Monthly Archives: October 2010

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Fear and Loathing in Ladakh #7

A bicycle journey continued… Alas, it is at this point in the tale that the story goes hazy, as the previous post was pretty much where I got to when writing this up for the first time before I managed to lose the aforementioned expedition diary. Everything from this point on is based on what [...]

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Fear and Loathing in Ladakh #6

A bicycle journey continued… Woke up feeling quite refreshed – a lot better than we expected actually. Useless dhaba direction man even made us a cup of tea.  We wandered down the hill in a different direction to the previous evening and lo and behold – a row of shops and a smart restaurant and [...]

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Fear and Loathing in Ladakh #5

A bicycle journey continued… Up early. Spetsnaz man was probably running up the mountain with a sackful of rocks or something.  We did spot his mate who was jogging across the rocky riverbed.  Breakfast and packing preceded a very pleasant cruise down the road.   Our bags did appear to be extra stuffed for some [...]