India 2016 (part XL): Manali
Manali, Himachal Pradesh: After the epic road trip from Kaza on the previous day, we explored Manali before finally leaving the Himalayas and returning to the hot plains of northern […]
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Video: Kaza to Manali (India 2016)
The drive from Kaza (~3600 m) to Manali (~2000 m) brought us through a truly impressive mountain scenery. We crossed the Kunzum Pass, the highest point of our trip with […]
India 2016 (part XXXIX): Kaza-Manali
Kaza-Manali, Himachal Pradesh: Once our work in the magnificent Spiti Valley was done, we left Kaza and began our long return journey via Manali. The ca. 200 km long drive […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 VII): Western Ghats
Western Ghats, Kerala: After two weeks of research in Kachchh, I took a flight from Bhuj to Cochin (or Kochi) in Kerala to meet a colleague/friend. What a difference between […]
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