Amit's Blog

 I had been planning a road trip in Ladakh for a few years. It got thwarted a couple of times due to unforeseen circumstances. Finally, I was able to do a trip this year from 19 th August to 27 th August. The preparation for the trip was over 3 months. Creating and refining an itinerary several times. The idea was to go to a variety of places without stretching ourselves too much physically. We had that altitude sickness is an issue. We also knew that in some areas the roads are bad and connectivity is non-existent. So, we wanted to keep a reserve day towards the end. As it turned out, we almost needed that extra day. Finally, we took off from Delhi on 19th August. Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is one of the highest commercial airports in the world situated at 3,256 meters above sea level. The approach to the airport is spectacular from the aircraft. From the flight path, one sees an array of mountains and some of them have snow peaks. The mountains are rugged here with very