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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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Something new here... Please give your suggestions..

Hi everyone, did you notice the new page on my blog? Entitled "My Travel Maps', it is just a trial - an attempt - at making my travel entries easier to find. At present, I have started off with just some of my temple blogs, and have embedded the links into the locations on the map. Google Maps being interactive, it allows you to pan over the entire map and look for locations you are interested in. When you click on the locations I have marked with a pin, it will direct you to my blog entries about that location.

Please try it out and let me know what you think. Please do try it out and leave your suggestions so that I can make the appropriate changes. If it isnt convenient, please let me know that too!

As I mentioned earlier, this is just a trial... If it is convenient, I plan to do the same thing for not just the temples, but also all the other places I have written about.

Eagerly looking forward to your reactions....

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  1. AswathiBabuDecember 8, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    Anu
    I liked it. very informative and easily accessible
    all the best for your innovative step

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  2. TeamgsquareDecember 8, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    That's a really great effort .

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  3. MridulaDecember 8, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    I am quite scared of maps, they seem to be such a difficult puzzle.

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  4. AartiDecember 8, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    Thats a cool thing... just saw, am also gonna try :)

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  5. VidyaDecember 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    A super cool idea Anu. This will turn out to be a handy utility for people wanting information.

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  6. Aravind GJDecember 8, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    Good initiative.

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  7. SridharanDecember 9, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    Way to go Anu.Good job..!
    It should really be useful and looks good.In fact Geo-tags are intended for such applications. I experimented with it for my photos and videos long time back and with good effect. Hope , will find time to do it in my blog too sometime.

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  8. rajkDecember 9, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    Hi Anu, came here through Ashok Banker's site. I'm a fan of his work too.
    YOu have a pretty neat blog here yourself. I've added you to my blogroll. Will comment on the map later.
    Good going!

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  9. Anuradha ShankarDecember 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    Thanks everyone... glad that this idea seems to be liked by almost everyone! Shall update it soon!

    @Mridula: I absolutely love maps! have done since a long time...

    @Aarti: try it out... its fun to do, actually!!

    @Sridharan: I didnt even know of Google maps till some time back... and was rather wary of online maps anyway.... have you put those up on your blog? shall see them!

    @Rajk: great to see you here! Look forward to seeing you more often..

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  10. RajeshDecember 9, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Excellent.
    I would like to attempt something similar.

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  11. ArtiDecember 9, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    This is great... Since my internet connection is slow, it took long to load the whole thing but in the end it was a good experience!!
    I give it my thumbs up:)
    You have done a fabulous job!!

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  12. JAGDISH BALIDecember 9, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    GooooooooooooooooD one and imrovising.pl visit my blog and follow.

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  13. chitraDecember 11, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    I have also put most of my picasa album on the map Anu. I think it would help.

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  14. UshaDecember 12, 2010 at 7:57 PM

    Excellent idea and a very cool Google tool! Have you incorporated this on your Tirupati posts too?

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