 : rest ( buffer day) enjoyed local food .

Day 4: Catch a bus to PEO at 7:30 am,
But I hired a tempo traveller , who will charge you full amount no matter you get down at peo or Rampur, (1200 RS)

Day 5: catch a 7:30 am bus to Shimla, explore shimla,

Day 6 : catch bus to Delhi or flight whichever you prefer

If you are not a biker, don't worry there are buses to all location from kaza , also you can hitch hike, just you will take more days

This was my itinerary, I tried being accurate as possible,

Also don't forget to eat thupka & momos on the way , and drink lot of water, you tend to get de hydrated

Also not to forget visit Himalayan cafe for evening live music wid hot chocolate cake!
And also taste rasgulla from local sweet shope ...

Follow my journey on
Instagram : lucky.wanderer

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फिर से उड़ चला........ SPITI Solo Expedition 2019

फिर से उड़ चला......
हर बार कि तरह इस बार भी बिना कुछ ज्यादा सोचे समझे मे निकल पड़ा।
दिनांक 12/5/2019, 11:45 a.m. पर दिल्ली के लिए ट्रेन और 10:00 a.m. पर प्लान बना कि बस निकलना है।
फिर क्या था बस बेग पेक किया और निकल पड़ जनरल डिब्बे मे बेठकर दिल्ली..
सुबह 5 बजे 13/5/2019 को दिल्ली पहुच गया सबसे पहले चांदनी चौक स्थित गुरुद्वारा गया वहाँ नहा धोकर तैयार होकर लंगर मे प्रशाद लिया फिर निकल पड़ा भयंकर गर्मी मे दिल्ली घुमने , शाम को दोस्तों से मिला ओर रात 8:30 p.m. कि बस पकड़ कर शिमला के लिए निकल गया दुसरे दिन 5:30 a.m. पर शिमला पहुच कर रिकांग पियो के लिए 6:30 a.m. पर बस मिली और 4:30 p.m. पर पियो पहुच गया... लेकिन शिमला से पियो तक का सफर बहुत हि भयंकर वाला था शिमला से बारिश जो चालू हुई वो पियो तक बिना रुखे चलती रही और फिर उपर से बस का ड्राइवर किसी साउथ कि मुवी से कम नहीं दुबला पतला लेकिन जिगर वाला बंदा वेसै भी हिमाचल परीवहन का हर एक ड्राइवर हिरो से कम नहीं रोड़ केसा भी हो बस तो एक हि स्पीड मे चलेगी , पुरे रास्ते भर बस यही सोच रहा था कि मै रिकांग पहुंचुगा या नहीं।
लेकिन जब पियो पहुंचा और बस से उतरा तो वहाँ के नजारे ने मानो एक सेकंड मे सफर कि पुरी थकान मिटा दी..
बर्फ से ढके पहाड़ ठंडी ठंडी हवा और भिनी भिनी खुशबू
पियो से फिर मे बस पकड़कर काल्पा पहुचा जहाँ पहुच कर साक्षात किन्नौर केलाश के दर्शन कर के मज धन्य हो गया वहाँ के प्राकृतिक नजारो का आनंद लेकर रात काल्पा मे हि रुखा..
सुबह 4 बजे उठकर काल्पा से 8 k.m पेदल अंधेरे मे चलकर पियो पहुचा वहाँ जाकर काज़ा कि बस का पता करा लेकिन बस पहले से बुक और फुल हो चुकी थी..
वहाँ कुछ लोग और मिले जो काज़ा जाने के लिए टेक्सी ढुंड रहे थे मुझे दो विदेशी जो कि फ्रांस से थे मिल गये  उनके साथ मे टेक्सी से काज़ा शाम को 5 बजे पहुँच गया.
काज़ा पहुचकर मे द ट्रेवलर्स शेड मे रुखा ..
वहाँ कि ठंड बर्दाश्त के बाहर थी माइनस -3 तापमान था वहाँ का लेकिन इतनी ठंड मे घुमने का मजा हि कुछ और है. अपना समान रखकर मे दोनों विदेशी जो कि अब बहुत अच्छे दोस्त बन गये थे उनके साथ घुमने निकल पड़ा उन्ही के साथ उनके टेंट मे केंपिंग करी और समय के साथ साथ पारा और भी निचे आ गया - 4° मे साथ मे बेठे खाना खाया बहुत सारी बातें करी और सो गए। दुसरे दिन सुबह से मे " किह मोनेस्ट्री"  के लिए निकल पड़ा अपने नये दोस्तों के साथ जो कि काज़ा से 13 k.m है।
दोपहर मे "किह" पहुच कर वहाँ के लामा से मिलकर वहाँ के बारे मे अनेक जानकारी ली फिर वहाँ ले लिफ्ट लेकर किब्बर और चिचम ब्रिज जो कि एशिया का सबसे ऊचा ब्रिज है वहाँ तक घुमे वहाँ से शाम तक वापस काज़ा पहुच कर रात वही पर गुजारी।
दुसरे दिल किराये पर गाड़ी लेकर निकल पड़ा World's Highest Post office देखने जो कि हिक्किम मे स्थित है, वहाँ पहुँच कर कुछ अलग सी खुशी थी और वो शायद इसलिए क्यों कि मेरे पिता जी भी डाकविभाग मे कार्यरत है।
वहाँ डाकघर से खुद को पोस्टकार्ड भी पोस्ट किया जो कि मेरे घर पर डिलीवर हो चुका है।
दुनिया के सबसे ऊचे डाकघर से सफर दुनिया के सबसे ऊचे गांव कोमीक कि और बड़ चला फिर वहाँ ले लाग्जा़ सबसे आखरी गांव.
स्कुटी से माइनस -1° मे इतनी ऊचाई पर अकेले घुमना अपने आप मे एक अनोखा अनुभव था, फिर पिनवेली , मड विलेज घुमते हुए मे वापिस काज़ा पहुच गया।।
काज़ा मे जिस होटल मे रुखा उन्हें पहले से पता था कि मे चित्रकार हु तो उन्होंने भी लगे हाथ अपना फायदा उठा लिया जिसमें मेरा भी फायदा हो गया।
होटल कि दिवार पर चित्र के बदले रहना खाना फ्रि फिर क्या था मे भी लग गया अपने काम मे और छोड़ आया अपनी छाप काज़ा मे भी।।

