Author: Jaidev Jamwal
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Kinnaur Lahaul Spiti Trip 2017: Sarahan and Chitkul
I took the overnight Himachal Tourism’s Delhi-Shimla Volvo bus and reached Shimla early morning. My driver VK with his Toyota Innova met me at around 8 am and we managed…
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Kinnaur Lahaul Spiti Trip 2017: Introduction
This series of posts is a travelogue of my recent vacation covering Kinnaur, Spiti, Lahaul and Manali in 16 days. It was a solo trip for most part and involved…
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Rishikesh Chakrata Trip 2017
The general idea of this trip was to spend some time relaxing around in Rishikesh and then travel to some small town or village up in the mountains for some…
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Short Srinagar, Pahalgam trip June 2017
Even though I’m from Jammu and have a lot of family members and friends working in Kashmir, it hasn’t been a place I cared enough to visit. Last time I…
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Military Installation : Chandhar Airbase, Pakistan
Name: Chandhar Airbase Type: Pakistan Air Force operated airfield, no civilian use. Location: Punjab, Pakistan. Coordinates: 32° 4’38.20″N 73°47’23.65″E Occupants: PAF Airstrip Length: 2.4 km Comments: There is very little information about Chandhar…
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Military Installation : Shamsi Airbase, Pakistan
Name: Shamsi Airfield (Bhandari Airstrip) Type: Airstrip first leased to UAE for hunting wildlife, then to USA for military operations. Location: Washuk District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Coordinates: 27°50’51.00″N 65° 9’35.63″E Occupants: It was used by USA…
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Military Installation : Peshawar Airbase, Pakistan
Name: Peshawar Airbase Type: Military airbase with an adjacent civilian airport. Location: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa., Pakistan. Coordinates: 33°59’57.74″N 71°30’53.90″E Occupants: No. 26 and 16 squadrons of PAF operating JF-17 fighters …
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Military Installation : Sukkur Airfield, Pakistan
Name: Sukkur Airport (IATA: SKZ, ICAO: OPSK) Type: FOB (Forward Operating Base) and a small domestic airport. Location: Sindh, Pakistan. Coordinates: 27°43′19″N 68°47′30″E …