gypsy conversations…
at a tea stall, somewhere in leh …
The bolero came to a screeching halt… they were 5 friends…. having driven from manali…. they got off… stretching their limbs, dusting their clothes… 3 ordered their tea one ordered his coffee and the fifth started stuffing manala cream (marijuana for the innocent ones) into his cigarette… the four left for the restroom the fifth guy pulled a plastic chair and sat across a foreigner.
Sittin on the plastic chair the fifth one exchanged a smile with a foreigner and continued his stuffing of cigarette merrily without a care in the world…
Foreigner (F) : “hey”
5th friend (5) : “hey”
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F: so where are you coming from ?
5 : Manali…
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F : great !
5 : you ?
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F : Manali too..
5: you from ?
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F : Palestine… hey mate, can i have one of those cigarettes you are gonna smoke… !!
5 : sure !! I ll make one for you too… !!
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( the 5th friend suddenly notices only their vehicle in parking this guy is alone.. no vehicle.. )
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5 : you a tourist ?
F : yea.. ! so you guys drove from manali ?
5 : yea… we drove… about 350 kms.. (smiles)
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F : Lazy people, you Indians ! …. I came walking… !!!
first!
high fives !! crafty … !!! just u wait now… !!!
Rab Ne bana di jodi. Pehle kaun!
hee haw haw haw….am really first…i have my luck at ur blog!!! if only we got paid for this eh hitchy?!!! new hobby gaya tel lene…this is my latest thrill!!!
ok ok…now going to read
see, tara is gonna call me a cheater now
HW : if we were to get paid for this… I m sure by now I would have earned my fortune and retired with my cottage in Manali with my wife and you as my baby sitter… !!!!! whew…. !!!!
cheater ?? why ?? *looks around innocently*
go see what she said about u at my blog….hehheheeh….tara will sing “cheater cheater” for both of us…..
LOL Crafty and Dhiren!
*sigh*
question to myself
ye bade kab honge?
this is nothing… just see on crafty’s blog !!!!!
wha?????? he walked????? OMG…my feet are hurting just reading that.
but its true, ppl abroad seem to show great love for walking…dad had a guest from abroad and he insisted on going walking to places and they had to leave like 2 hrs in advance instead of just half hour…
i don’t mind walking if i have kishore n asha’s songs to hear and a cool climate. but walking in the city in the sun, during peak traffic is nothing short of suicide…
btw….is this 5th friend the same person who gets a high on being first commenter now?
hee! 
HW : yea he walked… ! he and his back pack… !! how wonderful… i mean in that beautiful part of India I can walk too !! but more than the walking.. the time… how can you leave your home job and roam a foreign country for 3 months… and it was his 3rd trip to ladakh !!!
and about …. that 5th guy… *finger on the lips* ssshhh *no comments*
3 months???
that is bit vella isnt it?
no… not at all vella… I think its coooll…. uber coooool…. i would love to roam like a gypsy !!! really !!!
I agree! Its just too cool!! Something I want to do.. low budget travelling.. with may be 3000-4000 in my pockets.. hitchhiking and walking most of the wya.. sleeping in small huts etc etc .. fun no?
I want to do a bike ride….. not walking……
never…. complete waste of time 
I would love a bike ride too and I would love walking too !! and I would love driving a car too !!! I dont mind doing all three one after the other… !! as long as i get to stay in the hills… !!
I want to do it tooo- Walk , walk and walk! I am waiting for daughter to grow up a bit, so that we can do some holidays like that…I thimk that kind of trekking is so much fun!
Trekking is great fun… even hiking too !!!!
some of these adventure travelers have all the luck to be provided with resources to spend months walking and we inspite of having all the heavenly beautiful places in our land, have no time or say fortune to leave the jobs aside and enjoy long trips. sigh!!!
n u forget about cheater n all.. u guys surely do a smart job at grabbing the first position
so i give up 
I love that too Dhiren… just pack ur bags and go on…
*crafty hugs tara*
absolutely Tara… ! wish i could explore my country like this… !!
though i m sure i will one day !! my wife is keen to be the companion… so it will be 2 gypsies !!
WoW! That’s great. And yes a lot of foreigners walk and you can say go hitch hiking, A lot of my friends here have done it when visiting india. They did it for 6 months. Just them and their backpack.
I’m so jealous. I want to do it.
HW : just do it… you are still a student… !! vacation… !! is around !!
LoL! I wish! I’ve already been told by both mum and dad that I need to speak to my manager to increase my hours at work and work full time (around 40 hrs a week) for the whole summer vacation.
So much for a summer vaction.
i know they do so much hiking and walking… very less luggage very less money and loads of fun
HW : and loads of adventure… !
Wish I could get such a long break from work and life… I’d happily walk in Manali…
Wish we all do…. amen… !
Lolz !! woh insaan tha ki kuch aur !!!
LOL!!exactly!
lucky insaan !! actually !!
He walked for 350 kms!!!!!
walking would be fun if accompanied by friends/family but not alone.. i mean the loong walks such as this.. you get bored by walking all the way…
wasnt this the same incident u mentioned in OG’s blog?
