Hotel Omasila Leh

... we split, the folks stay for the night, and I have some 3 more hours before the sunset to get to Rumbak, now walking alone 
I got a debriefing from the guides how to proceed, and the way seems to be simple - walk along a small river all the time, crossing it here and there on the bridges. There is only one place not to get mistaken :). And it was really simple - the trek is pretty obvious, marked with the horses' droppings. The ...

... not that hard, and the path is well seen, even at 2 in the night, when they started the ascend. They did use the service of a porter with a horse - it took the gear and the food. And yes, they were forced to pay these 2x$50. 
I take the road back, but just before passing the bridge over Indus I take a road East, heading to Hemis. The road goes with the Nubra valley and the views around are outstanding. I'm really glad about my idea to take Vespa - no ...

... fork.<br><br>Cooking the Parai Mou Mou<br><br>1. Steam the Parai Mou Mou for about 4-5 minutes. Sirin used a big pot. Put some flat rocks on the bottom added some water, then put 4 Parai Mou Mous in a smaller bowl, which laid on top of the rocks. He then took a towel, wrapped it around a plate. Put it on top ...

... chutagi et aussi d;une farine d;orge grillee - la tsampa - que l;on met dans un bouillon avec du fromage sur. Et puis, des fameux mokmok, la version ladakhi des momo tibetain.<br><br>Bref, nous avons adore l;experience du trek+homestay qui offre a la fois un trip sportif, contemplatif et culturel. Et j;ajoute que je suis de plus en plus fascinee par ce coin de pays complexe et simple a la fois, au carrefour des cultures indiennes, tibetaines et cachemiri et a la croisee de la ...

... a mettre des bas dans mes sandales meme si ca fait pas chic chic, en attandant de retrouver les bottes et la doudoune dans le fond de mon sac. <br><br>Le climat est egalement influence par la localisation du village qui se trouve a 3450 metres d&lt;altitude, sur le plateau tibetain. Les deux premiere journees ici seront donc tres mollo, histoire de se donner le temps de s&lt;acclimater et de reprendre son souffle qui est definitivement plus court apres ...

... Bliss is. We slept in and recovered from our insane bus journey on the Manali to Leh Highway then took off to slowly explore the town which sits at 3500metres and where are short walk can leave you breathless. We were going to need a few days to buy maps, consult locals and plan an independant trek to the Markha Valley region and to acclimatize a bit before we went, it's a harsh and remote environment out there.<br><br>The town is touristic ...

... and tom had slept (1 foot), and so naturally we were both very sad and lonely.<br> The second trek was completely different. It was scarily long. The weather could be harsh sun getting up to some of the highest temperatures I've ever been in whilst hailing. It was really bizarre. As a group we've all got a lot closer over the past few weeks and everybody is having an amazing time, with the unfortunate exception of Mycroft who has dysentery.<br>The ...

... going. I was fully prepared to forfeit the $200.00 I'd paid in advance. Fortunately, there was another option. A jeep was going to drop the trekkers in Lamayuru and then proceed to the first camp to drop the supplies. From there we would be supported by donkeys. I could be dropped at the first camp to rest and, with any luck, I'd be able to continue the next day. The plan ...

... Ja valjusti rääkima. Jalutan demonstratiivselt minema.<br>Need ülema keskklassi hindud tunduvad lähemal vaatlusel olevat sellised ainult iseendast huvitatud, klanitud ja vati sees kasvanud ülbikud. Vähemalt need konkreetsed eksemplarid.<br>Ilm läheb palavaks, pean plaani ujuma minna. Leian just inimtühja koha, kui künka tagant ilmub üks hindudest. Teatab, et nemad on otsustanud lahkuda, sest on juba ju jalutatud kah ja pealegi tahame ju mingi templi juurde minna ...

... tal siiski teada saada, et homne start on kell kümme. Lobiseb taaskord pikalt, enne kui suudan vahele torgata, et ostan nüüd siit shokolaadi. Leti ees seistes sirutub selja tagant tuttav käsi sigarettide järele. Õige Wasim on välja ilmunud. Kinnitab, et stardime tõesti kell kümme, sest streik oli tegelikult eile, täna oli riigipüha. Siis läheb jälitama kedagi kadunud neidu, kelle ta peab öösel Manali bussi peale panema. Ja jätab mind turist-Wasimi haardesse ...