Steve and I made the most of one last day in Leh, relaxing and walking through town. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was arriving in Leh today, July 2012; his first stop while traveling through Ladakh. Zanskar would be his next stop and I’m going to “assume” that he would not be bumping over the godawful roads [...]
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May 30th, 2013 
Sheila Simkin 
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One Night at Underwhelming Pangong Lake, Ladakh
May 29th, 2013 Sheila Simkin As you know, or as Steve, the ex-Marine tells everyone, I am certifiable. Pangong Lake is a popular destination for travelers in Ladakh and I had to see why and that was the only reason we were heading here. Wikipedia refers to Pangong Lake as “a long, narrow, enchanted lake.” Excuse me? The world “enchanted” is hyperbole in this [...]
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The Chang-la/Changla Pass and A Wedding Celebration in Ladakh
May 28th, 2013 Sheila Simkin Did I realize that the ride to Pangong Lake involved traveling over Chang-la/Changla pass? The same Chang-la pass that had a big landslide a week ago? You bet your sweet life I didn’t until it finally sunk in while talking to Nubu. You may also ask, “Why are you going to Pangong Lake, Sheila?” Because [...]
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Camping in Khardong Village: Up and Over The Khardongla Pass, Ladakh
May 27th, 2013 Sheila Simkin It was time for a group consultation in Tangyar. Since guide Nubu was young, inexperienced and kept vacillating, Steve made the decision; drive back above the valley and camp at Khardong Village. A good decision even though it meant camping at 4,489 meters/14,728 feet for one night. I am conflicted by Official altitude, and what my [...]
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Double Hump, Bactrian Camels in Nubra and Tangyar on The Shylok River
May 26th, 2013 Sheila Simkin Driver Panjara returned from Leh with new itinerary changes from Lobsang, Skywalker Travel; drive to rarely visited Tangyar, visit Tangyar Monastery, camp for one night and return to Leh. Everything repacked (for the umpteenth time) into the new 4×4, we left Udmaru by the military bridge and began the ride towards Tangyar. Udmaru and the [...]
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Small Village of Udmuru, Nubra Valley
May 25th, 2013 Sheila Simkin Our tour operator, Skywalker Travel in Leh, had received a new permit for tourists to visit small, untouristy Udmaru in the Nubra Valley. Driver Panjara was in Leh getting a new car and Nubu hired a driver from Hunder for the drive. Access to Udmaru was by either walking across a long bridge (the shorter way [...]
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Guesthouses in Hunder, Nubra Valley
May 24th, 2013 Sheila Simkin On the way to Hunder from Diskit Monastery, our 4×4 had a breakdown; fortunately, not on one of those god-awful passes. All drivers in remote countries know whatever there is to know about repairing automobiles and Panjara went into “tinker” mode. His diagnosis: the gear box was shot and, with that, our 4×4 chugged into [...]
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The Fourteenth Century Diskit Monastery in Hunder, Nubra Valley
May 23rd, 2013 Sheila Simkin Driving from Sumur to Hunder, we stopped to visit the Fourteenth Century Diskit Monastery, passing an impressive 32 meter/106 foot statue in the distance. This new Maitreya Buddha sits on top of a hill below the monastery and was built in 2006. Guide Nubu paid the admission fee and Panjara drove uphill to the parking [...]
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What to See in The Nubra Valley? Panamik Hot Springs and Yarab-tso Holy Lake
May 22nd, 2013 Sheila Simkin Panamik Hot Springs is located only a few kilometers from Siachan Glacier at an altitude of 3,183 meters/10,442 feet. Tourists are not allowed to go beyond Panamik in one direction because of the restricted military base camp at Siachan Glacier. This hot water spring has two areas for tourists to soak body parts in sulphur water; Panamik [...]
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What to See in The Isolated Nubra Valley of Ladakh?
May 21st, 2013 Sheila Simkin There are four standard attractions in the Nubra Valley for tourists: double-hump Bactrian camels; Diskit Buddhist Monastery; Panamik Hot Springs and Yarabtso Holy Lake. Driving out of Sumur in the Nubra Valley and on our way to Panamik Hot Springs, I saw locals crossing the road carrying books on their backs. These were not just [...]
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