Leh: Spituk – Likir – Alchi – Basgo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ I arrived Leh 1 day late. This was due to delay of my flight from London. Nevertheless the hotel did not charge me extra and changed the date of my booking. I was advised to take rest on the first day. Next day I rented a car by myself and went for a monastery hopping. My first stop was Basgo. Perched at the top of a hillock, it is situated nearly 40 kms away from Leh approaching to Nimmu which is on the highway of Srinagar-Kargil-Leh. The monastery was a fortress…

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Petra

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดย ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดย ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด We arrived Petra by car from Wadi-Rum. It was less than 2 hrs journey . We checked - in to our hotel and our first stop was "Petra - By - night". Every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week entire Siq to the Treasury was lit with over 1,500 candles. Itย is a magical way to see part of the rock city by candlelight and explore the old city. This was our Day 2 in Petra. We planned to spend the entire day walking in Petra. Thisย is one of the most…

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Jordan Trip Diary โ€“ Tryst with an Arab kingdom of Western Asia

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดย ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดย ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด 22nd December , 2013 11:50 โ€“ ย Flight from Gatwick airport to Amman by Easyjet.ย  Further flight by Royal Jordanian to Amman. Reach Amman hotel by taxi. Check in at Coral Bay. Dinner varieties of stuffed bread (stuffings inc. Leaves, cheese, potatoes, etc) with omelette cheese n Egyptian roti. 23rd December, 2013 โ€“ Sez visit to stamp passport and submarine tour of corals and under water beings. Lunch at Coral bay , consisting of Chicken burgers and chips. 24th December, 2013 โ€“ Aquaba to Wadi rum by taxi. Welcomed at house of…

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Assam

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ It was a short trip of few days to visit my in-laws place. I stayed in a resort at Tinsukia for a day. I also went to Dibru Saikhowa national park and saw river Dolphins and few species of birds. This area is also famous for feral horses. After returning to Jorhat, I visited Digboy , Asia's oldest oil refinery. ย I also visitedย Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary. Thisย Sanctuary contains India's only gibbons โ€“ the hoolock gibbons, and Northeastern India's only nocturnal primate โ€“ the Bengal slow loris. Dibru Saikhowa national park Hoollongapar Gibbon…

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