One of the highlights of my winter trip to Ladakh was the opportunity to attend the Gustor Festival at the Spituk Monastery in Ladakh. This year it was held on 7th and 8th January. As it falls in winter it is attended by the locals in large numbers, tourists were in minority! It is said…
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Visiting Ladakh in Winter Season
Before I visited Ladakh in the winter of January 2016, I had a million questions about going there in that freezing weather. Now that I have been to Ladakh in winter season it is time to write about my experiences. So here is how I managed my trip tp Ladakh in winter. If I have…
Staying at the Grand Dragon Ladakh in Winter
When the Go Air flight started to taxi at the Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport at Leh, they announced that the outside temperature was -3 degree Celsius. I am no stranger to temperatures in minus but I never get used to them. I was happy that I was staying at the Grand Dragon Ladakh in winter because…
Ladakh in Winter in Pictures
When you get to visit Ladakh within the first ten days of a new year you know it started on the right note. Ladakh is really special for me. It was the first place I wrote about on this blog! My life looked up after I visited Ladakh in 2005, I am hoping for something…
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…
A Query for Ladakh that Brought a Smile to my Face on an Otherwise Lousy Day
Magical Ladakh My day at work left me feeling very flat and drained today. My evening Table Tennis sessions are a perfect antidote to such stress but even that failed to lift my spirits which is truly rare. When I reached home and kept my keys next to the TV, Sesha left his violin and…
Going Nomad in Ladakh
A few days back when I posted a few pictures from my Ladakh trip, Arun asked me: “Would you be posting some kind of a travelogue on the places you visited?” Now it is a very embarrassing question on a blog named ‘Travel Tales from India.’ It is time to set the score right….
Sunset at Ladakh
My Ladakh trip has been special for many reasons. Just before going to Ladakh, I had started this blog. I was not finding a job of my liking and that too changed once I came back from this trip. So personally Ladakh is a place that leads to so many fond memories. I visited the…
Markha Valley Trek, Ladakh, India
I will be doing the Markha Valley trek in Ladakh (India) this June. I was searching google to see what others have to say about it. From the number of travel tour operaters offering the Markha Valley trek it seems half the world would be doing it. I hope it is not going to get…