{"id":438,"date":"2015-05-21T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T23:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/?p=438"},"modified":"2019-02-03T17:44:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T09:44:46","slug":"india-manali-to-leh-roadtrip-photos-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/21\/india-manali-to-leh-roadtrip-photos-2003\/","title":{"rendered":"India &#8211; Manali to Leh Roadtrip Photos 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in July 2003, I took a road trip in northern India from Manali to Leh (Ladakh). I undertook this trip through Country Holidays in Singapore who still offers this tour. It&#8217;s worth doing &#8211; scenery is amazing and the food was surprisingly good (I love Indian food anyway). These are probably the better photos from the trip. I hadn&#8217;t gone digital yet so these were either taken with negative film (Fujifilm Reala), positives (Velvia or Provia) or black &amp; white film (Neopan) using Carl Zeiss lens on either a Yashica or Contax body. One of my cameras malfunctioned so I lost more than a third of the shots I took. \u00a0Nowadays with digital, at least you&#8217;ll know immediately if there&#8217;s something wrong!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-438 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-13-apr-2009-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-13-Apr-2009-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Manali to Leh roadtrip\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-433\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-433'>\n\t\t\t\tIrrigation from rivers green the valleys\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-16-mar-2015\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-16-Mar-2015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-431\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-431'>\n\t\t\t\tWoman near Manali\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-30-sep-2013-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-30-Sep-2013-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-424\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-424'>\n\t\t\t\tBig trucks, small roads\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-13-mar-2015\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-13-Mar-2015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-415\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-415'>\n\t\t\t\tA haircut\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-20-may-2015\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-20-May-2015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-423\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-423'>\n\t\t\t\tNovice monks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-20-may-2015-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-20-May-2015-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-417\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-417'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Indian Himalayas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-436'>\n\t\t\t\tAt 4,300 metres\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-13-apr-2009-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-13-Apr-2009-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-435\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-435'>\n\t\t\t\tA herd of sheep\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-20-may-2015-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-20-May-2015-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-416\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-416'>\n\t\t\t\tGuides and drivers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-30-sep-2013-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-30-Sep-2013-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-425\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-425'>\n\t\t\t\tOpen air truck-stop\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-13-apr-2009-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-13-Apr-2009-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-432\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-432'>\n\t\t\t\tLadakhi girl\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-20-may-2015-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-20-May-2015-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-421\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-421'>\n\t\t\t\tLeh\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-13-apr-2009-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ladakh-13-Apr-2009-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-427\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-427'>\n\t\t\t\tZanskar River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gazeandgraze.com\/wordpress\/ladakh-20-may-2015-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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I undertook this trip through Country Holidays in Singapore who still offers this tour. It&#8217;s worth doing &#8211; scenery is amazing and the food was surprisingly good (I love Indian food anyway). 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