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bluedraggy · 5 years

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TSO - As in Trans-Siberian Orchestra

I just went to one of their concerts and it was a visual wonder. Their style is unique and they occupy a niche that no one knew existed. I would describe it as taking themes and melodies - primarily from Christmas carols, but also from other classical sources (most familiarly Pachebel's Canon in D Major) and turning them into rock anthems. The sound is unabashedly 80's Rock with tons of machismo laden bass and distorted guitars, yet with a healthy smattering of violin. They make you wish for long hair you can thrash back and forth with your "Sign of the Horns" fist raised high in old-school heavy metal style, all the while celebrating Christmas of all things.

The concert was scheduled to start at 8 and by 8:15 it was underway, nonstop for two and a half hours and in unrelenting 4/4 time. There wasn't a single song I'd ever heard from them that was missed. While Canon didn't have the children's choir that's associated with it, they more than made up for it with a 10 piece choir. (okay, 9 I guess looking closer at the picture...)

I learned a bit about them before attending the concert. There was genius at work when the concept was created first of all. I doubt anyone but an avid fan could name a single member of the band, which works out great as they now actually are 2 'bands' (that word doesn't sound right, but then neither does 'orchestra') - TSO-East and TSO-West, but all are consummate musicians and showmen. And there was at least one marriage proposal up front. (Understandable actually.)

I really couldn't say how many people make up TSO. Their show is really more of a "Show" with a capital S. And they're not exclusively instrumental either - there were at least 3 separate singers that were all amazing soloists and could rightfully carry a band on their own, but TSO throws in 3. Or 4. Or 12. As for the musicians...

1 thunderous bass player 3 (at least! Easily could have been 4 or more!) guitar players 2 keyboard players 3 (at least!) vocalists - not including the choir 1 nonstop drummer who must be having the time of his life playing 1 sexy violin-ist (is that a word?) that easily rocked with the best of them 10 (guessing here) choir vocalists 6 (again, a guess) local guest 'orchestra' members 1 'MC' who narrated the 1st half's 'story'

And yet at a couple of key points they brought the leader out front who really personalized the band by talking to the audience in a much more casual manner - really a needed break from the perfectionism of the majority of the show which can leave you wondering if these guys are actually human.

Now with a show like this, it's easy to wonder if perhaps there's not some MIDI magic or backing tracks going on, but I really don't think there were. There didn't need to be with so many musicians involved.

But now I have to break away from talking about the 'band' to discuss the light show. It was second to none, and I've seen a few. This is obviously THE state of the art rock show. It helps that their music lends itself so well to visuals too, but I've literally never seen anything like it. Lasers everywhere, live fire displays that warmed my face from even where I was, videos containing all the expected tropes that this style of music evokes (wolves, dragons, helicopters, castles, cgi snow-covered cities, etc.)

They've got some really cool things overhead I can only describe as massive 'circles' with video screens in the center, lights ringing them, and on synchronized supports that make them move around in a way you have to see to appreciate. The ONLY technical problem was that one of the screens on one of these died a little way into the show. It was really no problem, but in any project so massive you'd have to expect SOMETHING to go a little wrong. Certainly nothing else did!

And finally, when the leader of the band stopped to give a shout out to the musicians (he had to do this twice to cover them all!), the sound engineers and the roadies, he said they had something like 112 people helping to set up the stage (although really there are 2 stages in a sense). The 4 huge raised-platforms that are used in certain songs are vertigo-inducing even from a safe spot on the floor.

I doubt anyone could argue that this may be the absolute pinnacle of this sort of show. Honestly after 2 hours, your eyes begin to bleed from the overload, but it's an experience you cannot forget. No, not all the songs work at the same level as their biggest hits - but none will bore you, that I can promise! Plus you may be surprised at how many you know. Going in I could name about 3, and some mixed together in my head.

