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The best hike in Ladakh – Rumtse to Tso Moriri, with 6 passes over 5000m (100km 3.5 days)

The other trek I had wanted to do in Ladakh was the high altitude walk from Rumtse to Tso Moriro – not a technical trail but apparently one of the most stunning in the region. Arranging it was slightly problematic as almost everyone does this 100km on a group trek with horsemen, guides, and a […]

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Meandering around Manaslu, Nepal

There are four circuits in Nepal that I have put on my ‘must do’ list – and to ‘must do’ soon as there is significant development of roads in most of these areas. The first was the Upper Mustang which was wonderful and I visited in October 2022. The second is the Manaslu circuit –

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Inspiring Devotion in India (5) – Chola temples, Gopurams, Pondicherry and Mahabs

Tamil Nadu has some of the most well worshipped `Hindu temples in India.  I am not visiting all of the famous ones, but will visit the best.  First up we are heading to Thanjavur to see the Brihadishwara Temple. The landscape is lovely – Tamil Nadu is a lush farmscape of rice farms and luminous

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