Oct 8, 2009 - Srinigar to Jammu

Ten hour road trip from Srinigar (Dal Lake in Kashmir) to Jammu so that I could catch a train to Delhi and on towards the border with Nepal. ... Nice road surface but horrendous traffic - including goats.Ten hour road trip from Srinigar (Dal Lake in Kashmir) to Jammu so that I could catch a train to Delhi and on towards the border with Nepal. ... Nice road surface but horrendous traffic - including goats....

May 10, 2009 - Mcleodganj to Jammu

The traffic becomes more military in tone as we near Jammu,and the military presence more obvious, with trucks of troops, army and airforce bases (which are adorned with macho slogans such as Artillery - God of War, Nation's Pride etc), military hospitals, convoys of tanks and APCs on trailers. ... Get to Jammu and end up at a rather rundown and overpriced hotel that is so at odds with it's hagiography in the Lonely Planet that for a moment I thought I'd gone to the wrong place. ... Jammu is known as the ...

Nov 6, 2008 - Jammu (again)

11-6 Srinagar to Jammu The reverse of a week before except this time when we hike to the bus at 6:15 the streets were eerily deserted, only army personnel. ... It was to commemorate Muslims killed in communal riots of Jammu in 1947, nothing like this has taken place in 60 yrs and w/ separatist emotions running high, the Indian govt. ... which the officer duly noted on a piece of scrap paper! I wondered at this until we emerged from the tunnel to find over 200 vehicles in 2 separate groups – mostly transport trucks, but also buses, & some private jeeps – stopped, not allowed to continue on into Kashmir(the tunnel is the demarkation line betw Kashmir & Jammu). ... All along the route to Jammu the military presence was double or triple what it had been just 8 days earlier, which seemed high then! Elections begin Nov 17 and go thru Dec 24, so I expect disturbances all during this time in Kashmir. ...

Oct 27, 2008 - Jammu

To bus lvg town at 8 arr in Jammu at 2 walk to Diamond Hotel(LP recom) 300 r. ... dbl.To bus lvg town at 8 arr in Jammu at 2 walk to Diamond Hotel(LP recom) 300 r. ... dbl....

Dec 23, 2006 - Jammu and some tales of India

THE AIRPORT DILEMMA Although we didn't stay long in Jammu there was a great experience at the airport that we would love to share with you, our dedicated virtual travellers. ... Remembering that Jammu is a strategic military base for the fight in Kashmir and the insurgents from Pakistan etc that are fighting the Indians. ... and waited, then we were given some breakfast by the airline and waited some more!!! Meanwhile we noticed that there were more armed soldiers in the airport than passengers (Jammu is a small airfield) The boarding call came out and there was a rush to the next security check - where tickets were shown, boarding passes were shown, stamps for luggage were shown and again we were patted down for anything that might be considered dangerous. ... Ok I told the company (HUTCH for those of you who think you want to purchase a ph here that advertises national coverage, national helplines, national pre-paid top-up cards, and agents throughout the country - DON'T GO WITH THIS COMPANY - though I've heard Vodaphone are buying them out!!) that I was travelling around the country - especially up north - Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir - no problem. ... The next day we left for Jammu airport. ...