A Italian family from Belgium wanted to give me a ride back to Kaza this morning. But the jeep never came – the road was blocked – surprise. So i hiked down to the street with Massimo. No car no nothing so we went into the local soup shop. 3 tables and one old woman…
Every family – if they have cattle or not – of a village has to take care of all the animals for one day. So one or more members of that family bring them to the feeding grounds in the morning. Watch over them for the day and return home with them in the evening….
After a good night at our friendly host and an even better breakfast we continued the trip. It was a pleasant morning with a light breeze not to cold and not to0 warm. Perfect for our hike. Good Bye Langza! The monastery above Komic Komic – our stop for this night Interesting cloud formation for…
Finally trekking in Spiti Valley! Went with Eric – Iveta please not the cup!! This is what the Dutch do when they are high up. Guess it is the thin air at 5000 m???? Big Buddha is watching over our village. The 1st house is ours – for this night. Grandma – there is some…
As some of you know – i do travel quite a bit. But i can not remember that i ever saw and when it was dark heard – that much rain in my life. Everything is wet and i have some socks n stuff that is wet since a week now – no clue how…
Everybody that drive over the Kunzum Pass will stop here. The locals to pray and we to take some pictures and a piss. This is where you get the 1st taste of thin mountain air above 4500m. From here on it goes into the Spit Valley. The valley is surrounded by huge peaks and whit…
Leaving Manali with the 2nd bus at 6 am we must go over the Rothang Pass. Few places on earth present you with such a dramatic change of landscape. On one side the lush green of the Kullu Valley and on the other the awesome vista of the Himalayas. This is the backbone of the…
Great – nothing can go wrong now! The friendly driver of the 1st leg of the journey The 2nd driver – there is no info radio so you simply ask the bus driver that comes your way if there is trouble ahead
My friendly host in Amritsar My room is the one with the open door. Air condition, fridge, tv, hot shower – and everything free! CS is great!! The building is 300 years old and was recently converted into a kind of hotel. 2 pools, horse staples and it is in the middle of nowhere 20…
En route to the Golden Temple in the Sikh’s holy city of Amritsar. A bath has healing power! Temple Guard New technology enables you to read the holy book even when it is dark! There is free food for everybody at the temple And later free tea And a spot for a nap as well
Been trekking the last few days. It does rain every night and the mud houses of the locals start to dissolve. Now back in Kaza – a fun trip at there are landslides all over the place. Most of the bridges are destroyed. Roads blocked and things look not to good. Yesterday big rocks came…
…when they come here??Took this in the morning at Frankfurt. Well this is India: a old taxi, a modern electric vehicle and a sleeping man! Sitting at Helsinki airport and have a few hours to kill. Forecast for the next days is 28 and up as well as sun. But today it is fucked up!…