I wouldnt mind walking alone or with friends or my wife.. as long as I get to go… !!!
did i mention this on OG’s blog ?? i dont remember… !!!
I could walk that much
only thing is I dont find too many people willing to accompany me
but seriously walking is the way to go
per yeh phir bhi zyaada ho gaya
i’ll come with you Indi *wears her shoes, tying laces*
awww sho cute!
Done deal then!
Crafty and Indy will go hitchhiking
hitchwriter is obvious to join the two sista’s !!!!!
Me to love to walk… but this is 2,3,4,5 much
we have to walk for days to reach any place… phew 
its not about walking.. its about the freedom…
Infact for me.. walking alone is the best experience.. you think more and observe even more! I think it was wonderful! I would love to do it!!
hope to finish the paisa kamane ka fast and start doing things like this… !!
I just couldn’t laughing when I read the last statement. Cool dude.
I thought it was cool too !!!
I hate walking but I would love to just take off!!! These foreigners are crazy!!! why walk when you can get there by car
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you hate walking … thats why you wonder… its fun though bones.. !!
wo!! 350 kms!!! some stamina he has
walking in places like Manali is an adventure in itself…but otherwise….ahem…I am a little pampered you see 
i drive 
HW : hey welcome to my blog !!! you havent left your url !!
its an adventure… its a beauty to be discovered and its time to reflect… !! driving is also cool as it is more practical … for city and job dwellers like us !!
hey! this is my url…
shifted from blogpost and NOT liking the change :/
i’m not surprised… foreigners LOVE walking. whatever little of my stay abroad, i’ve come to that conclusion. irrespective of how well-connected by transport the place maybe, there definitely will be people walking on the road on the way to their destination WITHOUT being on a vehicle…
having said that, that IS quite a distance to be walking… he has my respect lol
I tooo hope to earn your respect some day by walking that distance !!
OMG!!! He walked?!!
Good Lord!
I feel tired just by reading…
How can anyone walk like that?!!!
you can you can.. only if you wish to !!
i think d F alrdy had enuff to smoke
ha ha ha!! Not enough I guess else he wouldnt be walking
the scenery there is enough for the highs… but for some that is not enough !!
lol
HW :
LOL…. if he had enough of that stuff, he would be able to walk from Kashmir to kanyakumari
LOL……..hahahahaha
HW : ha ha…
lol perfect post for this blog *hitchhiker*
8)
that is where the name was derived from…
hope to be a hitch hiker from hitchwriter !
What? He walked? Just reading that made me tired. Aah..I need to sit somewhere. Nimbupaani anyone.
Nimbupaani for sure… !! you know i get nimbu pani in my water bottle from home these days as i m trying out the detox diet.. !!!
but the walk is not so tiring.. you can take as many breaks as you want !!!
Nimbu paani is de-toxing? (is that even a word?!)
But, drinking it the whole day?
na na… not whole day… but something to keep my throat fresh !!!
i eat apples.. banana’s !! tooo !!! oranges… !! and mangoes !!!
Do you add Sugar in nimbu pani? If yes then instead add Honey in it. It is detoxifying and helps to lose weight.
LOL… lazy Indains…
I need to pee…
The rest rooms far away I think I’ll hold… 
aw com on… are you that lazy ?
i know a couple who worked in the paris office of my company.they have quit their jobs and right now they are touring asia for a year!!. they would be visiting india soon. suounds super cool na..wish to do something like this
HW : hey welcome to my blog !!! where is yr Url ???
I certainly find it cool… but just doesnt seem like possible for me to do atleast not yet… how can you leave jobs for a year ??? amazing !!!
he came walking??_walking_ ??? u are kidding ,right??!
btw- if i am the last one to comment, do u hi-five me too?
lol! high-five mandy!
Dhiren – I just got back from a holiday from a place where most people do this walking thing.. It is so much fun.. You walk and walk and when you get tired, just camp at the closest B&B! I so wanted to do that! If only daughter was a little older – We would have done that! It is great fun – if you have the right companions!
HW : right companions ?? lol… its fun for sure !! I am gonna do it too… my son is already thrilled with the trekking he did in manali and I think he will be game to join me… !!!!
hey hitchy! got nothing new to say. but must to make conversation..wassup?
lol… !! seems crafty is free !! add me in gmail !! we talk !!
ROFL!!
wow !but seriously I think the foreigners can walk a lotm just the other day I saw some people walking to a Vista point 5 km away with children, whereas I couldnt even think of and came back.
I also have a dream to go on a tour for a year without a worry in the world:)
Before a couple of years, I got EXHAUSTED walking up the tirupati hill! where you have steps shelter lassi masala soda and the distance is just a fraction of what he’s done! I admire people who could walk like that, I think we people are pampered a lot by the system of bringing us up! Time to change a bit, at least.
Destination Infinity
did he really walk 350 kms ???? m so J !! coz he had that will !!
I am surprised how people here take such long holidays. I am really jealous! We can not even dream of taking such wonderful trips!
Your friend’s eyeballs must have popped out.
oh my god,
i long to do one such trip, on foot…
great…