Wheels are rolling...to...Ladakh!
Come August 5th, 2005, and I,with Mobydick, will embark upon the journey of a lifetime. Across the Bharatkhand, to the cold desert that lies sandwitched between the mighty mountain ranges of Karakoram and Himalayas: Ladakh.Ladakh (la-dakh: meaning "Land of passes" and also known by many names like "Little Tibet" and "The last Shangri-la"), caught my fancy when I read about it around ten years back and it has been on the top of my list of "Places-that-I-cannot-fail-to-visit-before-I-die" ever since, with Kailash-Manasarovar and Amarnath coming in second and third places. Now it is time: I have the best company that I can dream of ( though I would've given my heart and soul to have Strokes and Chandu also with me in this trip, the thousands of miles that lie between us make it physically impossible. Guys, I dedicate this trip to you two!)
We are treading the Delhi-Manali-Rohtang La-Leh route this time. The NH1 Alpha, Srinagar-Kargil-Leh route, can wait :)
Wish me luck, pals! And keep watching this place for updates!
posted by SNM at 1:00 PM
7 Comments:
I am with you, pal. I am with you. :)
Ladakh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow man, I envy you I truly do.
One place i ll love to go beside Burma.
Do have loads of fun; and live tall with all the smoke and whisky. Looking forward to the post succeeding the trip.
wow!! thats great!! infact . i dunno.. have a nice trip.. im close to that place now,technically speaking..
Hey Awesome!!
Manali-Rohtang - Leh is a long trek rite?
Heard this rhotang pass clears up for only 3-4 months in a year.
Have a great time!
btw my names Murali.. Unni's batch. I remember ur name; cant exactly place it though.
the excitement shows! i am so happy for u....ladakh... have a nice journey to ur dream destination :)... and dont forget to bring back something for us too hehe
Hope you are having a nice time in Ladakh and hope you will upadte this blog before 19th of August.
I will start my Ladakh trip on 19th.
I will be taking Delhi-Manali-Rohtang La-Leh-Kardungla-Nubra and will also visit Pangong.
I thought I posted a comment!!! I come back and its not there!Imagination! Let me try to recreate what I said or thought I did...
I wanted to post a comment yesterday on your blog. But gone are the days when I tried to lure people into reading me by way of comments. And these days, I read but never comment.
The photographs are amazing- some of them. And travel writer to become- one of my fondest wishes. India everywhere, undiscovered spots, away from commercial and advertising people who sell the place to suckers. And away from India; Nepal, Egypt, Israel, Cuba... the list is one that's growing healthily.
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