TweetAs 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 [...]
Tweet Click on the image for a larger view The Kunzum Travel Pix is a series of images from our travels – where we illustrate an attraction with a picture and some teaser text. To know more about these, browse around Kunzum.com or contact us at mail@kunzum.com. Happy travels! Something more for you to consider: * Our weekly e-newsletter: Click [...]
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Tweet 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 – [...]
TweetHigh quality, archival prints of this image are for sale. Ordering info is given at the end of the post.
TweetHigh quality, archival prints of this image are for sale. Ordering info is given at the end of the post.
TweetAs you drive towards Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri, you enter Changthang Eco Zone. It is an extension of Changthang, the Northern Tibetan Plateau, and covers about 15,000 square km. The elevation varies from 13,000 – 23,000 feet and the region is dotted by wide valleys amidst rolling hills and the occasional mountain lake. It’s a cold desert that gets [...]
My journey to Pangong Tso in late Aug ’09 is filled with memories that I carry for the rest of my life!
TweetAs you descend the 17,586 ft high Chang La to get to Pangong Tso (‘lake’), you see a sign at Durbuk: ‘Welcome to the land of beautiful mountains and blue water lake.’ It’s a sweet spot. Maintained in an eco-friendly manner. There’s a bright green litter bin yet some visitors throw food wrappers along the lake. People! On a rocky [...]
TweetKarma’s life will never be easy. He lives in Spangmik village, beside Pangong Tso. At over 14,000 ft, summer is too short and barely warm while winter is endless and pitiless. He works as a cleaner in a government school in Durbuk, a couple of hours away by bus. If he can, he comes home on Sundays. Home is his [...]
Tweet If you see three Brown-headed gulls in a lake, how do you make add another fifty to give them company? Throw a few bread or biscuit pieces in their directions – and you will have dozens appear like magic to be the early bird who gets the crumbs. [Click on any of the images for a larger view] I [...]
Tweet The Himalayan Marmots come across as just the right species you may want to cuddle in bed to stay warm in the cold climes of Ladakh. But these mammals belonging to the squirrel family are swift to retreat into their burrows at the slightest hint of human approach. Even if their squat body and short stocky limbs suggest limited [...]
TweetNo one seems to have told Chang La that it is the second highest motorable road in the world at 17,586 feet (5360 m) after Khardung La – it is content with the bronze medal not realizing it beat Taglang La by four feet. [Click on any image for a larger view] I left this statistical aberration to surveyors to [...]
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