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Spotting a tiger in the wild is a once in a lifetime experience for any tourist and the wildlife park officials know it well. A successful spotting means big tips for the guides and they literally leave no leaf unturned in the forest inorder to spot a tiger. 

This is especially true in Ranthambore, the park is well known for its of tiger sightings. The tigers themselves are used to all the attention and dont seem to be bothered too much by the jeeps and canters milling about around them. Hence they are tagged as being 'friendly' by the park officials. 

 How "friendly" they really were ?? Well.. i was about to find out.
After 5 beautiful sunny days around Pangong Lake, the weather turned for the worse and dropped a ton of snow on the mountains around Chang La. I had to find a way back to Leh. Cycling was impossible now, but i had not planned on cycling back anyway. So i waited at Tangste, hoping to get ride on a jeep or truck going towards Leh.
In between Leh and Pangong Lake lies the mighty Chang La pass. At over 5400m high, Chang La is officially the 3'rd highest mountain pass in Ladakh (after Khardung La and Tanglang La).

After successfully cycling across the Leh - Manali highway i did not think that crossing Chang La on my bicycle would pose much of a problem. But i was wrong.
Towards the end of my Ladakh trip i had become very proficient in hitchhiking around the place. I no longer hesitated to stick out my hand to flag down any passing vehicle. I knew that people would stop if they could spare the space to take you on board. So i no longer worried about finding transportation to anywhere in Ladakh.

That little theory of mine was put to the test when i went to the Nubra valley. And i barely made it through.

A four day trip from Negombo to Sigiriya and back via Kandy on a motorcycle

Having completed two bike expeditions, driving through Central India and the deserts of Rajasthan in the western India, I was preparing myself to explore South India because of its beautiful nature, culture and people. I prepared myself driving through Western Ghats and to reach the south most point of India, Kanyakumari. Explore ancient temples in the south, drive in the sands of Dhanskodi, walk of Ram Sethu with lots of things in mind I set to explore the serene scenic South India. Through this I will take you through the journey what I call is 'South Indian Saga'
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Hitchhiking is a popular way of getting around Ladakh. The places are so remote and the public transportation options so minimal that people have no choice but to hitchhike. And for their part the vehicle drivers are always willing to stop and pickup anyone wanting to go in their direction. Sometimes for free and sometimes for a little fee.

Growing up, hitchhiking was a common practice. Especially during my college days where getting a lift basically made all the difference between arriving in time for class or arriving late and having to miss the entire morning session. I gave up the practice after leaving college and never once hitchhiked during all my travels.

But all that changed when i visited Ladakh last year (2010). I used to take the local buses to visit the villages around Leh and hitchhike on the way back to Leh. There was no other option as the buses were few and far between and sometimes do not run after 5 in the evening. I was a bit hesitant at first, but slowly got into the groove and ended up meeting quite a few interesting characters.
This latest interview of Afridi has caused quite a stir in India with people wagging their pitchforks against him. But is it really justified ? Lets try to see this objectively..
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Its Saturday morning.. almost midday and im still in bed. Got up a couple of hours back, didn't feel like getting out of bed, watched a movie and now that its over i still don't feel like going anywhere. So i figured i'd write about it. Something i haven't done in a very long time..

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