Day 14 (17th July) Kargil to Leh
The road out of Kargil (2,765 metres ASL) crosses a bridge over the river and serpentines up through some very pleasant countryside with the road lined with bundles of straw being dried for fodder. It…
Day 13 (16th July) Kargil
Today was a mixed day. We started by having a coffee in our room and discussing our itinerary with Mukesh. He had obtained a quote of £455 for a jeep ride to Pangong Lake which…
Day 12 (15th July) Srinagar to Kargil
The road from Srinagar to Kargil in Ladakh runs due north from Srinagar (1,604 metres ASL) and then turns due east, rising gradually to Sonamarg at 2,689 metres. We got up at 6 am with…
Day 11 (14th July) Srinagar
A strange day. First we drove to one of the many little places at the side of the road which fix damaged cars and within about 10 minutes Mukesh’s car looked as good as new…
Day 8-10 (12th-14th July Patnitop to Srinagar
July 11-12 Patnitop to SrinagarWe did nothing much on July 11th because Jennifer had the shits and I didn’t want to leave her alone in bed. I did go for a short walk and got…
Day 6-7(10th-11th July) Amritsar to Patnitop
We chose to stop at Patnitop, 200 miles north of Amritsar in the Jammu part of Jammu and Kashmir Province, because it is a reasonable stopping point on the road to Srinagar. The landscape was…
Day 14 (17th July) Kargil to Leh
The road out of Kargil (2,765 metres ASL) crosses a bridge over the river and…
Day 13 (16th July) Kargil
Today was a mixed day. We started by having a coffee in our room and…
Day 12 (15th July) Srinagar to Kargil
The road from Srinagar to Kargil in Ladakh runs due north from Srinagar (1,604 metres…
Day 11 (14th July) Srinagar
A strange day. First we drove to one of the many little places at the…
Day 8-10 (12th-14th July Patnitop to Srinagar
July 11-12 Patnitop to SrinagarWe did nothing much on July 11th because Jennifer had the…
Day 6-7(10th-11th July) Amritsar to Patnitop
We chose to stop at Patnitop, 200 miles north of Amritsar in the Jammu part…
Day 4-5 (8th-9th July) Delhi to Amritsar
Another visit to the Golden Temple, which we saw at night during the first trip…
Days 1-3 (5th to 7th July) London to Delhi
Having spent two nice days in London, we got up at 05.30 on Sunday 5th…
Day 60 (28th March) Kochi to Delhi
Day 60 (28th March) Kochi to DelhiThe flight from Kochi to Delhi was unremarkable with…
Days 58-59 (26th-27th March) Alapuzha to Kochi
On the 26th we arrived in Kochi, about hours drive north of Alapuzha on the…
Days 56-57 (24th-25th March) Varkala to Allapuzha
There is not much to see in Varkala apart from the Janardasaswamy temple, dedicated to…
Days 54-55 (22nd-23rd March) Madurai to Varkala
The 22nd was the worst day of the trip. It started well with the taxi…