It’s been a little above a month since we updated the blog, so sorry for the delay, but a lot happened in between that kept us away from doing so. We came back from our three week long eventful trip to Sangla Valley, Lahaul-Spiti and Ladakh 10 days ago.

The trip got extended by 6 days due to a snow storm that we were stuck in. Mom and Dad both have a bad case of frost bite and are recovering. They won’t be able to continue the trip with us till they heal, but Ruchi and I move on and leave for Uttranchal today.
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The last few days in Chandigarh have been quite hectic, but we’re finally done with all the preparation for our road trip to Ladakh via Sangla Valley. The road to Ladakh via the route we’re taking just opened up today, it was blocked due to post-monsoon landslides for more than a week. We’re lucky, else the route wouldn’t have been as adventurous.

The vehicle we’ve bought for the trip is an SUV, a 2007 Mahindra Scorpio. For us, we’ve bought oxygen cylidnders for any high altitude issues, if any were to arise and plenty of spares recommended by travelers who’ve done this journey by road before.

Ladakh happens to be one of my favorite places in India, so I am certainly quite excited. Having been there once before by air, driving all the way up from Chandigarh is going to be quite a thrill.

We reached India on the 31st of August, after completing our 5 week long Europe trip. Our 5 month long road trip of India starts now, beginning with the the Himalayas. We leave for my home town, Chandigarh, tomorrow and starting driving to Ladakh on September 5th.

The Europe trip was amazing! We traveled 11 countries in total, in peak tourist season, but totally enjoyed each moment. We haven’t uploaded pics after Rome, so lots coming tomorrow after we get around to clean up my artistic mess.

And yes, we’ve been pigging out on home made Indian food at Ruchi’s parents house. Goodbye Pasta, Pizza and cheese sandwiches for a while