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