SPITI ITINERARY

Let's begin !

Day 0 : 8:30 pm bus from delhi to shimla, this one is HRTC bus, which leaves around 5:30 a.m to reach Shimla early.

Day 1: Early morning 6:30 a.m first bus from shimla to peo.
I reached peo at 4:30 p.m.
In peo, initially I decided to stay in kalpa, but rooms where too expensive and it was raining heavily so booked room in mountain view in 700 RS
Day 2 : catch a 7:30 bus to Roghi village, get down at cliff point/ suicide point, click picture, catch the same bus on return, get to main market of Kalpa, visit the temples, explore apple orchids & again catch bus to PEO, rest for the day,
Foodie tip, try pizza , chaat & fried chicken in main bazar @peo

Day 3: There is only one bus to kaza from peo, @5:30 am , you need to reach well in advance to book at seat at counter else direct bus next day, i reached at 5:15 a.m but all tickets already soldout so missing out the bus, so trying not to waste my day, I took shared taxi by 7:30 am to kaza.
I reached kaza at 4:30 p.m.
Other option you can hitch hike

Day 3 & 4 : Hire bike in kaza from main market, I will recommend you The Travellers Shed, decent bikes at good price but they don't have scooty,
So i hired scooty 125 cc from main market.
Infield 350cc :- 1000
Thunderbird 350 :- 1300
You can also take Scooty in 700/-

You can club ( Day 1 : hikkim , comic langza + key kibbar, chichum for day one, considering you start early around 8-9 am, also depending on weather.
Day 2 : Shankar monestary & pin valley till mud village).

check tire pressure before riding.

Day 3 : rest ( buffer day) enjoyed local food .

Day 4: Catch a bus to PEO at 7:30 am,
But I hired a tempo traveller , who will charge you full amount no matter you get down at peo or Rampur, (1200 RS)

Day 5: catch a 7:30 am bus to Shimla, explore shimla,

Day 6 : catch bus to Delhi or flight whichever you prefer

If you are not a biker, don't worry there are buses to all location from kaza , also you can hitch hike, just you will take more days

This was my itinerary, I tried being accurate as possible,

Also don't forget to eat thupka & momos on the way , and drink lot of water, you tend to get de hydrated

Also not to forget visit Himalayan cafe for evening live music wid hot chocolate cake!
And also taste rasgulla from local sweet shope ...

