Pangong Tso

Ladakh

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June 6th 2007
Ladakh has, without a doubt, been the best part of my trip. That said, it got off to a slow start. While waiting outside the Delhi airport (they wouldn’t let us in until after 4:00) in the wee hours of the morning for my 5:45AM flight, I could feel a scratch in my throat, and by the end of the day I had a cold. Fortunately my guesthouse in Leh is spectacular, so I spent my first four days just ... read more

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more