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22nd June 2024, 13:52
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Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Kolkata Posts: 490 Thanked: 3,398 Times | Driving Through Time: 10 Years of Memories successful the Lazy Turtle Ten years person passed, filled with countless trips and unforgettable memories, and passim it all, The ‘Lazy-Turtle' has been our faithful companion, conquering each terrain and weather. I lone began utilizing Google Maps recently, but whenever I glimpse astatine my timeline, it's evident however profoundly connected I americium to the Himalayas. I ever had the volition of penning idiosyncratic reviews for Lazy-Turtle (Mahindra Bolero SLX - Year 2013) aft 3 years, 5 years, 100,000 km, and 150,000 km. However, the reappraisal blog ne'er materialized, and suddenly, I realized what Lazy-Turtle was each about. I felt a consciousness of regret for not documenting my experiences with Lazy-Turtle done a blog, which inspired maine to embark connected a solo travel successful tribute to its adventurous decade. There was ne'er immoderate uncertainty that we would take the Himalayas again to observe the state and endurance of the past 10 years. However, with a choky schedule, I was acrophobic astir uncovering the cleanable spot wherever we could genuinely bask ourselves. I perpetually look for caller places that tin beryllium explored implicit an extended weekend, often scrolling done my erstwhile journeys, it struck maine that retracing the archetypal way wherever Lazy-Turtle embarked connected a household travel to the Himalayas is not a atrocious idea, particularly since it's 1 of my favourites, I decided to take the Old Silk Route for my solo journey.
Before embarking connected this journey, let's reappraisal immoderate of the large trips wherever Lazy-Turtle has been my reliable companion, demonstrating its proven way grounds implicit the past decade. While I whitethorn not person an nonstop number of the smaller trips, the ones listed present should supply an wide representation of Lazy-Turtle's performance. Dec 2023 Nov 2023 March 2023 Dec 2022 - Jan 2023 July 2022 Dec 2019 Aug 2019 April 2019 October 2018 April 2018 Dec 2017 Nov 2017 Sept 2017 Dec 2016 Aug 2016 April 2016 Dec 2015 Oct 2015 April 2015 Dec 2014 May 2014 To beryllium continued ... |
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22nd June 2024, 14:07
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Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Kolkata Posts: 490 Thanked: 3,398 Times | Re: Driving Through Time: 10 Years of Memories successful the Lazy Turtle Continued ... The travel was brief, and since the program was straightforward, determination wasn't overmuch mentation required isolated from packing a fewer lukewarm clothes, charging the camera, and grabbing immoderate chocolates to starve disconnected hunger connected the highway. Since wintertime had yet to get successful Bengal, determination wasn't overmuch fog connected the highway, and I arrived astatine Behrampur Pappu Dhaba earlier 10 AM. After enjoying a satisfying sheet of chickenhearted atom for breakfast-cum-lunch, I took a abbreviated interruption and past continued towards Siliguri. Another interruption successful Dalkhola for a cupful of tea, and I reached Siliguri by 7:00 PM, completing an hour's travel including breaks. I had an aboriginal meal and recovered a budget-friendly and unafraid spot to parkland and enactment for the night. Due to going to furniture aboriginal the nighttime before, my assemblage timepiece malfunctioned, and I woke up a small earlier than usual. Instead of lazing astir successful the hotel, I decided to permission aboriginal and walk immoderate clip connected the way. Since I didn't person precise accusation astir the timing of the permission, which had changed aggregate times during the COVID season, it seemed prudent to scope Rongli constabulary presumption aboriginal and usage the clip to negociate immoderate uncertainties. Before reaching Rongli, I came crossed a spot wherever my household and I had taken an aged representation connected Lazy-Turtle's archetypal trip. I took a break, compared the representation with a existent 1 from 10 years later, and noticed that not overmuch had changed but for the wider tar road. I reminisced astir those times for a fewer moments earlier continuing towards Rongli.
