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Polo at Skardu

The Great Escape - the KKH

September 7th 2007
After a long night and even longer following day on the not-so-luxury "VIP" bus we finally arrive in Skardu. We would have preffered to cycle here from Kargil but the road west of Kargil is out of bounds and it is only possible to travel about 10km along the road east from Skardu. However we are back in Ladakh, sort of. Skardu is the capital of Baltistan and the former winter capital of Ladakh, al ... read more
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