My job is to recommend great travel ideas but not necessarily insist you experience these. But I will make an exception here: you must visit Ladakh, by road. And ideally, drive yourself. Take four wheels or two, but make sure you go. Sooner than later. You will not regret putting off other stuff for this. [The Kunzum Travel List is [...]
Get ready to drive over the world’s highest motorable road at the Khardung La (pass) – it is 5,602 m (18,380 feet) above sea level. That sure is some altitude. [The Kunzum Travel List is a compilation of great holiday ideas and available as an e-book, and in paperback by December 2011. To read more and to order the book, [...]
The road from Kargil to Zanskar is one of the most trying you will drive on. It is either pot-holed, or just a rocky track. When I heard of the soreness inducing drive, I almost turned back from Kargil; on hindsight, I am glad that a stronger will prevailed! [The Kunzum Travel List is a compilation of great holiday ideas [...]
Here’s a tale so incredible you actually want it to be true! Eons ago, they say, a devil drank up all of the overflowing Tso Kar. A gurgle in the stomach suggested he had consumed a bit more than desired, so he ended up spluttering and spraying water all over. A bit of it flew towards Korzok, forming Tso Moriri, [...]
As you descend the 5360 m (17,586 feet) high Chang La (Pass) to get to Pangong Tso (Lake), you see a sign at Durbuk: ‘Welcome to the land of beautiful mountains and blue water lake.’ More signs await you. On a rocky patch, there’s another, ‘Ice hockey, the sport of Eastern Ladakh, promoted by Army.’ The area is also the [...]
You have to hand it over to the Buddhists. For centuries they have gone about practicing and preserving their religion, not diluting its essence over generations, and continuing to command the respect and veneration of the followers of this faith. Their art and architecture has been admirable throughout – and they managed to perch their installations on sites you can [...]
Give me half an opportunity and I will be back in Leh. By road, even if it takes at least three days from Delhi to get there. What will I do there? Walk along the Indus river. Go early morning to Shanti Stupa to contemplate with no one arounf, or in the evening to watch the sun setting in the [...]
If you are planning a trip to Ladakh, here are a few travel tips you may find useful: * Getting there: For best experience, go by road. The drives are some of the most beautiful on this planet. Many airlines operate regular flights all year round. Weather can play spoilsport anytime of the year, and may disrupt plans.
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Are you planning to visit Ladakh and drive to its various attractions? Here is a guide based on my personal journeys in Ladakh. Enjoy the drive on Kunzum Route K12. The route takes covers the following circuit (not necessarily in this order): Delhi – Kullu – Manali – Jispa – Sarchu – Leh – Pangong Tso – Tso Moriri – Tso [...]
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Planning a trip to Leh, Ladakh? Here is a handy list of hotels for you. Please note that this compilation is based on random selection of what we feel are quality hotels. Unless mentioned, we have not experienced these for ourselves. All contact information was taken on the date of the last update mentioned and may have changed since then. [...]
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High quality, archival prints of this image are for sale. Ordering info is given at the end of the post.
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