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Leh General advice seemed to indicate taking 2 days of acclimatising to high altitude and we found we really needed the quiet time - shortness of breath, balance issues, just not feeling right. The hotel advertises they are at an altitude of 11,562 ft (3,524m). With this in mind we were booked...

The bowler & batsman were more enthusiastic than the fielder :)

Last photos of the drive into Leh Upshi Checkpoint An example photo of a 2 person shovel team

Photos from our drive Jispa to Leh- some may be out of order, we had 2 phone cameras & another camera Darcha Bridge

Jispa to Leh An epic day on one of the highest roads in the world - it averages over 4200 metres in altitude . An amazing experience with scenery that is unbelievably beautiful. It is very difficult to know how to write up the day. This drive is a very challenging - mechanically, mentally, and...

Jispa was 3,200m. The highest we got to was Khardung La ( about 4 days on from Jispa in our trip) which I believe is 5,359m although there seems to be discussion about that From a wiki article The elevation of Khardung La is 5,359 m (17,582 ft).[2] Local summit signs and dozens of stores...

Jispa The Hermitage Lahaul tent camp was our host with quite a few similar looking options. This one night stay was to break the drive and also help with the altitude acclimatisation. Great comfort in the tent although there was no hot water - could have boiled the jug but just had a cold...

Just more complicated than the geography text book explanations. :)

I took these videos of our day on the road. First video is of driving through Atal Tunnel. Chander (driver) added the music via the car stereo to the other 2!

More of Manali to Jispa More farming being carved out We came up on the dirt road in the bottom centre The elusive Kardang Gonpa View to Keylong A truck dumped this on the track while we were up at the monastery- In India you just wait until it is cleared

Manali to Jispa Had a fantastic day of driving and viewing with the amazing construction feat of the Altai Tunnel taking us through the Rohtang Pass instead of over it. This life changing tunnel takes us up 1000 metres in 10 minutes and cuts 4 hrs off the journey - life changing for the people...

Downtown Manali These were the yak & rabbits of 2013

Around Manali We still visited some temples, drove out to the Solang Valley and sat around enjoying the hotel. Vashisht Temple with the hot running water springs was a highlight Vashisht Temple and Hot Water Springs in Manali, Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh: A Complete Travel Guide to...

Storri Urvashi’s retreat food At most meals we were the only diners. The well reviewed pizzas were never available, the fish dish that Magan recommended wasn't available and emphasis seemed to be on vegetarian dishes for domestic travellers. Despite this we enjoyed excellent omelettes at...

Manali We are staying towards the north of Old Manali at the Storri Urvashi’s retreat- a very nice hotel with good food (restricted menu during our stay). The staff varied from slick operators to in-training helpers.. Storii By ITC Hotels Urvashi's Retreat Manali On reflection...

Bahu to Manali More rain had made the road down to the highway even more slippery - but we knew the way now - doing the familiar back and shuffle as we manoeuvre past the bus and the cabbage trucks on the many hairpins and missing the kids walking to school in pristine uniforms, We crossed back...

Mrs RB had 2 serves in one day in late Sept. Del-Sin & then SIN-SYD. Both very good, slight variation in description-

All Magan's ideas. He tried to avoid overlaps from our previous trips. The main focus this time was Leh & Himalayan region. Unfortunately the Kashmir situation for Aussies made it more difficult to plan. Going on your postings I think the area north of Manali & around Leh would be a real buzz...