ladakh

Those of you who know me know what a travel nut I am. This nuttyness includes travelling to places, reading about travelling to places while not travelling, dreaming about places to travel to and so on.

Like most people my age I think of going to Ladakh ever so often. If I ever go (very likely unless I drop dead all of a sudden) it would be by road: Manali-Leh and Leh-Srinagar. Of the million photographs I have seen of the place it really looks like something else. I'm afraid my visit might lead me to marry a Ladakhi and settle for a life of milking yaks and grazing bactrian camels. Then again its a risk worth taking.

A friend recently told me about this music festival in Leh. Looks/sounds wonderful but late in the day for me to go to. Here's the official site: http://www.theconfluence.in/

Another itinerary thats sounds superb is The Zanskar River Expedition. Read here.

Check out the other journeys on the site too. They have some pretty great expeditions.

All in all my bags are always packed for a trip to the Great Himalayas. Here's to wanderlust, the joy of the unbound life, the joy of seeking, of hoping without limits ...