And they know their audience. When those 'hits' start, they pull out all the stops. Christmas Canon - unforgettable even without the child choir. Granted, how can you go wrong when you start with Pachebel's Canon in D Major? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cP26ndrmtg

Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo - I didn't know the name of this one, but certainly recognized it when it started! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHioIlbnS_A

Wizards in Winter - How can anyone not know this one, if nothing else from the synchronized Christmas house light-show video that was everywhere a decade ago (2009). A shout out to that guy who first came up with that btw. Must have been a mighty effort back then to do that. The idea has been improved on of course since then, but it's a whole 'nuther thing to come up with it on your own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWBjl-jPcVM

Requiem (The Fifth) - classic TSO though I'd never heard it. No points for guessing what theme is used for this one though. A bit of a Mozard/Beethoven mash but it works awfully well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsxzBCr2zNM

To end this little reviewishthing, if you get a chance (and, of course, you’d have to like TSO's style), go. You won't regret it.

Oh, also they're American in origin. Not a Russian in sight, though some of the musicians are indeed from Eastern Europe at least. Also, as far as I could tell, no Trans either. Though that female violin player's black leather outfit was pretty hot. :) FWIW I’m sure the specific group I saw was TSO-East.

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wsdo · 7 years

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Day 68

Day 1 of Halloween

Also first real day off since texas.

I woke up late. apparently I slept through some stuff. The power was out for a while, there was some drama. I woke up and the power was on and I had myself a nice bowl of honey nut cheerios around 945. its nice to sleep in. and scary that 945 is now sleeping in.

We then left for the days festivities. Originally this was to be going to the beach in Jacksonville but it was pouring rain this morning so we decided against it. We went to walmart to stock up and decide where we were going since there is no wifi or cell signal in our housing. The wifi in starbucks also just cut out as I was typing this. amazing.

We decided on mini golf. we got there and it was cold and rainy but we pushed on. I had beach gear and an 8 dollar bright red coleman poncho from walmart. we played 18 holes. the course was pretty much flooded. it was amazing. david tried to ride a zebra. magical.

Brandon was there but didn’t come in since he has decided to not spend any of his stipend money at all all year. a valiant effort, but confusing why he decided to come with us.

We then headed to lunch at a Taco place called Corner Taco. it was amazing. it was swanky they had string lights and 40s monaco posters and jazz playing. I had two general tsos chicken tacos and some gosh dang amazing salsa. There was drag racing on the tv it was heavenly.

Then we went downtown to the Jacksonville Museum of Science and History. also called MOSH. They had some cool exhibits. the best one was about ancient rome. They had a small scale functioning siege onager. we also saw a free planetarium show which wasn’t really about astronomy or the stars and was just a children’s version of the story of Perseus and Andromeda. like it explained the story of the constellations through a weird CG cartoon. It was amazing.

We wandered around and took some pictures outside once the museum closed. We met the museums resident Alligator snapping turtle (he was gigantic) named Tonca. He’s 45 years old and 130 pounds!

We drove back and hung out, I started reading the book of IT. Then we had subs brought to us for dinner (our dinners are being provided by local businesses) we’ve had burger king, italian, and now “larry’s giant subs”.

We went to starbucks. I started downloading some horror movies for the wonderful month of october. time to dust off the halloween playlist!

G’night and spooky travels!

PS we’re in starbucks again and they recognized us, and told us they had to throw out the premade breakfast wraps and stuff, so we got a whole bunch of stuff for free! wonderful!

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krinsbez · 5 years

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Book Recommendations: Da Big List, Non-Fiction Edition

(same disclaimer applies)

