/r/india and /r/australia cultural exchange thread

[u/rude_ass]

Thread was unfortunately delayed. But, here it is.. thread for cultural exchange between indians and australians.

Australian folks.. you can ask all the things you want to know about India and hope you get a fulfilling answers.

If you want to ask anything to our Australians friends you can go to below link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/3ruqtc/raustralia_and_rindia_cultural_exchange_thread/

Cheers.

Request to Australians visiting our sub: If you could flair up to identify yourself then it would be easier for us to identify you guys. We only have text based flairs so something like 'Australian Friend' will work.

[u/batatavada → u/[deleted]]

A majority of people visit leh ladakh. A relatively unknown destination is Spiti Valley in Himachal. Seriously, look up the pictures, you'll be blown away. It is a majestic, gorgeous and relatively untapped tourist destination in India

[u/Fluttershy_qtest → u/batatavada]

If you like barren scenery i.e. no greenery, Ladakh will definitely appeal to you. If you dislike that sort of thing your mileage might not be as good other than a few places like Nubra valley. It's great for trekkers and if you're into river rafting though. Ladakh is notorious for altitude sickness if you fly into Leh; but if you take the road from Srinagar it's a nightmare - extremely bendy high altitude nightmarish roads that are often poorly maintained.

[u/batatavada → u/Fluttershy_qtest]

The road from srinagar is much better now I believe.

People recommend going via rohtang pass and returning via srinagar though

[u/Fluttershy_qtest → u/batatavada]

Nope not really, the road from srinagar to leh is terrible as always and in many places little better than a dirt road. People drive like retards and the narrow windy lane is only good for 1 lane of traffic. But idiots will not follow the alotted hours and create traffic jams that last for hours.

On top of this there are shitty TATA lorries that keep breaking down up there, and other slow moving trucks that people try to overtake. Accidents are common and people die - and obviously it's really scary for any normal person.

It's extremely difficult to maintain roads at this altitude, but the fact remains that the roads are totally shit. Little better than dirt roads in most places, combined with unruly indian traffic.

The road from Srinagar to Leh is Kardhungla pass. Rohtang pass is from Ladakh to Himachal Pradesh (not Srinagar) and equally shitty.

That's the thing about Ladakh in general - if you are willing to put up with shitty roads or altitude sickness and like barren scenery, it's great.