Comments on: The Manali-Leh Highway http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/05/17/the-manali-leh-highway/ Award-winning University of York Student Newspaper and Website Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nabeel Moosa http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/05/17/the-manali-leh-highway/#comment-59226 Nabeel Moosa Tue, 19 May 2009 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=13314#comment-59226 Riding on the top of one of the buses near Manali was one of the highlights of my trekking trip during my gap year. It truly makes you fear for your life when you can see just how close they drive to the edge but once the journey is over, you feel firstly relieved but then a sense of 'woah' !! But the bus to get there (Manali) from Delhi was one of the worst experiences I had even if though I did take one of the ''luxury'' coaches. As is often said with India, all these things just add to the experience though. Riding on the top of one of the buses near Manali was one of the highlights of my trekking trip during my gap year. It truly makes you fear for your life when you can see just how close they drive to the edge but once the journey is over, you feel firstly relieved but then a sense of ‘woah’ !!

But the bus to get there (Manali) from Delhi was one of the worst experiences I had even if though I did take one of the ”luxury” coaches. As is often said with India, all these things just add to the experience though.

]]> By: vistet http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/05/17/the-manali-leh-highway/#comment-59198 vistet Mon, 18 May 2009 04:35:25 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=13314#comment-59198 I actually like the buses , and is filled with admiration for the drivers. Spent many hours sitting front left seat last year : magnificient views ahead , the rock whizzing by on the right and looking down to the left ... nothing , and then the river. If you want to play it safe(r) , fly up and drive down : altitude sickness can hit you hard if you get snagged around five thousand meters unacclimatized. Landslides (as Tom above mentions ) are not uncommon, and are getting more frequent now that rains have started to appear in Ladakh . Short road guide here : http://korta.nu/sleepless I actually like the buses , and is filled with admiration for the drivers. Spent many hours sitting front left seat last year : magnificient views ahead , the rock whizzing by on the right and looking down to the left … nothing , and then the river.
If you want to play it safe(r) , fly up and drive down : altitude sickness can hit you hard if you get snagged around five thousand meters unacclimatized. Landslides (as Tom above mentions ) are not uncommon, and are getting more frequent now that rains have started to appear in Ladakh . Short road guide here : http://korta.nu/sleepless

]]> By: Amelia http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/05/17/the-manali-leh-highway/#comment-59181 Amelia Sun, 17 May 2009 16:52:45 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=13314#comment-59181 Haha yes, I remember the anti-speeding signs - including 'darling I like you but not so fast'! I did the journey in early July - certainly nerve-racking! Haha yes, I remember the anti-speeding signs – including ‘darling I like you but not so fast’! I did the journey in early July – certainly nerve-racking!

]]> By: Tom Killingbeck http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/05/17/the-manali-leh-highway/#comment-59180 Tom Killingbeck Sun, 17 May 2009 16:36:39 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/?p=13314#comment-59180 What time of year did you do the Manali-Leh journey in? I went in June last year and it took 22 hours by bus, pretty horrific on the old coccyx. Not to mention a landslide that we just drove through! Did you check out Khardung La, highest pass in the world? Had a cuppa chai up there and could barely breathe it was so high! I remember there were lots of funny signs on the road warning drivers - the best being 'Drinking whiskey, driving risky!' What time of year did you do the Manali-Leh journey in? I went in June last year and it took 22 hours by bus, pretty horrific on the old coccyx. Not to mention a landslide that we just drove through! Did you check out Khardung La, highest pass in the world? Had a cuppa chai up there and could barely breathe it was so high! I remember there were lots of funny signs on the road warning drivers – the best being ‘Drinking whiskey, driving risky!’

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