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Leh Slideshow
Leh
Travel Blogs from Leh, India
üles, üles
... 'is imehäid praetud momosid tshillikastmega ja klaas värskeltpressitud jahedat ananassimahla. Elu on lill. Nurga tagant loivab välja india versioon Mati Allikust. Lähen reisiputkasse asja uurima. Tapo't ei ole endiselt, lubatakse, et tuleb pool kaks. ...
The Plague Strikes Again...
... Finally, today Lisa felt okay to stay out of bed for most of the day. Yesterday we did manage to get out and see Leh Palace in the morning, which is atop one of the hills above the town. It required some strategic scrambling up rocks and many stairs ...
Leh, Ladakh
... some of the most beautiful terrain I have ever seen. It is the only road connection between the Ladakhi interior and the rest of India for the 4 summer months. The rest of year, the only way to get to and from Leh is to fly. Although ...
Leh holiday
So after the Ladakh festival, the holiday changed slightly. Lizette got sick and we had to take her to the hospital, which isn't a destination on the lonely planets guide of things to see and do whilst there. Lizette was a tad worried as she didn't have ...
Alchi and Back! A short trip on road to Kashmir
... . Where as Manali - Leh road functions only for three months, Leh - Srinagar highway is accessible for three seasons. Also, Manali - Leh while reaches altitudes of 17800 Fts, Leh - Srinagar is far more subdued with a Max altitude of 13500 Fts. ...
Last day in Leh
... pics are posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/samantsumit/sets/72157606101754942/) We stopped at a few more places on the way back to Leh to take photos. The drive was about 6 hours, and we got back in the afternoon. Carrie was at our guesthouse when ...
Of budday bumps and a 'tangling' la-as of sanity
... Tsondus, a one hour family film made and produced by Ladakhis for the first time.' 19th July 2003, 6 pm. Entering Leh New Bus Stand Expectations and assumptions are the termites of relationships This is off-tangent and irrelevant in a way. ...
On top of the world
... 11 days of complete happiness! It sounds perhaps a bit exaggerated, but Leh and the region Ladakh are very different from the rest of India. People are quite relaxed and I don't know, it is difficult to describe. So I will just tell you about all the ...
Day 1 of Himalaya trek
Day one of the trek was a nice easy walk up the river valley. The weather was fantastic and the group was good fun with us, two dutch girls and Stanzing the guide. If anything we could have done with a bit more walking. We arrived at the home stay just ...
The peaceful side of Kashmir
... showered and enjoyed an evening of food and cards with Rich; the Kiwi we had met on the bus. Our first full day in Leh was spent orgainsing some activities for ourselves, as in all the other 'activity' towns we have been in; Queenstown, Cuzco, ...
Ancient Futures 2008
... of combinations but also not the best. However, Ladakh is in a lucky position. Compared to other parts of India Ladakh is fortunate because Ladakhis did not welcome all the traditional aspects of tourism. There are no licenses for local ...
Death and Destruction
... the disaster helping out where we could, and waiting for the town to settle. We enquired about taking the roads out of Leh, eventually two possibilities opened up, first was to leave via the Srinagar road. Srinagar, Kashmir had however been suffering from ...
Leh - Laid Back
... slightly more modern New Delhi. I doubt if there is a more spectacular plane journey in a major-sized Boeing, than the one to Leh, in northern India. Sure, you can get in a 4 seater and land on some dirt track in the Congo, but its a different story ...
Ladakh
Last minute decision - we took an internal flight from Delhi to Leh, a remote town in the Himalayas, 3,500 metres above sea level,a centre of Buddhist cultre and refugees from Tibet. The flight itself above the Himalayas was incredible (and surreal - from ...
De vuelta al planeta tierra
... de la region. Todo hay que decirlo: mi estancia en la ciudad coincidio con el 15 de agosto, el dia de la independencia de India, que normalmente sirve para reinvindicar la situacion de los cachemiros (no se si se escribe con c o con k, vale...) y claro, ...
What The Enlightened One Taught Me....
I wanted to quit on Day Two, at 6 am...it was a 10-day course. We filed like ants with flashlights at 4:30 am up the hillside, straight-faced...ahead: 10 hours of meditation. The hall was quiet and we were instructed to "seize the opportunity": 20 ...
In the land of Ladkah
... .Thank goodness we did find the road before I went absolutely crazy (I even asked directions to Sydney, Australia!). The road to Leh, Ladakh is a spectacular mix of mountains and blue sky. The roads can be fantastic but they can quickly change to ...
Nada
Leh is deserted... it's bizarre. In the space of three days, half the shops have shut up for the season (~ 6 months), it's noticeably colder and the streets are empty. Very different to a few days ...
"If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you"
... reversed over by a truck, my bike almost fell of a cliff and now we're stuck in some random town which definitely isn't Leh - the mighty Royal Enfield soiling itself once again! We had some tucker in Kargil before getting a wriggle on. With only a couple ...
I like puddles even more than mud
I think the altitude is getting to Tommy... he said something this morning about getting off the sauce for a few days... he's delirious. I slept well last night, which was obvious from all the drool. A mouse woke me up though, trying to pinch my masala ...
Leh, India
... silt it joins the zanskar river near leh. together the two provide water for hundreds of communities and millions of people in india and pakistan. its devastating to think what the climate change is going to mean for all of those people. following the ...
Leh
... to hire a driver to take us. So we left at 6:00 AM for what is supposed to take about 14 hours. The distance between Leh and Srinagar is only about 300+ miles, but the only road that connects the two cities winds through the Himalaya Mountains. It's ...
Plastiktueten verboten
a Jule Deutschland, nach unserem heutigen Ausflug zu den buddhistischen Kloestern oestlich von Leh bin ich noch begeisterter von "Klein-Tibet", als ich es gestern schon war. Und stellt euch vor, in ganz Ladakh sind Plastiktueten verboten! Ist ...
Motorcycle Diaries in Tibet.. I Mean.. Ladakh
... old local lady and had an unexpectedly wonderful dinner. Instead of a pile of sketchy looking chopped vegetables like most "salads" in India, this one had fresh lettuce, and even beets and parsley. Instead of masala ketchup for dressing, it just had a ...
Getting organised
Leh is stunning... this morning we were treated to clear blue skies, bright sunshine without the heat, and one of the mountains in the distance had copped a big dump of snow overnight. After breaky, which involved yak cheese, we went for a ride to try and ...
Next...
Not a whole lot open today... again. Beer made an appearance, as did a couple of (nasty) bloody marys. So, we achieved ...
Leave us alone DL...
DL was in town today! I think he's following us! The streets were lined with people hoping for a glimpse of old mate. We hung around for a while to say hello, but got bored and left before he showed up. I think he's learnt all he can from us anyway... We ...
Kashmir is so pretty you could puke
Sarah and I got tickets last night for a 5AM flight to Leh. Right after I bought them, I called Ram and he said that we picked the worst airline and might not even get to Leh. Apparently, Air Deccan is cheaper because it gets the old planes that have ...