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The Important Zanskar Archery Tournament in Padum
The Ibex Hotel is a standard hotel but it sure looked munificent to us after camping for 10 days. Our room had an ensuite bathroom with toilet that actually flushed. Cold water, one of the hardest...
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A Day Trip to Zangla From Busy Little Padum in Zanskar
Padum, with its population of 1,000 people, is the major hub of activities in the entire valley. An excursion to Zangla, former capital of Ladakh was planned for tomorrow with Day 2 of the Karsha...
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16th Century Zangla Royal Palace #2 in Zanskar
The hired 4×4 driver for the day drove towards Royal Palace #2 with its ruins visible on a hill. Up a “road” as far as possible before we got out and did the rest of the distance on foot. Not a big...
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Stongdey Monastery in Zanskar
We took a pass on the Zangla Nunnery near the Zangla Palaces and proceeded directly to Stongdey Monastery. Stongdey Monastery, Ladakh is the second largest monastic institution in the Zanskar region,...
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The Karsha Gustor (Gu-stor) Festival in Remote Zanskar
The impressive Karsha Monastery is built picturesquely on a steep mountainside above the Stod River and can be seen from far, far away. Karsha Gompa (another name for “monastery”) is the largest...
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Rituals and Masked Dances at Karsha Gustor Festival in Zanskar
Gustor is traditional to the monasteries of the Geluk-pa order of Tibetan Buddhism. This two-day festival is held at Spituk, Thiksay and Karsha Monasteries, at different times each year. Gu-Stor...
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Exquisite and Traditional Perak Headdresses at The Karsha Gustor Festival,...
Travels With Sheila’s personal highlight of the Karsha Gustor Festival came when two young women were escorted into the courtyard dressed in full Tibetan regalia; wearing the rarely-seen, very heavy,...
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One Night in Mulbek/Mulbekh, Ladakh
A fast tire drop off in Kargil for the Kargil Union driver to pick up on his drive back to Padum, and back on the road to Mulbek/Mulbekh for one night. Mulbek is only 34 kilometers/20 miles from...
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I do not play golf since my hyper personality goes crazy when attempting any sport that has someone in front of me moving slowly, and/or someone in back of me, waiting impatiently for me to move...
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Fantastic Mountain Biking in Morzine, France – Portes du Soleil
Intentional competitions have been held in Morzine for the last 15 years and Morzine is considered by many to be the number one place for mountain biking in Europe. Take a tough and thrilling Black...
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