Autonomous Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, beetle said: Some stretches in Uttarakhand. The Road journey from Srinagar to leh. Some roads winding along the villages in Goa are beautiful. I plan to travel china border once situation is clear. Babusar Top and KKH are beautiful. Islamabad-Murree expressway is superb. So is Pir Sohawa road in Islamabad. How is the condition of srinagar to leh road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autonomous Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Below my house, today Never seen it this empty Touche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Autonomous said: What is the most beautiful road you've had the opportunity to drive on? Louisiana and east coast US have very scenic roads. In India, it has to be Ahmedabad - Mumbai route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, beetle said: Some stretches in Uttarakhand. The Road journey from Srinagar to leh. Some roads winding along the villages in Goa are beautiful. I particularly like the Srinagar to Leh stretch. Especially the part between Lamayuru and Leh. The roads in and around Alapuzha are nice too. As is the old Mumbai Goa highway. Very scenic. Parts of the Udaipur to Kumbalgarh stretch. Parts of the Jamnagar to Porbandar stretch. Found the roads in Uttarakhand a little too commercialised now. Traffic jams and all that. Kills the joy. Edited March 25, 2020 by Mariyam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, MechEng said: Louisiana and east coast US have very scenic roads. In India, it has to be Ahmedabad - Mumbai route. Are you serious? That is a horrible road. The road from Mumbai to Daman is just blah. Slightly better once you leave Maharashtra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Are you serious? That is a horrible road. The road from Mumbai to Daman is just blah. Slightly better once you leave Maharashtra. I drove there somewhere in 2016, Surat - Mumbai route may appear tacky but Surat to Ahmedabad is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, MechEng said: I drove there somewhere in 2016, Surat - Mumbai route may appear tacky but Surat to Ahmedabad is excellent. Yup the road is well made. Full marks to the Gujarat government. But scenic? Subjective as that is, Surat to Amdavad is mainly industrial areas and the odd farms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autonomous Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 53 minutes ago, Mariyam said: I particularly like the Srinagar to Leh stretch. Especially the part between Lamayuru and Leh. The roads in and around Alapuzha are nice too. As is the old Mumbai Goa highway. Very scenic. Parts of the Udaipur to Kumbalgarh stretch. Parts of the Jamnagar to Porbandar stretch. Found the roads in Uttarakhand a little too commercialised now. Traffic jams and all that. Kills the joy. How about the condition of Srinagar to Leh? Total road length and number of lanes? Some key spots/pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradlater Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Alright guys I didn't know which thread to use for this news but Pornhub has allowed everyone to access it's premium website for absolutely free!! coffee_rules and Norman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 15 hours ago, Autonomous said: Do you think Misbah "feasted" on UAE wickets and made use of the situation (Spot fixing saga in 2010 and no home cricket hence UAE) to his benefit? Consider that he retires 40+ which also sets a bad precedent in a way that many players would try to "linger on"? Also consider that during the time (2013-2015), Haris Sohail was piling tons of runs. See, you can't fault a player for believing in himself. A player has to believe that he can deliver results, otherwise he will never be able to play. Misbah's "feasting" or lingering is the fault of PCB and its selectors. Not his personal fault. However, I do think that there were plenty of times where he hid behind rookies instead of taking on challenges, especially in ODI cricket. No excuse for refusing to bat higher than #6, in a timeframe where Pakistan was utterly poor with the bat, and unable to chase more than 250. Misbah would repeatedly allow the rest of his batting unit to fail, and then come in at #6, to pile up a meaningless 40+ score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Autonomous said: What is the most beautiful road you've had the opportunity to drive on? Santorini, Greece. I rented a little mini mercedes for the day, and covered the whole island. Very, very picturesque. Roads are not very wide, but due to the hilly terrain, they are quite windy, and fun to drive. Switzerland is amazing too, and Iceland was interesting, but my trip was too short to really get a good driving experience. Edited March 25, 2020 by sandeep MechEng and Mariyam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 55 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Yup the road is well made. Full marks to the Gujarat government. But scenic? Subjective as that is, Surat to Amdavad is mainly industrial areas and the odd farms. There is plenty of greenery on both sides of the road including flowers blossoming on the divider, but yes not much natural beauty. Again it's typical of any Mumbai folks like me who get excited over greenery after spending most time in concrete jungle. Mariyam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Autonomous said: How about the condition of Srinagar to Leh? Total road length and number of lanes? Some key spots/pictures? Heavily guarded, lot of police chowkis and army checkpoints. Edited March 25, 2020 by coffee_rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) On 3/25/2020 at 11:27 PM, Autonomous said: How about the condition of Srinagar to Leh? Total road length and number of lanes? Some key spots/pictures? The road is wide in places and narrower in others. The mountain passes are obviously very narrow. And scary to drive around. I didn't drive much there. Particularly beautiful spots are around Drass, Ulaytokpo and Indus Zanskar confluence. Here is a pic. Not of the road, but of the general vicinity. Edited March 27, 2020 by Mariyam sandeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) The late Ajit Wadekar used to play at Shivaji park grounds on Sundays even after he was representing India. People used to flock to see him and watch him play with his friends. The crowd used to goad him to hit 6s and he would always oblige.There was this time when someone sitting in a restaurant bordering the ground asked him to hit a six and Ajit Wadekar hit a six and the ball landed directly in that guys plate. People asked to repeat his feat and the next time he hit a six and it landed directly in that guy's tea cup. Thing is, I've heard this story from far too many unrelated people. Urban legend? Or was he really that good? Edited March 27, 2020 by Mariyam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autonomous Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Mariyam said: The road is wide in places and narrower in others. The mountain passes are obviously very narrow. And scary to drive around. I didn't drive much there. Particularly beautiful spots are around Drass, Ulaytokpo and Indus Zanskar confluence. Here is a pic. Not of the road, but of the general vicinity. Do you have any pictures of the scary mountain passes located on the road? How high are the passes (elevation)? Below pictures are of babusar pass (4173m). Problem with such roads is that they are open only for six months or so (they generally seal the entry from october end). Is the leh-srinagar highway open all across the year? MechEng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Why does the Hindi belt call it Tonti? What is the connection? sandeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autonomous Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 What do you guys plan to do post Covid-19? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Autonomous said: What do you guys plan to do post Covid-19? Get back PoK, Free Baluchistan. Stradlater, maniac, Laaloo and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradlater Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Why does the Hindi belt call it Tonti? What is the connection? Akhilesh? Because while leaving CM residence he basically stole everything from the house. Didn't even spare the faucets. Hence the epithet taunti chor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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