India 2016 (part XXXVIII): Spiti Valley
Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh: After four long days of driving, we finally reached Kaza, the main town within the Spiti Valley and our base for the following days. While Kaza […]
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Video: Tabo to Kaza (India 2016)
For most parts, the Spiti Valley between the villages of Tabo (~3300 m) and Kaza (~3600 m) is wide and majestic. The highlight of this stretch of the journey was […]
India 2016 (part XXXVII): Tabo-Kaza
Tabo-Kaza, Himachal Pradesh: Compared to our thrilling drive to Tabo (~3300 m) on the previous day, the journey to Kaza (~3600 m) was much more relaxed. Before breakfast, we went […]
Video: Nako to Tabo (India 2016)
The road from Nako (~3600 m) to Tabo (~3300 m) in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh is considered to be among the world’s most treacherous. Steep slopes towards the […]
India 2016 (part XXXVI): Nako-Tabo
Nako-Tabo, Himachal Pradesh: On the third day of our road trip through Himachal Pradesh, we had to drive only 65 km to reach the tiny village of Tabo (~3300 m). […]
Video: Sarahan to Nako (India 2016)
The journey from Sarahan (~2300 m) to Nako (~3600 m) brought us through truly impressive mountain scenery. The 185 km long drive took ca. 8 hours to complete with the […]
India 2016 (part XXXV): Sarahan-Nako
Sarahan-Nako, Himachal Pradesh: The second day of our fantastic road trip through Himachal Pradesh brought us from Sarahan to Nako. Because we had arrived in Sarahan (~2300 m) only after […]
Video: Shimla to Sarahan (India 2016)
After getting our inner line permits in the morning, we left Shimla (~2200 m) around 1 pm and reached Sarahan (~2300 m) around sunset at 6:30 pm (for more on […]
India 2016 (part XXXIV): Shimla-Sarahan
Shimla-Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh: During the first half of September I went on a fantastic road trip – from Jaipur all the way into the high Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh. Together […]
India 2016 (part XXXIII): Sights of Jaipur 6
Jaipur, Rajasthan: After my return from Haridwar, I spent the following weeks in Jaipur and only visited the ancient Jaigarh Fort one afternoon. Jaigarh Fort is situated on the hill […]
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