MatevzH - Matevz

Travelling around... usually, daydreaming about it, but still :)

I will try to publish travel reports, stories and etc. from trips overseas... A kind of memorablog (inspired by Bikepacker ) ... Starting in Tanzania (1998), Brazil, Argentina (1999, 2000,2001), Egypt (2001), Ecuador and Peru (2001), Cuba (2004), Uganda and Kenya (2005), India (2005-2006) , Laos-Cambodia-Thailand (2006) and finally I returned back to India, namely Ladakh in 2007...

OK... and plenty of trips and travelling around Europe... from east to west and from north to south... but its a bit unlikely that I will write my European experiences here... there are just too many and not too well documented...

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Update August 2008 - due to recent crash I lost all (!!!?!) of entries... I recovered some... starting with Africa...
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By MatevzH
July 23rd 2007

One of the most dangerous roads: Leh-Manali Highway...

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Manali

Truck down the road from Lachulung La
... dont look down :)

It was an early morning... 3:30am and waking up with strong tea ...and time for... one of the most exciting roads in the world... The Leh-Manali Highway is a highway in India connecting Leh and Manali. It crosses some of the highest mountain passes in the world, including , , and Tanglang La (5,325 m), Lachulung La (5,059 m - actually this is a double pass, a few km down road you have to go over another, albeit a bit lower pass), Baralacha La (4,892 m) and Rohtang La (3,978 m) and is open only between June and mid-September when snow [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
July 22nd 2007

Survival of the fittest - trekking sucessufly finished

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir

Pony man

Finally... its finished... 11 days in a tent, 11 days of walking, around 100 kilometers on foot, the highest point of the trek Gongmaru La 5250m, temperature changes from 30C during the sunny days and 3C during the night, lots of sun, some rain and a few storms... thats a short resume of a trek... Trekking is finished. It was more difficult that i expected. Basically, that was because as I wasn't prepared. Nor physically, nor mentally. Before the trekking i didn't even think about what i'm going to do... Yep, it was physically difficult. Altitude was one of the factors. [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
July 11th 2007

A few more monasteries and a start of a trekking

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir

Young monk
Thikse monastery

So, the day has come. A day to start trekking. But hey, we won't start walking right away. First we have to visit a few monasteries... cool :) Basically, we are now going up river, on the road towards Manali. Well... then the driver says, we have to go off road... reason? he hasn't got an offical tourist licence as a taxi driver, so he has to hide. There is actually a control just a few kilometres away from Leh. So, off road... and that was actually interesting, as we first went towards Spiti and then across some unbeaten tracks, off [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
July 10th 2007

In search of the great buddha (while waiting for trekking to begin)

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh

Indus valley
... incredible scenery

On my itinerary today was a short excursion towards the west (on the road towards Srinagar) - along the Indus up to Alchi monastery ... The village of Alchi in lower Ladakh is to be considered one of the most important cultural sites throughout the Himalayas. Consisting of four separate hamlets, the village contains numerous historic monuments of different ages and in various states of repair, the oldest and most famous of which is a monastic complex. It is this complex, which accommodates some of the most fascinating Buddhist monuments in the Himalayas... Traditionally the foundation of Alchi Monastery is attributed [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
July 9th 2007

New morning, new day... and beautiful day in Ladakh

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh

Tsemo Gompa flags

What can I say... new morning, brilliant sun in Leh... Better mood already and some facts about Ladakh and Leh... Ladakh is a high-altitude plateau north of the Himalaya situated geographically in Tibet. It's a miniature version of Tibet, the people are Tibetan in their culture and religion, and there are many Tibetan refugees. The Ladakh and Zanskar regions of India, although not politically part of Tibet and China, lie on the outer regions of the Tibetan plateau. These regions share a spiritual center in Tibet, and remain among the last outposts of Tibetan Buddhism. Yep, when you look at the [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
July 8th 2007

Acclimatisation day in Leh - in other words sleep :)

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh

Flying over monsoon clouds

Another morning of early rising... damn... i will slowly get used to it... at 2:45am :) My low-cost airline Air Deccan time of departure from Leh was at 5:20, so... before I get from Karol Bagh to the domestic airport, check-in... well, it is time consuming... :)))) Anyway, as international terminal looks like a proper airport, this domestic terminal looks like a bus station (no offence to readers from India). Check-in is a joke... OK, 15kg limit (got it just right) and they WROTE destination on my backpack with a chalk... When I started to be completely appaled, they fortunately also [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
July 7th 2007

Delhi aka Welcome to the jungle

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi

Rikshaw traffic jam

... to continue where i stopped the last time... I slept just a bit (2-3 hours) and it was time to wake up. Ride to the airport was uneventful, though not so short (actually, airport is some 350km away, of course our national airport is only 50km away, but hey - would be more expensive). What was probably the most exciting thing, was choosing my literature for the forthcoming trekking (yep, thats what you have to do, if you forget your books at home). I got two books, more will probably be bought in Leh :) I had a fixed idea [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
July 5th 2007

Before departure to Ladakh / India

Europe » Slovenia

Package I
It took one hour just to make this mess...

This time I'm going to Ladakh, India... trekking trip for almost two weeks, total on trip just a bit more than 3 weeks... Probably this will be my last holliday before summer 2008, so it better be good... and this time next year, i will hopefully start on a prolonged trip RTW... So... in a few hours I have to wake up :( Packing too much longer than expected... 2 hours ago i still had a huge mess on my floor... So, for the next time I have to remember... I have to START packing earlier, not late in the evening [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
August 4th 2004

Hasta la victoria - Cuba para siempre

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste

RECOVERED

When you land in Havana (or anywhere in Cuba - expecially if you go there during the summer) the humid air strikes you in the face, and oppresive heat, even in the evening. It takes you a few days to get accostumed, and then you are fine. Already at the airport you can see, that this is a different country. Cars are older, there are plenty old US cars parked and a few Lada taxis. We got a ride with the Lada taxi, and that returned me in the 80's when my dad used to have Lada. Even I had [View Full Entry]

By MatevzH
December 18th 1998

Bye Bye Zanzibar (and Tanzania)

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam

Sunset...
bye bye Zanzibar...

So, one month has passed. And a maiden trip overseas in almost over. Bought many souvernirs. I bought a wooden elephant, Adi bought a huge lion. Last evening we tried lobster in our familiar open-market restaurant. Coming back to Dar was a bit of shock... after peace of Zanzibar we came to hustle and bustle of Dar. Our bargaing tactics improved and were excellent and soon we got a taxi to airport. Actually, we came to the airport some 4 hours before the flight. But that didn't puzzle us. We had some food on us, and therefore it was time for [View Full Entry]

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Blogs & Travel Journals

One of the most dangerous roads: Leh-Manali Highway...

Survival of the fittest - trekking sucessufly finished

A few more monasteries and a start of a trekking

In search of the great buddha (while waiting for trekking to begin)

New morning, new day... and beautiful day in Ladakh

Acclimatisation day in Leh - in other words sleep :)

Delhi aka Welcome to the jungle

Before departure to Ladakh / India

Hasta la victoria - Cuba para siempre

Bye Bye Zanzibar (and Tanzania)