by Thomas | Aug 4, 2019 | Featured, India, Ladakh, North India, Places
After spending a couple of days at the mesmerising Pangong Lake, it was time to head back to Leh, to make it in time for my maiden participation in the Ladakh Marathon, the highest Marathon in the AIMS calendar. We stopped at the viewpoint, where you get the first...
by Thomas | Jul 14, 2019 | Featured, India, Ladakh, North India, Places
Most of us would have seen the pristine Pangong Lake in Ladakh, the world’s highest brackish water lake, situated at 14,250 feet, at eye level. Which is exactly what we did the first day we were at the lake – you can see the pictures on an earlier post...
by Thomas | Jun 16, 2019 | Featured, India, Ladakh, North India, Places
As the road opened up to give us our first full view of the Pangong lake, we stood speechless at the magical natural wonder. Our stay at Pangong Hermitage was blessed with the many moods of Pangong lake that we captured in a few pictures.
by Thomas | May 26, 2019 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, Ladakh, North India, Places
In our last trip to Ladakh, we were on our journey from Nubra Valley to Pangong Lake, right after breakfast, only to be stopped almost immediately by the amazing Diksit Monastery. We took a quick detour to see the monastery and were treated with incredible vistas of...
by Thomas | Apr 28, 2019 | Featured, India, Ladakh, North India, Places
Following a couple of days of acclimatisation in Leh, Ladakh, we headed off on a road trip to Nubra Valley passing Khardungla, claimed to be one of the highest motor-able passes in the world. Leaving Ladakh Sarai after breakfast, we crossed Leh town and before we knew...
by Thomas | Mar 31, 2019 | Featured, India, Ladakh, North India, Places
In preparation for the Ladakh Marathon, one among the highest marathon’s in the world, I reached Leh, a full two weeks ahead to acclimatise to the altitude and weather. I stayed at Ladakh Sarai, a paradise in Leh which had an amazing view of Stok Kangri and...
by Thomas | Dec 9, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
This is about yet another exciting encounter with a Tiger at the beautiful Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan. The Tiger walked along the dry stream bed and emerged, as predicted, into the clearing in the exact location as predicted by our driver. And we were...
by Thomas | Nov 11, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
While the first Tiger cub walked away from us, a third Tiger, the last of Noor’s cubs in Ranthambore made his appearance in a nonchalant manner. He walked right along the main road. He came up to a rock by the side of the road right behind our vehicle and scent...
by Thomas | Oct 14, 2018 | Animals, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
On this afternoon safari in Ranthambore National Park, we decided to go in search of Noor, a popular Tigress. The special interest in this Tigress was because she had four grown up cubs with her that were soon to go their different ways. Noor and her cubs had not been...
by Thomas | Sep 16, 2018 | Animals, Birds, Endangered Species, Featured, India, North India, Ranthambore
After the amazing sighting of Layla, it was time to head back to the lodge for a late breakfast. As we exited the park, we spotted some deer, grazing at a distance; but they looked different. When we got closer, we realised these were the endangered species of Indian...