Hotel Snowland Sonmarg

... was just enough to take me to that village, the moment I passed it the scooter started to choke. ANd it became clear to me that I should be searching for lodging in Khardung. 
One of the shops had a homestay, and at least this part of the puzzle was solved. As for the original problem, it still looked irresolvable. The people around were very positive and tried to help me all the time. One of the folks talked to a truck driver that stopped on the way from Leh to Diskit, and he ...

Taking a ride to Diskit. Initially wanted to take off at 7, but of course with all the fueling, etc I was on the road only at 10. On the way I made a small accident - hit a female donkey which was running away like there is no tomorrow from a mating male. Of course I have also mistaken with the road, and had to take a shortcut to the proper way. At the beginning it all looked very nice - the road was in a very good condition, the riding was pleasant. 
But as I went higher and ...

Next Morning we were back on the road to heaven. Another 6 hours drive to Kandey took us thru some gorgeous mountains, valleys, rivers & ever changing landscapes. Too many photo stops. Carry on driving. would say 90% of the folks in Baltistan do not have cars or bikes, so they're all on the roads going about their business. You’ll see women carrying stuff, water, chicken, and all sorts of ...

Öösel on palav. Õnneks ei andnud ma järele soovitusele, lisaks magamiskotile veel ka kaks tekki peale võtta.
Hommikusöögiks lõputus koguses khambirit - Ladakhi leiba. Moosiga.
Rahakotti on paraku jäänud ainult viiesajased, seega arvestan juba õhtul võimalusega, et tagasi pererahval anda ei ole. Seetõttu olen ka rõõmsalt nõus, kui pakutakse kaasa pack lunchi. Siis on ikka nagu lõuna ka. Pakilõunaks saan endale ise veel moosi khambiri peale määrida. Peremees m ...

Ärkan seitsme paiku. Taevas on pilves. Vihma ei saja. Hea matkailm, aga kehva pildistamiseks.
Hommikusöögiks antakse hunnik moosiga chapatisid.
Stardin kell kaheksa. Saan perepojalt kaasa visiitkaardi ja annan lubaduse meilida ja pilte saata. Kuivõrd mul on seoses muutunud ajakavaga matkaks kaks päeva rohkem aega, otsustan teha pikema ringi ja minna Hemis-Shukpachusse Rizongi kaudu. Perepoeg küsib, kui raske mu kott on ja hoiatab, et tuleb mitu korda jõge yletada. V ...

... rations and maintain logistics. It starts at Leh city and provides company to River Indus for a distance of around 100 Kms. Our journey with River Indus was far shorter, roughly 30 Kms. After this we took a detour to Alchi town which was also declared model village for whole Ladakh district. Alchi is a very small township built around the oldest monastery of whole Ladakh dating back to some 900 ...

Murree: Once out of 'Pindi the road to Murree was a pleasant ride, beginning to climb about 30km from the hill station and rising to 2200m at the top. Climbing 1700m in one day reintroduced the concept of weather, as opposed to climate. When I left Pindi the heat was almost unbearable, the sun punishing in a cloudless sky. As I climbed the temperature began to fall, some clouds appeared and a breeze picked up. By the afternoon the clouds were thick ...

... Day 2 Awoke to find the pony man had arrived, but with just 2 ponies and the Zeus in tow. There were 3 other ponies hanging around that looked like they'd just stepped out of an RSPCA neglect advert, but they weren't ours. We continued up the gorge gaining altitude all the while, and the walking getting much tougher in the process. We arrived at our next camp and again waited for our gear to arrive, when the pony man finally arrived the 2 ponies were ...

Wieder einmal teilte sich der Weg und der Wanderer wusste nicht, welche der beiden Abzweigungen er wählen sollte. Ein Blick auf die Karte half auch nicht weiter, denn dafür war sie viel zu ungenau. Er war schon nahe daran, auf gut Glück eine der beiden Möglichkeiten zu wählen, als er ein paar Männer den Weg hinter sich heraufkommen sah. Als sie ihn schliesslich eingeholt hatten, begrüsste er sie freundlich. Ihrem ärmlichen Äusseren nach zu urteilen waren es Hirten aus der Gegend, die ...

Auszüge aus meinem Reisetagebuch So, 18.6.00 Rama "Hast du Lust, morgen zum Nanga Parbat zu fahren?" fragte mich Roberto, ein Traveller aus dem Guest House in Gilgit gestern Abend, und schon sind wir unterwegs (stell dir vor, zu Hause fragt dich jemand dasselbe!). Wenn heute auch erst Abstecher zu Rama Lake, da Jeeptransport nach Astor schwierig ist. Gefällt uns aber bisher ganz gut, trotz einigen Umwegen und ungeniessbaren Spaghetti. Dafür Lagerfeuer und ...