Ule Ethnic Resort Jammu and Kashmir

... and frostbites are prevalent and the temperatures go as low as -20 degrees in some regions.
Famous Ladakh Treks

Darcha – Padum Trek
This is one of the popular treks leading to the Zanskar valley. The trek takes one through Zanskar villages and monasteries therein. There is a leisurely rise up the pass which is followed by steep drops to the Tsarap River which brings one ...

Start taas varahommikul. Laome kotid vaikse Padumi pimedal ja veel inimtühjal tänaval katusele. Suund tagasi Kargili peale. Juht on tagaluugi ära parandanud, see avaneb pärast mőningast logistamist. Eile pidime Estriga terve päev üle keskmise rea seljatugede ronima. Ühe kanistri vőrra on ka rohkem ruumi, sest teine on paaki tühjaks valatud ja saab seega olla istme all kummuli.
Päike on juba tőusnud, aga mägede vahel on veel pime. Siiski toimetavad teet ...

Hommikutseremooniaks vanad mungad üles tőusta ei viitsi. Erinevalt meist. Pisikesed poisid vuristavad palvet ja taovad energiliselt trummi. Mőni haigutab niisama vői ajab pinginaabriga juttu. Viimane heli ei joua tseremoonia lőpus veel vaibuda, kui tuba juba munkadest tühi.
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Tee on jätkuvalt puuduliku asfaldiga ja ääristatud lőunaindia teetöölistega. Toksivad haamriga ...

The ro*d to Leh. Shri****r. K*rgil. Leh. Two d*ys on * bus. Doesn't sound th*t exciting but thrown in the f*ct th*t the ro*ds *re closed for the m*jority of the ye*r *nd you st*rt to get the juices flowing. Chemic*l Brothers provided the sound tr*ck to the mount*ins *s Leh got ever closer. Met the Be*tles: John *nd P*ul *nd Cl*re *nd Juli*n, the ch*rming ch*in smoking French couple. Both sets of people I would l*ter tr*vel with.

... a palace atop a nearby hill that we will hike up to tomorrow, we hope. We are very eager to take pictures of everything we see. We'll upload pictures in a week, when we get to Delhi. Look for them then! Mamaji, Sam and Amrit will join us tomorrow morning. But they will be resting all day we are sure. Mamaji will have surely brought our geo cache tags. We will post those coordinates as soon as we can. Take care everyone!

... were learned during this experience.... Day 1: We got a ride to the base of the route, where we met our horseman and loaded up 2 donkeys with enough food and equipment to last during our 4-day journey. We paid for horses and got donkeys....that's India for you. We got a late start, finally beginning our trek at 11am, but it was just 5 hours to Base Camp 1 (4400m, 14,260ft), where we would be staying the night. I felt good and strong ...

... President Bill Clinton declared the Kashmir region as the most violent and volatile place on earth. Today, eight years after his comments, Kashmir is still plagued with frequent bouts of violence. There are three parts of this region, divided by religion. One area is predominantly Muslim, one Hindu, and one Buddhist. I am currently in the Buddhist area, which remains free of the violence afflicting the other areas. It was a grueling 3-day ...

Dystans 440km ze Srinagaru na Leh pokonuje sie w ciagu 22h. W polowie drogi w miejscowosci Kargil autobus zatrzymuje sie na noc. Najwyzszym punktem jest przelecz na wysokosci ponad 4000m, po drodze przejezdza sie przez najzimniejsze miasto Azji. Generalnie sama podroz ta trasa dostarcza niezapomnianych wrazen i jest przygoda sama w sobie.

... na rozehlé pohoří a po ledové sprse při svíčkách (nesla elektrika) rovnou do hajan. Před čtvrtou ráno jsme na tmavém autobusovém nádrazí, Max se zahřívá chaiem (já nemůzu kvůli nedostupnosti záchodů) a před námi jen pět hodin jízdy. Tentokrát nás čeká neuvěřitelná cesta po místy nezpevněných prasných silnicích, kde okolní kopce nemají stromy, půda je vyschlá a drolí se a přijde nám to jako na pousti ...

... for it the next day.......... Plus we missed the bus and taxi and had to stay there one more night. Then I went to Alchi to visit the monastery famous for its paintings dating from the 1st century. The village around Alchi was very simple and interesting to visit. The next day I took the bus to Lamayuru Monastery. A picture of this "Gompa" is the reason why I came to Ladakh! Wow! It is as spectacular as I thought. It is very ...