Trekking in Nepal

Our trek in Darjeeling went from Tumling to Sandakphu. A beautiful road that started out hilly with green fields, blue wooden houses and gigantic magnolia trees, but ended in the steepest roads we ever trekked on. For the first night we stayed in Shikar Lodge where an...

Picture perfect in Jammu and Kashmir

“I don’t think the farmer likes you to stand in his mustard field!” Our guide warns us several times when we (carefully) walk through a field filled with bright yellow flowers. How could we not? With Lamayuru village in the background this makes a perfect...

1 road, 21 loops!

We continue our drive from Sarchu (the tented camp that you can read about here) and the first thing we come across is Gata Loops. This is not just some road with a few hair pins. No, this road has 21 hair pins in a row! 21! They take you from 4200 meters to 4667 meters...

The Roof Of the World

On the highway from Manali to…wait. Did I say highway? Correction: on the rocky, steepy, sometimes partly missing road from Manali to Leh you will pass Baralachala. A high mountain pass that is roughly some 4900 meters high. Try running at this height and you will be...