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Ladakh - Planning The Trip

Over 2000 Km by road, in around 10 days. Stunning landscapes, wonderful people. That sums up our Ladakh trip. But how did it actually work? How did we make it happen? Read on to find out!  Leh, the capital of Ladakh , is accessible by air and road. Flying into Leh is the easiest, and time-saving option, while the road is the time consuming one, but with the added advantage of driving past some of the most beautiful landscapes in our country. Each option has much to recommend it, and we chose the road for just one reason – altitude sickness. Altitude sickness was one of my biggest concerns, since I suffer from motion-sickness. Yes, I do travel a lot, but that is despite my condition, and, over the years, have learnt how to handle it. I struggled with it when we visited Nathu-La in Sikkim, and wondered if I would be able to manage a week at the even higher altitudes that we would encounter in Ladakh. This was the reason we stuck to a basic plan, of only 9 days in Ladakh, thoug...
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Its time to Celebrate!!!!!

Yes, it's celebration time for me, and for more reasons than one!




  • Next, my dream of seeing my name in print came true when my article on Omkareshwar was published in the Sunday Herald! I am yet to receive my copy of the newspaper, so meanwhile you can check out the article on their site here.


  • Last, but not the least, I just received a mail informing me that my blog had been nominated for the Best Travel Indiblog of the Year, 2008. Yes, it is a bit late for the year, but as they say, better late than never! As soon as the voting starts, I shall put up more details, so meanwhile, get ready to vote for me!!!!!




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  1. NishaNovember 22, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    Congrats ! That's a great achievement. So may good news, all together.
    Are you a born writer?

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  2. SoulSpaceNovember 22, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    congrats
    great news
    I envy the traveling you do, but share your joy in the awards, as you well deserve it...
    I feel your pictures speak volumes by itself, and yr thoughts are so very organised
    good job

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  3. UnknownNovember 23, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    Anu- Im mighty impressed.. way to go and well deserved.. congrats.. just let us know when voting starts.. we will all do our bit.. once again congrats and very well done..(ajcl)

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  4. AartiNovember 23, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    Yayyy... Way to go Anu... !!:)

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  5. sriNovember 23, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    You deserve it all! Everytime I read your travel stories I wonder how well its writtern and wishes there would be more readership! Great!! Congradulations!!! :)

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  6. Bhavesh ChhatbarNovember 23, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    Connnnnnnnngratulations Anu! You indeed deserve even more than these :)

    Garden Lizard

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  7. chitraNovember 23, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    Congrats Anu.
    So happy about all the good news.Ok tell me when the voting starts. Mine is for you.

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  8. AparnaNovember 23, 2009 at 5:59 PM

    Congratulations. There is nothing more exciting than to see your name in print. I hope you keep seeing yours frequently. Best of luck.

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  9. Anuradha ShankarNovember 23, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Thanks so much to every single one of you! It is your comments and appreciation that makes me want to write more and more and improve my way of writing too.... and your inputs have been more useful than I can ever describe.... which makes me even more eager to share all my happiness with all of you!! Thanks so much again!!

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  10. LakshmiNovember 23, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    congrats anu

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  11. LakshmiNovember 23, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    Several reasons Anu to celebrate..will look up yr article

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  12. ArunNovember 26, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    Congratulations. Just went through both the stories.

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  13. Anuradha ShankarNovember 26, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    @ Lakshmi and Arun : thanks a lot... reading your blogs and articles have been a major inspiration.....

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  14. R ShekharDecember 5, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    very impressive "The Fort of Kumbhalgarh"

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