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35 Kms away from Haldwani

May 18, 2008 – 2:12 pm

Posted by mobile phone:Contrary to our apprehensions in the morning that we might not make to Bageshwar tonite, the train is just 35 kms away from Haldwani and has covered up for around 2 hours of the 8 hours since morning. And we stand a good chance of sticking to our schedule. Having a nice [...]

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Day/Night 2 - Still in train

May 18, 2008 – 1:30 am

Posted by mobile phone:1. 7 hrs late
2. At Gorakhpur, U.P. now at arnd 1.30 A.M.
3. Engine failure at Dighawar, Bihar
4. Hailstorm in morning triggering railways delay
5. Awaken now by quarrelling neighbours
6. Rahul and Vishal snoring away to glory on upper berths.
7. Pics to follow

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Day/Night 2 - Still in train

May 18, 2008 – 1:18 am

Posted by mobile phone:The title of this post isn’t something v dint knw b4hand. Wt v dint knw was that i’ll b writin this 4m a place (Gorakhpur) at around 1 am, where we ought to have been 7 hours ago! Courtesy Indian Railways, v now run the risk of not reaching Kathgodam b4 evening [...]

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Off to Himalayas

May 16, 2008 – 9:45 pm

Posted by mobile phone:3019 Bagh Express, S2 - 17. This is the precise location from where i\’m posting this. In less than 5 minutes i\’m embarking on my first ever trek - to Pindari Glacier in the Kumaon Himalayas! After a gruelling 36 or more hours me train journey and an insanely sounding 70 stoppages, [...]

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