On top of the world in Ladakh, India
August 30th 2008 At about 10,000 ft above sea level, you do feel quite literally on top of the world in Ladakh. And curiously, there's also almost some sort of palpable sense here of being close to the horizon where heaven and earth meet. The air is pure. The location remote. And the snow on the encompassing mountains is dazzling white. This place is a veritable mountain Shangri La.
The flight up was very exci
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