Ladakh, Cham Trek path & Tso Moriri

January and February are busy months for posting shots, I haven't taken photographs this winter. I don't know what could I show you. We are on the verge of booking our flights to Uzbekistan. We are not sure about our itinerary yet. It would end up either in Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan. 

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand - India

New year, new internship. I just started to work at Films Distribution. In the meantime, I wanted to wish you all the best to all of you for 2012. Happy new year and thank you again for reading and following me.

Pilgrims in Haridwar, Uttarakhand

We stayed less than 24 hours in Haridwar. After three weeks spent in Ladakh, it was too big of a culture shock. Unfortunately due to the monsoon and the climate conditions, we couldn't go on a trek to Ganga sources. On our last week of trip, we finally headed up to Rishikesh and Mussoorie. 

1. Yangthang, Ladakh
2. Orchha - Madyah Pradesh

Baby trek, step 1: Yangthang. True story, we became extras in a Ladakhi TV show shot in this village.

The day I took the second snapshot, from the same viewpoint I was also lucky enough to discover a disemboweled body lying inside a trunk. This was a priceless India token from Madyah Pradesh. 

Benaras, India

Again, if by any chance you head to Benaras, you must stop by Ram Bhawan, the headquarters of Kautilya Society. This is the best place ever to deeply discover what surrounds you and to meet amazing people. It was by far our favorite stepover in India. 

1. Happy Valley, Mussoorie
2. Sikhs, Rishikesh - Uttarakhand, India

Gujarat (?) Pilgrims in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand - India

On the road around Srinagar, Kashmir

Kashmiri gypsies, around Srinagar, Kashmir - Northern India

1. View from our houseboat, Srinagar
2. Nubra Valley, Ladhack - a region only opened to foreigners since 94. Many Pakistani incursions have been taken place there.

Srinagar, Kashmir

1. Srinagar, Kashmir
2. Cham Trekking, Ladakh

This is Srinagar, Kashmir.

I just got back from a lovely week-end in Vienna. My next flight is planned within one month there. It's time to purchase a new Moleskine notebook and collect in it all the good tips about the town. This will be done tomorrow.

Oh and guess what!? Since I'm totally short of money at the moment, I found a pretty fun odd job. I help a Nobel Prize Physics winner widow out with archiving her husband's researches. This rather consists in chatting all evening long with her which is - I have to admit it - quite intellectually and humanely stimulating. My internship + my several odd jobs (baby&nanny-sitting) give - I hope - a valid excuse to my usual lack of posts.

Srinagar, Kashmir

Korzok festival, Tso Moriri - Ladhack

Cham Trekking, Ladhack

Ladhack landscape + first day of Cham trekking

Benaras, Uttar Pradesh

Benaras, Uttar Pradesh

Benaras, Uttar Pradesh