Travel Writing
Trekking in Ladakh, over the Timti La to Kanji
Himalaya Kanji Ladakh Silk Road Timti La Travel Diary Trekking in Ladakh
One of those days where things don't go to plan. The paths are blocked by rockfalls, progress is slow, we finish the last three hours by the light of iPhones and arrive several hours after sunset.
Trekking in Ladakh, from Gyal to Kanji
Gyal village Ladakh Sarbantan La Silk Road Travel Diary Trekking Yoma La
We leave our camp above Gyal village and trek over the Sarbantan La and the Yoma La on the first two days of our three day trek to the village of Kanji.
The Silk Road: Pangong Tso and Changtang
Changtang Himalaya Ladakh Leh Merak Pangong Tso Travel Diary
Shadows are lengthening by the time we arrive and it promises to be a cold night. The people here look more Tibetan than Ladakhi, faces are broad with sunburnt red cheeks and Tibetan eyes.
The Silk Road - Return to Ladakh
Buddha Statues Himalaya Ladakh Leh Travel Diary
I'm acting as postman to take some gold and maroon wool cloth to Delhi where eventually it will get picked up and delivered to the Tibetan Karmapa Lama to be used for the seat of his throne.
Trekking in the Indian Himalaya - Himalayan Diaries website
At www.himalaya-diaries.co.uk you can link to a travel diary with photographs of our treks through Zanskar, Ladakh, Spiti, Mustang and Tibet - including our 2014 pilgrimage trek around Mt Kailash.