The Indian taxi driver to the airport to catch flight number 15 was a bit of a maniac. We were glad it was early on a Sunday morning so it was nice and quiet. In India outside Ladakh we have loved the architecture and enjoyed the company of some of the people we have met … More The Land of the Thunder Dragon – Bhutan
On our way into Leh we’d passed through a couple of villages with white hilltop monasteries and lots of white stupas. We decided to head back to the furthest of these. Thicksey is home to one of Ladakh’s biggest monasteries which tops a large rocky hill with layers upon layers of Tibetan style buildings that … More Sickness and Sightseeing – Leh part 2
Sitting high in the Indian Himalayas Ladakh is a piece of Tibet outside of Tibet. Leh is at it’s heart. After almost 14 hours the four of us staggered out of the jeep at Leh jeep stand, tired, with bodies battered and heads aching. In Keylong the night before we had met an older guy … More In the heart of ‘Little Tibet’ – Leh
‘Gruelling’, ‘strenuous’ and ‘tough’ are all words we’ve seen to describe the road from Manali to Leh, usually combined with the phrase ‘only want to do it once’. It is also time consuming and with time being precious and these warnings ringing in our ears we had pre-booked tickets to fly back from Leh to … More The road from Manali to Leh
We hadn’t intended to take a night bus, but Delhi to Manali is 15 hours so they all go overnight. We consoled ourselves with the thought that this will probably be our last night bus. At 4:30pm we checked out of the hotel and were walked down the road to the bus ticket office. Other … More The first step into the Himalayas – Manali
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