Flight number ‘we’ve lost count’ involved an early start. It was dark when we got up and there was a powercut but luckily we thought this might be the case and had already packed most of our stuff up and had a torch and candle on standby. Being in Jammu and Kashmir Leh airport has … More Back into the Melting Pot
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
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