Riding with the Clouds

 Karmacola had the thought and conviction, and encouraged Vaiguru to try his hand at biking  in Leh. So we got one, geared up and it was the best thing we did on this trip.  The freedom to stop anytime, not having to tell the driver to stop or slow down whenever we felt like or when something looked breathtaking, which  was  very often, very. Unhindered is the word that  made us hum along with Janis "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...".  Our three days of biking around took us through some untouched beautiful places and experience the sights and smells of Ladakh that would not have happened had we not chosen to explore the road less traveled by riding with the Clouds! 

The varied shades of the Stok valley as seen from Stok Palace

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Ladkah Part 1 – Simpleh Leh and Around

Unlike our other trips, the Ladakh trip actually came about after months (well at least a month) of thinking and planning that started way back in April. The sabbatical and the impending doom of the infamous Delhi summers also played a big part in this trip. Albeit, all those glorious travel shows (like “Globe Trekker” and “Walking the World”) on Travel & Living also had something to do with it. These shows are just sinful and should come with a statutory warning for travelholics – “Not to be watched if you are currently in a job that does not allow you to take more than 5 days leave or if your bank balance cannot handle the travel costs involved etc etc”

View from Shanti Stupa, Leh

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