India
A land for all seasons .. a land for all reasons.
The subcontinent of India. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches.
India too large, too culturally diversified to take in on one trip and as a consequence of it’s size, the history is long and complex, it’s great natural wealth has lured a succession of traders and foreign influences to it, each having left their imprint in the country, however faint or localized. Thus, Chinese fishing nets in Kerala are a throwback to that country's ancient maritime trade, while in the north, terra-cotta figurines of the centuries BC bear distinctly Greek traces.
Whether your choice be spiritual, historical, architectural, or just an adventurous spirit, the richness, the lush beauty and the ability of India to overload the senses, will leave an indelible presence within your travel memory bank.
For something completely different:
Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist
culture. It is sometimes called "Little Tibet" as it has been strongly
influenced by Tibetan culture
The Government of India has recently decided to open a few more scenic sports in the remote regions of Ladakh, the cross road of High Asia. The beautifully sculpted rocks and colored mountains, deep artifacts and mystic rites, festivals and cheerful, courteous people, pollution-free vast open spaces, rare flora and fauna of Ladakh have to be seen & experienced to be believed.
Observe the lifestyle of remote villages and the nomadic Changpa shepherds on the banks of the crystal clear, peral shaped Tso Moriri Lake, where the Barheaded geese and the Great Crested grebes breed. En-route stay at Chumathang and bath in the medicated waters of its hotsprings. Cross over Khardungla (18,350 ft.) the highest motorable pass in the world, along the legendary silk route, on the way to Siachen, the longest glacier outside the polar regions.
Visit ancient tribal villages in the Indus valley, downstream from Khalsi, where the colourful Drongpas live, whose ethnic origin is variously attributed to Aryan, Greek and Jew ancestors.