The road into Leh is reached through some of the highest motorways on the planet (one is a towering 17,475 feet above sea level). These passes close in the winter, for obvious reasons. Their closure, from roughly November to March, marks the time that the Ladakhi people are almost completely cut off from the rest [...]
Sometimes, flying a long distance feels like you are teleporting yourself from one universe to another. After a generous dose of South East Asia, we now find ourselves in the very north of India; in Leh, the capital of the ethnically Tibetan part of Kashmir. For us, this is the time to get geared [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
