In a move which can at best be described as bureaucratic fumbling and local favoritism, Himachal Government has decided to ban vehicles registered outside Himachal Pradesh, from plying on the Manali – Rohtang Pass route! While the vehicles from out of state have been completely barred from traveling to Rohtang Jot, an exception has been [...]

Fellow BCMTian CShah has recently visited Ladakh and while there, he not only did sightseeing, but also was kind and considerate enough to make a copy of the Official Taxi Fare Chart of Leh Taxi Union and upload it on BCMTouring. While the prices mentioned in the rate card are for hiring the entire taxi [...]

Winter trip to Ladakh had been on the agenda for past 5-6 years, but only get confirmed this year, after I finally decided to book flight ticket in a spur of moment, while talking to fellow BCMTian, Bijoy. While I did get a good rate for the return air ticket to Leh (around Rs. 4800), [...]

While there is still a long time left for my this year’s Ladakh trip, I have already started making lists and this time, camera equipment is the thing dominating it, especially since this would be my first trip to Ladakh with a DSLR and also my first trip to Ladakh in winter. The reason I [...]

For a while now, I have been thinking of revisiting Leh – Ladakh and that too in winter. In fact visiting Ladakh in winter has been on the back of my mind for over 5 years now and I haven’t yet been able to pull it off. But today, all that changed. I was talking [...]