-The Seven Lives of Colonel Patterson: How an Irish Lion Hunter Led the Jewish Legion to Victory by Denis Brian. A slim biography of Colonel John Henry Patterson, a man who, among other things, led the hunt for not one but TWO man-eating lions, got involved in a scandal that inspired a story by Hemingway, and helped form what eventually evolved into the core of the Israeli Defense Force. -The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula by Eric Nuzum. A fun little book in which the author tries to explore vampires in pop culture from every possible angle (at the time; it was written pre-Twilight); he goes on a tour of Transylvania, visits a Dark Shadows con, watches all of Buffy, reads Dracula and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, plays Vampire: The Masquerade, works as a vampire at a haunted house, makes a noble effort to watch every vampire movie ever made, and more. -Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence by Bill James. A somewhat weightier tome, in which the creator of sabermetrics turns his attention from studying baseball to studying murder, or at least the pop culture appreciation of murder. It's rather more entertaining than you'd expect, and includes lots of good stuff; my favorites are how he explains that it is simultaneously impossible for Lizzie Borden to have murdered her parents AND for anyone else to have done it, and the bit at the end when he suggests a novel approach to prison reform. -The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. You've probably heard of this one, which explores the efforts to build the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and juxtaposes 'em with the crimes of serial killer H. H. Holmes in the same time and place. -The Golden Age of Quackery by Stuart H. Holbrook. Everything you can ever want to know about the age of patent medicines is in this book. -Sacred Monsters: Mysterious and Mythical Creatures of Scripture, Talmud, and Midrash by Rabbi Natan Slifkin. In this book, banned by several Haredi Rabbis, the author discusses various creatures mentioned in Jewish holy texts that are known not to exist and tries to figure out what it's talking about; was the term for a mundane creature mistranslated? was it a metaphor? or were the Sages of old mistaken? -1920: The Year of the Six Presidents by David Pietrusza. A fascinating look at the US presidential race for 1920, in which, as the title notes, six men who were or would become President were majorly involved. -The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hadju. A marvelous book that is exactly what is says on the tin. -Gun Guys: A Road Trip by Dan Baum. In which a man who is somehow both a liberal and a gun-lover travels America exploring various facets of American gun culture. As close to an unbiased look on the subject you're liable to get, and fun besides. -Triumph in a White Suburb: The Dramatic Story of Teaneck, N.J., the First Town in the Nation to Vote for Integrated Schools by Reginald G. Damerell. Exactly what it says on the tin. Admission; I have family in Teaneck (though they moved in much later), so my enjoyment of the book may have been skewed. -Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris by David King. As it says, the tale of a serial killer who used the climate of fear created by the Nazi occupation of Paris to lure his victims and cover up his crimes, and afterwards tried to escape justice by claiming to be a resistance fighter. -The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick. The tale of Dutch art forger Hans van Meegren, who's counterfeit Vermeers were only exposed when he was put on trial for selling one to Goering. -Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story That Changed the Course of WWII by Ben Macintyre. The story of how British Intelligence used a corpse to convince the Nazis that the Allies were planning to invade Sardinia instead of Sicily. -Charlemagne's Tablecloth: A Piquant History of Feasting by Nichola Fletcher. As the subtitle suggests, this book looks at feasting throughout history, exploring not only what people of different times and places chose to ate when they feasted and why, but the cultural activities that accompanied the eating. -Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel. Tells the story of the 18th Cenutry quest to create a reliable method of telling time at sea, and of John Harrison, the man whose invention of the chronometer solved the problem. The book was later re-released as The Illustrated Longitude, with a lavish array of photos and such, which is what I read. -Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?: The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers Civilization by Andrew Lawler. In which the origins of the world's most common barnyard fowl are explored and it's surprisingly powerful impact on history are explicated. -Connections by James Burke. Written as companion to a 1978 TV documentary, this is a marvelous history of science and invention, showing how seemingly disparate discoveries and events led to many of the cornerstones of the modern world. -A. J. Jacobs is a writer for Esquire magazine who will periodically spend a year doing...something, and then write a book about the experience, spiced up with interviews with relevant experts. I've read four of these books; they are vastly better than they have any right to be and I adore them. In order (seriously, read them in order, some of the best stuff is seeing what lifestyle changes stick between stunts), they are The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest To Become the Smartest Person in the World (in which he reads the entire Encyclopedia Britannica); The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest To Follow The Bible As Literally As Possible (the subtitle is fairly self-explanatory); The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life As An Experiment (a collection of shorter stunts, EG the time he impersonated a C-List movie star and crashed the Oscars, a week where he tried to live according to the precepts of Radical