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Stormy Weather, be very careful in the road especially for landslides. Today is the day our trip back to Leh from Nubra Valley with several destinations to stop by. After the long journey from Leh to Nubra and stayed overnight at Shayok Guest House, Nubra Valley, the tomorrow morning we returned refreshed, especially as the air was very refreshing there. View in the front and behind the house is also refreshing for the eyes, rows of shady trees with the background of the foothills of Himalayan mountains on the side of the Nubra Valley. From the front of the house towards north, you can see the top of Mt. K2 soars high covered in ice. Such a morning view for a fresh start. The house is also beautiful, in front of it there is a flower garden, various flowers were found. Next to the house there is a solar panel Power Plan, for electric power. Hari ini perjalanan kami pulang ke Leh dari Nubra Valley dengan beberapa destinasi singgah diantaranya. Setelah perjalanan panjang Leh ke...

Landscape view taken from Khardung La Top Day 4 - Nubra Valley to Leh: via Diskit Monastery. Leh Tour: Shanti Stupa. Yeay! Finally, we could start the road trip today! We had to get ready and gather before 08.00 am, stand by in front of the office of Indian Himalayan Expedition travel tour as a meeting point. Previously we had breakfast at the nearest restaurant, Mentokling Guest House & Apple Garden Restaurant, which was open from morning, well enough for our stomachs so we bought bread and tea, and mineral water for lunch. The two of us together with the three other travelers rent one car with five people and one driver inside with positions 2-3-1. I was in the front left, Kak Nina sat in the middle, two Indian couples newly-wed in the middle, and one Taiwanese (who was actually a group of three with two friends but he arrived first) sitting in the back by himself. The driver was Fayaz, from Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, whose skills are super reliable on the dri...

Day 3 - Leh to Nubra Valley: Leh - Khardung La - Deskit - Hunder - Sumoor via Stamstanling Monastery. Second day in Leh, still starting from S.N.M. (Sonam Norboo Memorial) Hospital. Finally, we were allowed to discharge from the hospital after being checked by nurses, our condition had improved a lot. Alhamdulillah, our condition was indeed good enough this morning after getting enough rest and getting enough oxygen and diamox for the night. We are encouraged to always prepare Diamox during this trip in Leh Ladakh, one tablet after eating if symptoms of sickness occur again, and more eating and drinking water along the trip (it is indeed highly matter), and to keep portable oxygen available for backup. We discharged from the hospital around 8 o'clock, stopped by the Drug Store in front of the hospital to buy Diamox and Oxygen (drug stores only exist in the area around the hospital), and take a taxi to Leh Market as our first destination in Leh.  Hari kedua pagi di Leh...

Welcoming panoramic scene of Indus Formation seen from the plane Local taxi from Leh Airport heading to downtown. Day 2 - Leh Sightseeing: Leh Main Bazaar, Leh Palace. Acclimatization day two. Make Permit. Morning trips from Delhi to Leh with Go Air took 1 hour 25 minutes, we depart from Delhi at 6:40 a.m. and arrive on Leh at 08:05 a.m. Leh Airport, Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, is one of the three highly sensitive airports politically thus the security at the airport is very strict handled by CISF (Central Industrian Secutiry Force), considering that this area is part of the area that close to the border and prone to conflict and terrorism. Outside the airport, we start to bargain the price of the taxi to the local drivers that has been waiting outside the airport, maybe for hours ago. Finally thanks to blog recommendations from the internet, we can know the right price range. We took a taxi to the hotel, or more guest house, still from the recommendation of...

VISA There are two options of application in getting India Visa, regular visa and e-visa. First, the regular visa . The required documents for regular visa application: - Passport (current one as well as old one) - Signed application form from online visa application for regular one. - Photographs (two, 5 x5 cm, one of them pasted on the form - Travel itinerary - Ticket and accommodation confirmation - Print out saving/checking account the last three months For regular visa application, there are three applying process: - Apply online (to secure online application saves time and check status online) - Submit documents (visit Indian embassy office or Visa collection center in your country, submit required documents for visa application, interviewing about the trip such as when and duration of travel, photos and fingerprints records, payment) - Receive visa (from Indian Mission/visa collection centre about two days after doc submission but could depend on each embass...

Leh view from Delhi-Leh local flight on the arrival day Leh is a destination I never thought before for once, one day I surfed instagram and fall in love for the first sight with the landscape. So I get the first reference from Instagram and start browsing anything about Leh, Ladakh, India. This destination is actually already familiar for foreign traveler, but not really well known in my local country, as far as I know. Leh is a city located in Ladakh, a region in Jammu & Kashmir state, precisely in the northeastern of India. Ladakh extends from the range of Kunlun mountain to the Great Himalayas populated by Indo-Arya community and the descendants of the Tibetans. As one of surfing results, I found a blog as my main reference which very helpful for me in making travel itinerary. Luckily, the blog is Indonesian travel blogger, http://mssoewito.blogspot.com , which provides complete information from the destinations, how long the trip, transportation, accomodation, to ...