Follow my journey on
Instagram : lucky.wanderer

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Why we Go for Camping & Trekking

"लोग केंपिग और ट्रेकिंग के लिए क्यों जाते हैं?
वे एक अदृश्य पहाड़ पर विजय पाने के लिए अपने जीवन को क्यों खतरे में डालते हैं? सिर्फ जीत के लिए? साबित करने के लिए कि वे कुछ हासिल कर सकते हैं या यह एक सप्ताह मे एक फिल्म देखने से अच्छा सिर्फ एक स्वस्थ समय बीतता चाहते है?

यह शायद ही कारण हैं। 

कैम्पिंग आपको बदल देता है। आप खुद को जानते हैं लेकिन भीतर देखकर नहीं, यहा खुद को खोकर।

एक कैम्पिंग में आप शायद ही याद रखें कि आप कौन हैं। आपको याद नहीं है कि आप जीवित रहने के लिए शहर में क्या करते हैं। आप कुछ समय के लिए अपने साथ जुड़े सभी लोगों को जाने देते हैं। एक गहरे स्तर पर आपके मूल विशेषता लक्षण कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता। आपके सभी अफसोस और आपकी उपलब्धियां आपके बैकपैक में गहरी छिपी हुई हैं।

पर्वत परवाह नहीं करते है कि आप एक बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनी के सीईओ हैं या स्थानीय शेरपा या जो भी हो। प्रकृति में कुछ समय के लिए चलने के बाद आप अपनी पहचान खो देते हैं और पहाड़ों के साथ एक बन जाते हैं। अब आप असुरक्षित कमजोर जिद्दी इंसान नहीं हैं।

आप हवा के साथ एक हैं। आप धुंध के साथ एक हैं। तुम पक्षी हो तुम हिरण हो तुम ताजगी हो आप जीवित हैं। किसी भी तरह से कुछ और मायने रखता है, आपका काम, आपके रिश्तों, कुछ भी नहीं। यह सब मायने रखता है कि अगला कदम क्या है। यह आपको आगे बढ़ने के लिए एक दृढ़ कदम और आत्मविश्वास दे सकता है या यह आपको पचास फुट की गिरावट तक ले जा सकता है। उस निर्णायक क्षण में आप जीवित हैं। पहले से ज़्यादा ज़िंदा यही वह समय है जब आप पूरी तरह से खुद को खो देते हैं और महसूस करते हैं कि आप वास्तव में कौन हैं।

प्रत्येक पल नई संभावनाओं को प्रकट करता है। आप अपनी आत्मा के अज्ञात पानी में तैरते हैं।

गिरने के माध्यम से आप महसूस करते हैं कि उठने की ताकत है।

चोट लगने के माध्यम से आप महसूस करते हैं कि आपके पास ठीक होने की शक्ति है।

अकेले होने के माध्यम से आप अपनी आजादी का एहसास करते हैं।

जीवन की रोजमर्रा की दोड़ भाग में, हम सभी भूल जाते हैं कि हम वास्तव में कौन हैं। वास्तव में एक ट्रेक पर होने पर हमें यह याद आता हैं कि हमारे पास बहुत कम समय है जिंदगी को जिने के लिए और केम्पिंग जिंदगी के उन पलो में से एक है! "

-लोकेन्द्र जत्थापी-

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12 Reasons You NEED To Travel Alone At Least Once In Your Life

I would live out of a suitcase, if it meant I could travel the world.'

Travelling is the ultimate experience one can have in their life. It gives you a broader view of the world and makes you realize how little you know about things. Travelling to places far and wide will make you question everything you know.

However, most of us are too afraid to be alone or do things by ourselves. Try remembering the last time you did something by yourself - even as stupid as going for a movie; If you can't, then there's even more of a reason for you to travel alone at least once in your life, and learn who you really are. Travelling alone will get you touch with your inner self, and forever change the way you see the world.

1. You will learn to be truly comfortable with yourself.

Most of us are too afraid to be alone with our thoughts, or even go out for a meal by ourselves. Travelling alone will change all of that, because you will get in touch with your inner self and learn who you are.

