Trip to Ladakh

Today I'm going to talk about a wish trip. Something I haven't done yet, but want to do.

I've only seen Ladakh in photographs. It looks like its a different part of the world altogether. The scenery spans miles and you can actually see the purity of the air. The best pictures are those with Ladakh's lakes and the stark mountains in the background. The sky looks azure blue, and the whole scene looks untouched.

Monasteries dot the landscape, and earn Ladakh its title of "Little Tibet". You see the typical costume worn by Tibetans here, and everyone looks happy, with rose tinted cheeks to match their cheerful dispositions.

I've always wanted to go trekking here. Most of the trek routes I've read about go like this.

You fly to Leh. Catch a few of the local sights - and I imagine local cuisine which includes thupka and momos. Then travel to a place called Spituk from which you trek to Jingchen. Along the way you trek to Yurutske, Shingo, Skui from which you can reach the Zanskar river. From the river you can trek to Humlung Monastery and finally reach Nimaling which is supposed to be one of the beautiful high valleys of Ladakh. Then you can reach the top of Kong Maru and then walk down to Shang Village which is located in the Indus Valley.

What would I do along the way? Well, I'd take along my camera, so that I could capture the beautiful scenery of Tibet. I'd take a history novel so that I could read a bit more about its history. Nothing too grand though -something small. I'd take my sketchbook, so that I could sit and draw a little. Then I'd take a journal, so that I could hear my own thoughts and write them down.

I think just the colour that you would see, the turquoise blue, the deep red, the untouched refined aura of the browns and the changing landscape would give you peace of mind and satisfaction. You can almost imagine it.

Most of all, I'd just breathe the lovely air and appreciate all that the beautiful majestic Himalayas has to offer.