Road to Nubra Valley

In part the attraction of visiting Nubra was crossing the Khardung- La pass which at an altitude 5,602 meters is the worldâs highest motorable pass and on yet another barely formed road.

India: Monks, Monasteries and Monsoons

June 30th 2008
Firstly enormous thanks to everyone for sending messages or posting comments, as ever they were all gratefully received; in fact we’re slightly incredulous both that we haven’t received more abuse and that we have been nagged for not posting more about India. We left India about a month ago and are clearly well behind with the blog so here goes back to June 21st. Leh - Ladakh ... read more

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Shimla

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

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