2. You will meet infinite number of crazy and truly inspiring people along the way.

You're more likely to strike up a conversation with strangers if you're by yourself. You will meet a lot of interesting people with amazing life stories and make a few great friends along the way.

3. You will learn to trust your intuition and safeguard yourself.

You will realise that you're capable of accomplishing way more than you thought you could when you have no one by your side. You will learn about your strengths and your weaknesses and learn to believe in yourself.

4. You will be able to go wherever you want and do anything you want.

Imagine not having to care about what anyone else wants, and doing whatever you want to do! The possibilities are unlimited!

5. You will learn to live outside your comfort zone.

They say life begins at the end of your comfort zone. You've been way too comfortable all your life, so don't you think it's time you pushed your boundaries and tried something new?

6. You will experience freedom like never before.

Imagine being free of everything, from family expectations to social commitments and just going wherever your heart takes you.

7. You will learn how to make your own decisions

When you're travelling in a group, everyone has their own ideas of where they want to go and what they want to do, but when you're alone, you're the only one responsible for your decisions.

8. You will discover places from an era gone by.

When you're travelling alone, you will really pay attention to the places you visit and the stories they tell.

9. You will lose yourself and then find yourself along the way.

At the beginning, you won't know what to do with yourself, or where to go, but as time passes by, you will learn who you are and discover your purpose on this planet.

10. You will become more introspective, and aspire to answer life questions.

You will start asking questions like 'why? and how?', instead of just accepting things as they are. Travelling alone will broaden your mind and fuel your creativity and sense of being inquisitive.

11. You will gain a new perspective on the world.

When you are alone, you tend to truly observe things and people, and this will change your perspective of the world and how you see it, completely.

12. You will have the most incredible stories to tell.

Imagine the things you will experience and the stories you will have. You will have lived what most people only dream of doing because they aren't daring or adventurous enough. As Ray Bradbury says, “Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.”

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6 Different Routes to Visit Ladakh in 2018

Different Routes to Visit Ladakh in 2018

Hello Everyone, Road trip to Ladakh is always been priority in a bucket list of every traveler in India. The most common route people follow to reach Ladakh is from Manali - Leh Via Rohtang Pass. But there are total six routes to reach Ladakh and we are going to reveal this today.

Delhi - Ludhiyana - Udhampur - Batote - Patnitop -  Srinagar - Kargil - Leh



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This is the most common route followed by travelers for obvious reasons "Beautiful and Easy" Roads. Travelers start their journey from Delhi to Ladakh via Patnitop, Srinagar, Kargil and return from Manali Via Keylong. On Day 1, Start your journey from Delhi to Patnitop which is approx 650 kms from Delhi. Day 2, the distance you must cover from Patnitop to kargil which is around 380 kms. On Day 3, 218 Kms distance to leh can be covered easily. The road will be smooth because this is NH1 and the pakistan border is very close through route.

Delhi - Chandigarh - Manali - Jispa - Keylong - Leh



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The most common route taken by the people who look to hire the motorcycles or cars to visit Ladakh. Before taking this route one must understand you have to take the permissions of going through High passes like Rohtang Pass (Click Here for Info). On this route you will cover 10 Breathtaking Highest Passes in which some of are featured in top highest passes in the World.

 

On Day 1, you can start your journey from Delhi or Chandigarh to Manali. If you don't have your own vehicle and looking to hire from manali, there are regular buses from Delhi or Chandigarh to Manali. Manali is around 570 kms from Delhi and 300 kms from Chandigarh. On Day 2, you can cover around 230 kms distance to Sarchu. On Day 3, distance from Sarchu to leh is around 260 kms and can be covered easily because the road condition have improved.

Delhi - Pathankot - Chamba - Sach Pass - Killar -  Keylong - Leh



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This route is one of the best route for the people who seek wanderlust on their travel journey. This route is little tough than two routes mentioned above. You must be physically fit and your vehicle must be in great condition to go through this route. Because you travel through world's most treacherous road plus you will cross highest passes after Keylong. You need to check the status of Sach Pass also because this pass opens little late than other passes because of the snow level.

On Day 1, Start your journey from Delhi to Bairagarh which is around 700 kms. On Day 2, you will cover only 70 kms from Bairagarh to Killar via Sach Pass, hope you understand the level by the distance you have to cover in a day. On Day 3, Start your journey from Killar to Sarchu via Keylong which is around 200 kms. On Day 4, covering from Sarchu to Leh is a easy task, you can cover it easily.

