Well, as of recently, two of my friends went on a motorcycle trip to Leah. Leah is a high altitude city located in a northern and Indian state of JK. A few years back, a movie series I joked was shot there and since then it has become a tourism hotspot. My friends and I have also planned to go there by motorcycle in 2020, but because of the lockdown, we were not able to go. It’s about 500 kilometers from our hometown and there is no train connected to go there. So our main option was to either go by motorbike or by car. The main reason for motorbikes was that it’s the best way to enjoy the picturesque mountains along the way. So finally, also sometimes I feel noisier when I travel by car in high altitude. Finally, some of the mountainous roads are very narrow and it’s very easy to get stuck in traffic jams if going by car. So this year, they finally went there. I was not able to join them this year as well because I was preparing for the health exam. After coming back, they couldn’t stop talking about the trip. They also share photographs and videos with me about the trip. They also shared that when they saw that I was feeling jealous, they told me that they would love to go there again with me after the exam. There are still many things that they wanted to do but couldn’t do because of the lack of time. So we have decided to go there after my results are declared and in another two weeks.
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Well, recently, two of my friends went on a motorcycle trip to Leh. Leh is a high-altitude city located in a northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. A few years back, a movie series I liked was shot there, and since then it has become a tourism hotspot. My friends and I had also planned to go there by motorcycle in 2020, but because of the lockdown, we were not able to go. It's about 500 kilometers from our hometown, and there is no train connection to get there. So our main options were either to go by motorbike or by car. The main reason for choosing motorbikes was that it's the best way to enjoy the picturesque mountains along the way. Also, sometimes I feel more uncomfortable when I travel by car at high altitudes. Additionally, some of the mountainous roads are very narrow, and it's easy to get stuck in traffic jams if going by car. This year, they finally went there. I was not able to join them this year either because I was preparing for a health exam. After coming back, they couldn't stop talking about the trip. They also shared photographs and videos with me about the trip. When they saw that I was feeling jealous, they told me that they would love to go there again with me after the exam. There are still many things they wanted to do but couldn't do because of the lack of time. So we have decided to go there after my results are declared in another two weeks.
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