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  1. siamiam avatar

    Re: Zanskar

    by siamiam 28 May 2012

    To the OP: please take the trek seriously. Your stated departure is the first week of June - I came over the Rothang La at around the…

  2. vistet avatar

    RE: Manali to Leh by share-taxi / bus

    by vistet 28 May 2012

    *"Keylong ..Are taxis normally willing to stop overnight there?"* Keylong is *the* town in Lahaul , and the admin centre , so a lot of…

  3. helenarichardson avatar

    Manali to Leh by share-taxi / bus

    by helenarichardson 28 May 2012

    I hear that the Manali - Leh road should be opening very soon (thanks vistet for your website), and was hoping to leave from Manali by…

  4. John555 avatar

    RE: Zanskar

    by John555 27 May 2012

    am in Keylong now and have been told by Amar that in the next day or two, some of his horsemen will try and go over the la from Darcha…

  5. siamiam avatar

    Re: Zanskar

    by siamiam 27 May 2012

    Brokpa Adventure Tours in Keylong is run by a friendly and knowledgeable man by the name of Amar. You should at least talk to him if you…

  6. siamiam avatar

    Re: Afordable Accomadation In Manali ?

    by siamiam 18 May 2012

    +Does anyone know if there's an avaliabilty of budget price hostels and guest houses in the region of 500 rupees a day ( Perhaps even…

  7. vistet avatar

    RE: Leh to Delhi by road

    by vistet 13 May 2012

    Two days to Manali , plan a buffer day - I never count on knowing the exact day i arrive. Often can be done in a single day , if you are…

  8. joepie avatar

    Keylong-Kaza...Shimla by private car

    by joepie 11 May 2012

    We (2 pers.) want to do, end july, a 10 days trip from Keylong to Shimla by private car or by bus. Our plan : 1. Keylong - Kaza 2 Kaza…

  9. vistet avatar

    RE: by taxi from Manali to Leh

    by vistet 10 May 2012

    Crosseing the Rohtang La ( "The Plain of Corpses ") pass often takes up to five hours in high season ( yes , it´s around fifty klicks…

  10. vistet avatar

    RE: Where to trek in July?

    by vistet 03 May 2012

    *"The road from Manali to Leh ..the trip takes ~15-20 hours, depending on your driver, the road conditions, weather and what not."* Or…

  11. WILLEMSPIE avatar

    RE: Manali vs. Dharamsala

    by WILLEMSPIE 26 April 2012

    It's a long bus trip to go to Dharamsala, while Manali is on the way from Ladakh. But you can also stay in Keylong, or Nagger, or the…

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    RE: Travelling alone in North India (Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi)

    by musafir 24 April 2012

    Bihar and UP in May would be insufferable. Have you ever been in 45 + C. daily kind of heat? I think not!!! Go to Leh ,Tabo,…

  13. jullay71 avatar

    Re: Ladakh end of july/aug with 10 year old daughter

    by jullay71 21 April 2012

    Hi Andrew, we have no set itinerary apart from heading to Leh via Shimla, Manali and Keylong and than taking it from there. We may possibly…

  14. WILLEMSPIE avatar

    RE: New to Nepal...

    by WILLEMSPIE 16 April 2012

    In Uttarakhand not far from Rishikesh you can try Almora, Kausani, Gwaldam, Munsyari, Lohakhet, Ukhimath, ... In Himachl Pradesh Sarahan,…

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    Re: Motorbike ride throu the Himalayas

    by vatsal 16 April 2012

    AMS: As you must be aware, it stands for Acute Mountain Sicknes...best people to advice you on this are your doctor(s). However, few points…

  16. wisegranny avatar

    RE: Motorbike ride throu the Himalayas

    by wisegranny 15 April 2012

    AMS - First tak to your DR. and then the internet is full of information about it. What to do what not to do . Starting with Chandighar,…

  17. Jacqueline8168 avatar

    Motorbike ride throu the Himalayas

    by Jacqueline8168 15 April 2012

    We have booked the trip of a lifetime riding royal enfields over the Himalayas. Now I know that mostly this forum is about do it yourself…

  18. vistet avatar

    RE: Ladakh end of July/Aug with 10 year old daughter

    by vistet 11 April 2012

    *"If you want just to acclimatize better for Ladakh, ..just spend 2 nights in Manali and then and then other 2-3 nights in Keylong" …

  19. meczko avatar

    RE: Ladakh end of July/Aug with 10 year old daughter

    by meczko 11 April 2012

    PS. There is transport to Leh from Keylong, although I am not sure how easy it is to get a seat on a bus from there in high season. You…

  20. meczko avatar

    RE: Ladakh end of July/Aug with 10 year old daughter

    by meczko 11 April 2012

    It took us more than 3 weeks to travel from Shimla to Keylong in summer 2008 (trip report on my webpage linked above) and even after that…

  21. jullay71 avatar

    RE: Ladakh end of July/Aug with 10 year old daughter

    by jullay71 11 April 2012

    Thanks eveyone for that. Vistet how long roughly does the 'NH22' route take from Shimla to Keylong(?) ?. I realise it depends on when…

  22. vistet avatar

    RE: Ladakh end of July/Aug with 10 year old daughter

    by vistet 10 April 2012

    As already pointed out , avoiding [a night in The Vomit Hilton|http://korta.nu/sleepless] or even worse Pang is the key factor for this…

  23. meczko avatar

    RE: Ladakh end of July/Aug with 10 year old daughter

    by meczko 09 April 2012

    We saw several people travelling with even little kids in Ladakh last summer and they seemed to enjoy it :) Based on my own experience…

  24. burntfoot avatar

    RE: Ladakh help

    by burntfoot 08 April 2012

    If going to Leh, fly in. Take the road out if you want to see that. Acclimatization is worse on the bus, unless it stops in Keylong…

  25. pankajlagwal avatar

    RE: Ladakh help

    by pankajlagwal 07 April 2012

    Route : Haridwar - Chandigarh - Kiratpur Sahib - Bilaspur - Manali - Rohtang pass -Keylong- Jispa- Baralacha pass - Sarchu - Tanglang…

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