Storizen Magazine June 2018 Issue Storizen Magazine June 2018 Issue | Page 35

SEE THE WORLD FROM A BIKER'S PERSPECTIVE WE HAD COVERED MORE THAN 100 KM FROM JAMMU IN ABOUT AN HOUR AN HALF. NOT BAD. WE HAD ANOTHER 100 TO GO. WE REACHED MANDI, 107 KM FROM PALAMPUR, IN A GOOD TWO HOURS. THE ROAD FROM MANDI TO MANALI, ANOTHER 110 KM. zeroed down on Manali. rucksack. “I have put all my stuff and only one-fifth space has been taken!” This got us both excited. I stuffed another pair of shoes, an overcoat, a few mufflers, and caps. Let it be said, it was for the sake of fashion and not utility. Praveen dusted his gigantic rucksack. It seemed big enough to carry half our home in it. The packing of our travel kit is always his responsibility, for the army does train its soldiers to pack well. Civilians like yours truly stuff things in suitcases and bags for the sake of transporting them from one place to another. In my humble opinion, packing does not have to be a work of art, a point on which the hubby disagrees. So, he came to me with the The next morning we left. The highway from Jammu to Pathankot is a treat. Dotted with many dhabas, tea stalls, and little ‘know-me-not?’ towns, it offers a welcome respite from the twisty, turny roads of the mountains. On Pathankot bypass, near Mammun Cantt, we halted at Café Coffee Day. On a clear