Ladakh

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August 22nd 2008

Published: August 24th 2008

The airport in Leh makes Ladakh an easily accessible place. But the only way to get a sense of how isolated and remote this region is is to travel there overland. It is less than 500km from Manali but the bus journey takes 2 days, stopping overnight in Keylong, presumably because it is unsafe to travel the winding mountain road in the dark. Keylong is the last town before you reach Leh, and in ... Read Full Entry

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Dawn, with the Markha river

Entrance to Zanskar

This menacing looking pillar marks the entrance to a really tough trek into Zanskar.

Tea tent

A welcome sight.

landscape

Yang Kaze

A beautiful mountain, 6400m.

Efficient boiling

Used at the tea tents, these contraptions are a great invention. The hot sun boils the water in the kettle, with the reflection from the mirror disc below.