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Tag Archives: road trip

The long way back from Padum to Leh, India (09/2018)

May 26, 2019by matt-travels 2 Comments

We finished our work near Padum and started our long journey back to Leh. New direct road connections from Padum to Leh and Manali were under construction, but not yet […]

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India, India 2018, Kargil, Leh, Padum, Rangdum, Suru Valley, Zanskar Valley

Entering Zanskar from Rangdum to Padum, India (09/2018)

May 19, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

After finishing our work, we left Rangdum and continued our journey to Padum in the eastern Zanskar region. Only 25 km east of Rangdum, the road took us across the […]

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India, India 2018, Padum, Rangdum, Zanskar Valley

Through the Suru Valley from Kargil to Rangdum, India (09/2018)

May 12, 2019by matt-travels 2 Comments

At Kargil, we branched off from National Highway 1 southwards and passed through the Suru Valley all the way to tiny Rangdum Monastery. The morning greeted us with splendid sunshine […]

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India, India 2018, Kargil, Rangdum, Suru Valley

Along the Indus River from Leh to Kargil, India (09/2018)

May 5, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

We left Leh in the early morning for a rather comfortable drive along the Indus River to Kargil. National Highway 1 is the main route connecting Leh and Srinagar in […]

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India, India 2018, Kargil, Leh, Mulbekh

Across high passes from Keylong to Leh, India (09/2018)

April 21, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

We stayed in Keylong only for the night and continued our journey deeper into the mighty Himalayas in the morning. Just before sunrise, I put my GoPro on the balcony […]

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India, India 2018, Keylong, Leh

Exploring the Spiti Valley, India (09/2018)

April 7, 2019by matt-travels 2 Comments

After four days of driving, we finally reached our destination: Kaza, the administrative capital of the Spiti Valley. In the following days, we conducted field work in the mountains along […]

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India, India 2018, Kaza, Spiti Valley

Mountains and monasteries between Nako and Kaza, India (09/2018)

March 31, 2019by matt-travels 2 Comments

After entering the impressive Spiti Valley on the previous day, we continued our journey through the majestic Indian Himalayas all the way to Kaza. The night in tiny Nako was […]

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Dhankar Monastery, Gue Monastery, India, India 2018, Kaza, Nako, Tabo

Into the Himalayas from Shimla to Nako, India (09/2018)

March 24, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

We left Delhi just after midnight to start our long road trip into the Himalayas. Our first stop was Shimla where we organized the Inner Line Permits allowing us to […]

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India, India 2018, Nako, Sarahan, Shimla

Namibia 2007 (part IV): Skeleton Coast

June 25, 2017by matt-travels 5 Comments

Skeleton Coast, Namibia: Once we reached the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Khorixas, we had to drive for a seemingly endless time along the coast towards south. The so-called Skeleton Coast […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Skeleton Coast

Namibia 2007 (part I): Windhoek

June 4, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Windhoek, Namibia: In February 2007, I traveled to Namibia together with my parents. In the coming three weeks, we had a fantastic road trip covering almost the entire country. We […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Windhoek

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