One of many military convoys at the beginning of the trip

The Nubra Valley

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September 11th 2008
On September 8th we set out for a three day excursion to the Nubra valley. We had managed to negotiate what we thought was a pretty fair deal for the trip. A few days prior Mattius and I bumped into a Belgian couple we had met while staying at the dessert tent camp in Serchu, on our way to Leh from Manali. They informed us that they had booked a SUV taxi for the following day to take them aroun ... read more

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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