Delhi Leh flight is known for its jaw dropping scenic views of the Ladakh Range of mountains if you choose the correct window seat. And the correct side to choose is the A side while going to Leh and the F side while coming back to Delhi. There I told you. But you can continue…
Category: Ladakh
Fall Colors in Ladakh
I feel so blessed that I am able to travel again! The second trip of the year was to Leh, Ladakh. I was yearning to go on a break! The stars aligned and I finalized a trip to Leh. The agenda was to do nothing. I booked my tickets on my own and my stay…
The Bakri Wala (shepherd) at the Markha Valley, Ladakh
I somehow feel like blogging about an old incident today. We went to Ladakh in June 2005. The plan was to trek through the Markha Valley. We completed the first day’s trek upto Jhinchan successfully but then the trouble began. I developed a thoroughly upset stomach. We continued for small distances for the next two…
Manali-Leh Highway and the Border Roads Organization
The new academic semester has started and it will take me sometime to get back to my regular blogging. At the start of the semester, life seems so hectic, but two weeks later, I invariably find time. In the meanwhile, I thought I will share this moving piece written by Vikrum at How the Other…
A Conversation with Kids from Ladakh
I met this brat pack one afternoon (June, 2005) in Ladakh right in front of my hotel. The biggest brat of the pack was the youngest too; he is sitting in the lap of his sister. The sky was a blazing blue (quite unlike the pale one I see in Delhi), far in distance, loomed…
Yet More Pictures from Ladakh
It has been such a long time I have travelled anywhere. The trip to Bangalore was not so much for tourism but for visiting family. We thought of going to Bharatpur Bird Santuary but we just could not go. Now H is in London but we plan to go someplace in Chamba (Himanchal Pradesh) in…
Save Tibet: A Banner in Leh
I have to confess I do not know much about the situation in Tibet. To me it is a far far away land favored by the climbers and the like! I know things are not right and many people, including his Holiness the Dalai Lama, are living in India in exile. When I went to…
Ladakhi Ladies and a Guest in the Main Market, Leh
I was quite fascinated by this group of ladies selling vegetables in the main market Leh. I wanted to photograph them but my husband kept protesting, lets go and eat first, take it later, they will say no and he went on and on like that. I walked a short distance ahead and then turned…
Useless Wali: Now What Was That?
Roaming in the main market in Leh, the capital of Ladakh we spotted this curious signboard on the shop selling souvenirs. We were quite amused and decided to take a photograph. I have not figured out till date what ‘Useless Wali,’ and that too Regd, means. The curious thing was, we saw the same sign…
Monks with a Cellpone!
Sheesh! Never in my wildest dreams I imagined that my blog would get featured on the BBC. If you are as clueless as I was a little while ago, have a look at this! The two people who introduced me to blogs are my sis Alka and her husband, my dear brother-in-law, Amrit. My…