The RoadTrip

  Roadtrip!!! The word brings out a sense of excitement, a feeling of adventure through ones mind. Road trip is one of  those things a person dreams of doing ever since one learns driving . We Indians are not much of roadtrip people but the feeling is now catching up to everyone.

  Our country is blessed with amazing landscapes & a vast diversity among the people and their cultures, which just makes the journey more adventurous and adds like icing on a giant delicious cake. The 'road' which is like the 'heart and soul' of a road trip wasn't that good but the picture has changed in the past few years. Despite all this we proudly have a road which goes through heaven, a spectacle of Gods artistry on our planet. Those who got the hint, I'm talking about the road to Leh Ladakh from Manali. Being regarded as among the top road trip destinations in the world, it is a magical experience which I have heard from many but not cherished yet.

driving through the rain

   My first road trip wasn't long but it was quality over quantity. Just few friends on our way to Lonavala. The road through the western ghats was like no other especially during the monsoon. There were cars speeding on the expressway on their way to lonavala but the old Pune highway has no substitute. Until then I didn't know how amazing the it is to drive on the old highway but thre has been no looking back since then.   

 

After countless number so such long and short trips, the best yet was travelling from Mumbai- Bhavnagar (Gujarat). that was one heck of a drive in my Maruti 800. You might raise an eyebrow but after driving for 14 hours there was very little exhaustion as we took rest at our destination but a whole not of happiness as it was a first cross state roadtrip for my friend and me. 

  Traveling through Punjab & Gujarat feels almost the same, those endless straight roads across the flat lands, nothing but the open sky to guide us, wind blowing across our faces & feeling like a stallion running across vast grasslands. The best is yet to come as Manali - Lek Ladakh is a place I really wanna experience & nothing will make it more better than the company of my team members and friends.

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- Nitesh Bansal

 TGM Blog Team