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Delhi: The heart of India in less than 24 hours

Delhi, huge megalopolis of 22 millions habitants. Delhi is the second biggest city in India just behind Mumbai. We knew that we had very little time to discover Delhi as we were in transit for the beautiful Ladakh. We knew there are so much to see that it will be impossible to visit even the tenth of the long list of sightseeing. However, what we didn’t expect was the extreme heat that was hitting Delhi at that period of the [...]

Srinagar, an escape between city riots and calm lakes

Leaving Leh to Srinagar that was my final destination. After a trip of more than 2 weeks in the Ladakhi mountains, I was really looking forward to go to Srinagar. I could not stay indifferent about the charms of Srinagar, as this city is among the list of places I always wanted to visit (others are Samarkand, Bukhara, Lhasa ….). Some reasons why I do like Srinagar: Beautiful lakes with transparent water that reflect the Himalayan mountains. Gorgeous lotus flowers [...]

Leh to Srinagar via Kargil or one of the most exciting road journey !

Leh – Kargil – Srinagar, the least I can say is WHAT A ROAD ! Leh is 434km away from Srinagar. Kargil is located in between Leh and Srinagar. One road available. The road is open for the traffic from early June to November. It’s also one of the highest “highway” in the world. It takes about two days to reach Srinagar from Leh with a private vehicle and a stop in Kargil (but it can be done in less than [...]

Savoy Hotel between grandeur and decadence

Two Savoy Hotel located in two different places with two different destiny The other day when I was in Srinagar, I decided to hire a shikara and spend some time on the Dal Lake and Nagil lake. Sailing on both lakes at the end of the afternoon was a fascinating experience. All muezzins were starting their prayers in the many mosques around the lake. Their prayers were echoing throughout the entire valley. While the sound of their prayers was rocking [...]

Hemis Monastery – Ladakh – Between sprituality and traditions !

Hemis Monastery (gompa), aside of being  the biggest  monastic institution in Ladakh, is a very important centre for studies on Tibetan buddhism. Hemis has more than 200 branch monasteries in the Himalayas and more than 1000 monks under its care. What you should not miss: The Hemis Museum contains a vast and rich collection of ancient relics including a copper-gilt statue of Lord Buddha, gold and silver stupas and a large selection of sacred thangkas. The annual Hemis festival take [...]

Leh or the capital city in the land of Gods

Leh, finally, after a flight of an hour and twenty-minute from Delhi, I reached the capital city of the (semi autonomous) sub-district of Jammu-Kashmir. Far from the heat of Delhi (40 degrees celsius…almost unbearable), as soon I put a step in the airstrip I can feel the fresh and thin air (around 15 degrees), what a relief ! While waiting for other passengers to get down of the flight, my eyes were caught instantly by the majestic view of the [...]

Pangong Lake (Ladakh) one of the highest and largest lake in Asia

Pangong Lake also called Pangong Tso or Banggong Co (Tibetan) is a 134km long lake settled partially in India and in Tibet (China). One third of the lake is on Indian territory. Pangong Lake has always been on my wish list of places I wanted to visit. Needless to say that as soon I reached Leh (capital of Ladakh), I checked immediately how to reach the Lake and made the necessary arrangements. Here below is a list of characteristics, recommendations [...]

I’m just back from India

Hi everyone, After 16 days of traveling in Ladakh and Kashmir, I’m finally back home. The least I can say, it was a very fruitful and mind-blowing experience. I have a lot of topics to share with you all in the short future. So if you want to know about how Ladakh looks like, have a look of the picture below See you very shortly !

Next trip: Ladakh – India

These days I have been preparing my trip to Ladakh. I will be flying to Delhi this coming Friday and then will catch a flight to Leh a few days later where I will spend nearly 2 weeks in the beautiful Markha valley. I have not been to India since 2002 and it was mainly in the South of India but I remembered the trip were very powerful in terms of life experience and I can’t wait to be there [...]