Kashmir - Shrinagar, Dal Lake 1/2

Skaria carries whatever you can imagine

Kashmir is considered to be a beautiful - some call it "Heaven on the Earth". And yes, it's so different to the in Kashmir then in Ladakh. From a dry and rocky country you come to an amusing greenery. Higher mountains keeps snow all year round and it mix with the green of the grass and trees

Ladakh - Buddhist Kingdom, over 6.000m, ...

Tradition meets new technology :)

Ladakh! What to say? For me it is a beautiful place with friendly people, stunning mountains, amusing view and treks, buddhist culture with many monks and gompas, yummy food, ...

All together making a place, which for me feels almost like a home.

TIBET - Kashgar to Lhasa by bicycle (Kailash, ...) 1/5

Some monks are still here!!!

I have always dreamed of visiting Tibet and having enough time to explore it. And what could be a better way, then to cycle through it?! Well, motorbike would also be great, considering the road conditions, physical harshness of the place and distances beyond the imagination. Yet, due to Chinese policy, foreigners are not allowed to drive any motorized vehicles themselves. Not that you are officially allowed to travel in the Tibet either! At the time I've decided to buy a mountain bike in Kashgar and set on the way, it seemed the perfect way and I was truly excited to be on the way ....

Pakistan - South - (Lahore, Peshavar, Islamabad) 1/2

Pakistan a beautiful country full of friendly people, really amusing scenery and tradition.

WAGAH-cross from
INDIA- 2-PAKISTAN

Crossing from India to Pakistan is possible through the Wagah border, which is about 25 km from Amritsar - the city of Sikh's & The Golden Temple. It is easy to get on a local bus to Atari. From here it is an easy distance by the cycle rickshaw (15RS) to the border. Crossing itself is just fun. The bureaucracy between the countries is really ridiculous.

China - South East (Guiling, Yangshuo, ...)

And here I am back in the southern China after crossing the border from Vietnam and arriving to Nanning.

Kashmir - Shalimar, Dal Lake, Moughal gardens, ... 2/2

Shalimar garden - water ways

Srinagar and it surrounding has some interesting sights to visit: There is an "Aqua Fort" situated on the steep hill in between the lakes. It creates nice view point from the houseboats, but as it is occupied by the army, it is not possible to visit. In the Mughal times many gardens were built. The most famous

Tibet - Lhasa city (life, pilgrims, Buddhism, ...) 2/5

LHASA - The capital city of Tibet - The capital of Tibet and traditional home of the Dalailama (Potala Palace). It is an ancient city full of religion, pilgrims and tourists, with a dominant castle of the Dalailamas