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The rather terrifying bike ride to Pangong Lake
The 134 km long Pangong Lake flows from India through Tibet and into China. In Tibetan, Pangong means high grassland lake and at 4350m above sea level, it’s the worlds’ highest saltwater lake.
The lake is simply wonderful. In...
Ladakh’s Suru Valley
We enjoyed a wonderful few days trekking in Ladakh’s beautiful Suru Valley and you can read my blog here. Read more...
Trekking in Ladakh’s Suru Valley
The North Indian region of Ladakh is home to the country’s highest mountains, including the magnificent Himalayan Range. With dozens of peaks, it’s a trekker’s paradise and a region I’ve been excited to visit for many years.
Kashmir
We enjoyed a wonderful six-day trek in Kashmir’s Great Lakes region – soaring snow-capped peaks, expansive valleys and beautiful alpine lakes. You can read the blog here.
Kashmir’s Great Lakes Trek
Our reason for visiting northern India was to go trekking. Unlike the rest of the country which is experiencing sweltering heat and monsoon rains, July and August is hiking season in Jammu and Kashmir (the state of J&M includes Ladakh –...
Relaxing on a houseboat in Srinigar
Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinigar is home to the tranquil Dal Lake on which sits dozens of beautiful, stationary houseboats. Seeing as we live on a houseboat in London, we were incredibly excited to visit the city. We were also in need of a relaxing few days after...
The (very, very, very) long and winding road to Srinigar, Kashmir
(Disclosure upfront – just like the journey, this is a very long blog post!)
5th July – After an unbelievable nine months traveling overland from Ethiopia to South...
Overland from Ethiopia to South Africa
It’s impossible to ‘sum up’ our incredible experiences exploring Africa but this amazing info-graphic does a pretty fine job! Read more...
Watching the Bokke in Bloem
One of my earliest childhood memories is waking up at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Springboks play the All Blacks in New Zealand. When I was five, it was my dad who would get me up, cook us breakfast and wake me up when I dozed off. As the years passed, roles changed and it was...