One of the biggest benefits of running a travel forum, which focuses quite a bit on Ladakh, is that you not only get to hear and see what is happening in the land of lama, but also get to hear people’s view point, keep track of latest developments and government policies, thus enabling you to [...]

For the first time in 2010, Manali – Leh highway has reopened for light traffic today, a fact confirmed by GREF today. The Manali-Leh highway re-opened for vehicular traffic Monday after remaining closed for six months. The highway was closed Dec 10 due to heavy snowfall. “The 475-km Manali-Leh highway was re-opened for traffic,” S.K. [...]

Today I called up Kargil Tourist Officer to check the status of road to Zanskar and while I got a prompt reply from the officer in question, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him and others like him. After all I hate it when I am doing something and people barge in and ask [...]

Every day I come across people who ask about a route in Ladakh, which does not exists on paper or in reality! And each time it is due to the fact that they are looking at Google Maps, instead of real maps. In fact it has gotten to a point that I don’t even ask [...]

Lately I have been observing a unique trend emerging in the Ladakh and Zanskar itinerary section of BCMTouring; more and more people are planning to head to Ladakh in the month of May. While the road conditions in Ladakh have improved quite drastically in the last 3 years, early season can still spell trouble for [...]