The Sikkim constabulary person present established a process for Private Agencies to get permits. I discovered that the existent play is perfect for witnessing blooming flowers, adorning the hillsides on the roads, and finally, arguing a wood introduction interest per rider astatine the Padamchen checkpost, a regularisation that started 2-3 years agone and was caller to me. With the roads mostly bare and less visitors owed to exam season, I relished each infinitesimal of my solo journey, taking countless breaks to savor Zuluk. I realized I had arrived without realizing it and continued towards Thambi. Thambi was its accustomed quiescent aforesaid owed to the off-season. I paused for a cupful of beverage and witnessed a mesmerizing unrecorded timelapse of clouds drifting crossed the sky. During this break, the astir captivating show was the playful crippled of fell and question betwixt the clouds and the sun. The snow-capped mountains, viewed from assorted angles, made each enactment a reminder of state and simplicity. To beryllium continued ... |
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22nd June 2024, 14:13
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Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Kolkata Posts: 490 Thanked: 3,398 Times | Re: Driving Through Time: 10 Years of Memories successful the Lazy Turtle Continued .. Silk Route On my 6th enactment successful Gnathang and 7th sojourn to the place, determination was thing caller to explore. Instead, I decided to instrumentality a locomotion nether the prima the adjacent morning. It was the extremity of November, and the greeting somesthesia was sub-zero. The chilling upwind and debased somesthesia made maine consciousness lazy for the day, truthful I near the homestay aft meal only. Despite the debased temperature, the sunlight was intense. Initially, I waited successful the tract area, hoping immoderate kids mightiness travel for shot oregon cricket, but I didn't find anyone. So, aft wandering astir for immoderate time, I headed towards Kupup and Old Baba Mandir. The travel was slow, and owed to the aggravated sunlight, I preferred to enactment wrong the car until the 11th mile. When the sunlight became little harsh, I had luncheon astatine a well-located edifice adjacent the 11th mile. I hadn't planned to enactment successful Gangtok, but I didn't person immoderate further plans either. After passing Gangtok, I thought astir a bully spot to enactment truthful I could scope Darjeeling the adjacent time for immoderate bully nutrient and coffee. After calling around, I recovered retired that the Gurung Guesthouse was offering a bully woody arsenic it was astir empty. I debated whether reaching Tinchuley astatine 8:00 PM was a bully idea, but arsenic I was travelling solo, I decided to spell for it and reached Tinchuley astatine 8:00 PM.
Some snaps of adjacent time portion driving from Gnathang to Tinchuley To beryllium continued ... Last edited by PointZero : 22nd June 2024 astatine 14:14. |
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22nd June 2024, 14:21
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Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Kolkata Posts: 490 Thanked: 3,398 Times | Re: Driving Through Time: 10 Years of Memories successful the Lazy Turtle The Tinchuley Story: Tinchuley, arsenic always, offered stunning scenery from assorted vantage points. After enjoying a cupful of furniture beverage and a speedy freshen-up, I began my time intending to walk a bully magnitude of clip successful the beverage garden. It was inactive aboriginal and adjacent the roadside beverage and Maggie(noodles) store had not yet opened. So I savoured the serene ambiance of the beverage plot earlier ascending to the Peshok-Darjeeling road. The play heralded the accomplishment of winter, with flowers blooming present and there. The upwind was chilly, yet the sunlight was inviting. The writer and beverage gardens remained lush green, anticipating the onset of winter. It was a blend of harshness and mildness, with a hint of mist, creating a magical Himalayan beauty.
My adjacent halt was Darjeeling, and I arrived astir 11:00 AM, checking into my accustomed accommodation, Alice Villa. |
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22nd June 2024, 14:26
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Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Kolkata Posts: 490 Thanked: 3,398 Times | Re: Driving Through Time: 10 Years of Memories successful the Lazy Turtle The Darjeeling Story:
The Return Journey: The instrumentality travel began aboriginal successful the morning, knowing determination was a agelong region to screen to scope home, and I had gone to furniture aboriginal the erstwhile evening. Instead of taking the Simana & Mirik roadworthy to scope Siliguri. Along the way, I called a person successful Simana (the proprietor of a homestay) who insisted connected stopping for a beverage interruption astatine his place. After a little break, I continued my journey, stopping adjacent a beverage plot aft Mirik. The thrust towards Kolkata continued, and astir 6:00 PM, I reached Pappu Dhaba earlier Baharampur for a airy aboriginal dinner. I completed the remainder of the journey, reaching location safely connected the aforesaid day.
The Shorts (10 second) story As I reason my solo thrust with my trusty car, Lazy Turtle, celebrating its 10th day amidst the stunning landscapes of the Himalayas, I americium filled with awe and gratitude. The travel has been a tapestry of beauteous places, from enchanting conifer forests to breathtaking views astatine 15,000 feet, wherever snow-capped mountains conscionable the sky. The ever-changing crippled of clouds, the winding zig-zag roads, and the ten-year travel filled with memories flashed earlier my eyes. I reminisced astir however overmuch has changed successful the past decade, yet the charm of the beverage gardens, the allure of the Queen of Hills, Darjeeling, and the essence of the Himalayas stay timeless and unforgettable.
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