Delhi - Pathankot - Chamba - Bhadarwah - Kishtwar - Killar - Keylong - Leh



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This route also takes 4 days and 1400 kms to reach Leh from Delhi. If someone is not interested going from Sach Passes and looking to cover world's deadliest road between Killar and Kishtwar, this route is for those. Again as said earlier, you need to be physically fit for these routes because you will cover few highest passes in the world. This route is same until Chamba, then, you can divert you route little bit from Chamba to Kishtwar via Badarwah and Kishtwar.

On Day 1, Start your journey from Delhi to Chamba which is around 600 kms. On Day 2, start your journey early and cover around 335 kms from Chamba to Killar via Bhadarwah and Kishtwar. On Day 3, Killar to Sarchu as described earlier and reach Leh on Day 4 from Sarchu to Leh.

Delhi - Shimla - Narkand - ReckongPeo - Kaza - Chandratal - Kunzum Pass - Gramphu - Keylong - Leh



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Start your journey through this route after checking the status of Kunzum Pass, because it opens in late June or July. You will have to come back to Shimla because there is no other alternate or diversion to the different route. This route can be little difficult because you will go through many waterfalls and less road conditions.



 

On Day 1, Start your journey from Delhi to Shimla which is around 350 Kms. On Day 2, start your journey early as you have to reach Kaza via Reckong Peo. On Day 3, start your journey from Kaza to Keylong via Kunzum Pass. You can stay at Chandratal for a night. On Day 4, cover the distance of 375 kms between Keylong to Leh.

Delhi - Ludhiyana - Udhampur - Batote - Kishtwar - Killar - Keylong - Leh

This route takes 4 days and cover 1382 kms from Delhi to Leh. This will be a mixture of 3 routes mentioned above. You start your journey from Delhi to Batote Via Ludhiyana, then cover Patnitop and reach Killar via Kishtwar, comes back to Manali Leh highway and reach Sarchu, then Sarchu to Leh is a task to reach your destination.



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One day 1, Start your journey from Delhi to Batote which is around 670 Kms, this will be easy task to cover this distance because of the great road conditions. On Day 2, Start your journey from Batote to Killar via Kishtwar, which is around 230 kms. On Day 3, Start your journey from Killar to Sarchu via Keylong which is around 200 kms. On Day 4, covering from Sarchu to Leh is again a task which you can cover it easily.

 

These are the minimum days you require to cover these places. You can take you own time to cover your distance and rest is very important during these trips. But Before planning a road trip to Ladakh, you should be physically and mentally fit because of the acclimatization.

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एक बिस्किट के लिए 14 किमी ट्रेक

जंगल ट्रैकिंग के दौरान इस कुत्ते ने हमारे साथ एक बिस्किट के लिए 14 किमी ट्रेक किया था.
मुझे यह कुत्ता केंप साईट के पास दिखा जहाँ  मैंने इसे सिर्फ एक बिस्कुट दिया, और दुसरे दिन जब सुबह हम ट्रेकिंग के लिए निकले तो  लगभग 1किमी बाद मैने देखा कि वह हमारे पिछे आ रहा है. मै रुखा और उसे पुरा बिस्कुट के पेकेट खिलाया और वापस चल दिया कुछ देर बाद देखा तो वो वापस पिछे आ रहा था.
और इसी तरह यह कुत्ता हमारे साथ 7 km गया और इसी स्टाप डेम से वापस आया और 4 घंटे के पहाड़ी ट्रैक मे पुरे समय मेरे आसपास रहा.
और अगले 2 दिनो तक केंप साइट पर रहा वहाँ से आने के बाद मे कुछ दिनों तक इसे खाना खिलाने के लिए कालाकुण्ड जाता था.
अब काफी हमय से मे वहाँ जा नहीं पाया उम्मीद है कि वो अच्छा होगा.
इस कहानी से मै बस यही बताना चाहता हु कि जानवरों को भी इंसानो कि तरह प्यार कि जरूरत है.

Location : Kalakund
30 july 2017

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JUST TRAVEL

I urge you to Travel-as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floor if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat, and cook. Learn from them-Wherever you go 

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