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 | Jul 5, 2015 | Great Rann of Kutch, India, Little Rann of Kutch, Places, Western India
We went on a road trip to the western tip of Gujarat, India to an area called the Rann of Kutch. It is known for its salt marshes and grasslands that are submerged under water during the monsoons for about four months. In the recent posts we have shared our sightings...
by Thomas | Dec 1, 2013 | Corbett, India, Places
The magnificent sunset that we witnessed the previous evening in the Dhikala grasslands of Corbett National Park, and more importantly the resulting light and shadow play on the Dhikala grasslands was truly breathtaking. We were keen to get into the Dhikala grasslands...
by Thomas | Nov 24, 2013 | Corbett, India, Places
We had heard so much about the famous Dhikala Grasslands, the Masai Mara of India that we were eager to see it firsthand. The approach road to the Grasslands (below) builds the expectation, the road winds through with huge Sal trees lining it on either sides. The dead...
by Thomas | Nov 13, 2013 | Africa, Kenya, Maasai Mara, Places
We got up early and were ready by 5:30 am waiting at the hotel reception to embark on an exciting Balloon Safari into the Masai Mara Reserve. We had earlier photographed Balloons flying across the Masai Mara landscape and were very excited to experience one...
