Himalayas

Ladakh tour by Alexandra: At Leisure at the Deskit Guest House in Leh – Part 3

Leh Ladakh Tour Story - Deskit Guest House

My tour program described day one as a “day at leisure“, during which time I was expected to acclimate to the 10,000 feet altitude. If I was interested in speeding up this process, I was advised not to exert myself and to do nothing more strenuous than consuming large quantities of water. Since I had …

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House architecture of Lhomi Tibetans of upper Arun River, Eastern Nepal Himalayas

Trekking in Eastern Nepal Himalayas is once again possible and trekking into the upper reaches of the Arun River offers an insight into the lifestyle of the Lhomi Bhote, the Tibetan population group that occupies this remote part of eastern Nepal. The diversity of house types built by the Tibetan population groups in the Nepal …

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