The Travel Connection

As I started making plans to holiday at Ladakh, I took the usual route of researching online. The first thing that hit me was that return trip from New Delhi would make me poorer by an average of 40000/- per person. This made me rethink my strategy and I started considering tours offered by operators. For a seasoned traveller, considering a conducted tour is almost unholy but with passing time or lack of it, it was not a bad option. Every travel website has top ten lists. If there was ever one for top ten scenic flights, this would certainly be on it. I am talking of the flight from New Delhi to Leh. It was the most incredible flight ever. I caught the first glimpse of the snow capped mountain peeping out of the snow white clouds about 15 minutes into flight. It is one memory that will forever be etched in my mind. From there things just got better. No looking back! With  the mandatory resting period being ignored as this holiday was ...

Gangtok  at a height of 4700 ft is on lower Himalayan ranges. It's a dense town with small roads and 5 storey concrete boxes packed next to each other. The hub of the town for tourism is the M G road. It is traffic free in the evenings and has its souvenir shops, cafes and the other tourist nick nacks. It is an eco friendly city as plastic is banned.The city is doing its best to promote local tourism by having a flower show and handicrafts museum and view points in and around the town.                                                                                   ...