Honesty, stuff like that); Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest For Bodily Perfection (where he tries out a bunch of fad diets and exercise regimes and so forth); and It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree (genealogy, the fact that ultimately everyone is related ot everyone else, which fact leads him to attempt to create a "Global Family Reunion") -Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat by Sarah Murray. A collection of essays that explores, of all subjects, the transportation of food. Ranging from ancient Roman amphorae to modern refrigerated shipping containers, and subjects as diverse as the influence of the grain elevators of Buffalo, New York on Bauhaus architecture, the logistics of the Berlin Airlift, and the science of making MREs. -The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8 Lee (no, that's not a typo, her middle initial is the number eight). This is another one of those "layman author looks at a particular subject from a wide array of angles" books that I'm so fond of. In this case, as the title suggests, the subject is Chinese food, ranging from investigating the true origins of the fortune cookie and discovering who the hell General Tso was to documenting how running a Chinese restaurant caused one immigrant family to disintegrate and delving into the Great Kosher Duck Scandal of 1989. -Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America's Food Answers To A Higher Authority by Susie Fishkoff. And speaking of Kosher food, that's the subject here. I admit to being somewhat biased for obvious reasons, but this is actually a really interesting subject, and there's a lot of ground here for Fishkoff to cover; the Agriprocessors scandal, the current "kosher revival" in the Reform and Conservative movements, the intersection of Jewish kashrut and Islamic halal, the sometimes surprisingly cutthroat competition between kosher certification agencies, not to mention the nitty-gritty details of being a kashrut supervisor from the Midwest to China. -Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs by Ken Jennings. After achieving national prominence for having the longest winning streak in the history of the game show Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings was naturally paid to write a book about it. Rather than simply produce a memoir of his experience, he decided to explore the world of trivia in general. The result is thoroughly entertaining, and of course introduces one to loads of fascinating, if useless, information. He later went on to write Maphead: Charting the Wide Weird World of Geography Wonks, which is equally entertaining. -Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and A Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human by Grant Morrison. This one's actually a bit difficult to define; it's partially a history of superhero comics, partially the autobiography of an acclaimed comics writer, and partially a somewhat rambling philosophical interrogation of superhero comics. It's great fun AND makes you look at certain aspects of superherodom in new ways. -Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers by Lee Sandlin. This book chronicles the long and twisted path of tornado research. While it starts with the first documented cyclones of colonial America, the bulk of the text is taken up covering the great scientific debates of the early and mid 19th century over the nature of tornadoes. Men long forgotten, such as Espy, Hare, and Redfield are brought back to life, along with their bitter rivalries. Later sections on the efforts of the Army Signal Corps to predicate tornadoes and of the political battles on the nature of weather forecasting are equally fascinating, though are cut somewhat short - I really wish the book lasted a bit longer. Either way, Storm Kings was a truly great look at a little-known facet of history. (NOTE: This review was originally written by Alamo, but I second every word) -The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures by Edward Ball. You've probably heard of the story about how the motion-picture was invented, and how it involved a bet made by the Governor of California on how horses galloped. However, the tale of Eadweard Muybridge, the actual inventor, is often ignored, or glossed over. As one reads this book, the reasons for that become increasingly clear. Ball chronicles the long and twisted journey that brought Muybridge from his native Britain to the wild west, and the then-famous murder he committed. (NOTE: This review was also originally written by Alamo, but again I completely agree) -Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman. This is an inside look at the FBI's efforts to recover rare pieces of art and antiquities. (NOTE: This one was also one of Alamo's, etc.) -The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. A fascinating biography of William Moulton Marston, the idiosyncratic creator of the world's most famous superheroine. Really fascinating stuff. -Banquet at Delmonico's: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, and the Triumph of Evolution In America by Barry Werth. The story of how the theory of evolution became accepted a smainstream by the American elite, and the corollary origins of Social Darwinism. -Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars by Paul Ingrassia. Honestly, the subtitle is fairly self-explanatory. -The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach Dundas. This is another one of those "layman author looks at subject from multiple angles" books, that I'm so fond of. Very well written, occasional insightful, and with lots of cool trivia.

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mrstressbuster-blog · 7 years

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Travel India Blog

Delhi – Jammu – Patnitop – Srinagar – Gulmarg- Srinagar- Sonmarg – Zoji La – Gumri – Dras – Thasgam – Kharbu – Kaksar – Kargil – Mulbekh- Namika La – Fotu La- Lamayuru – Khaltse – Saspol – Nimu – Spituk – Leh

In the last post, I spoke about travelling to Khardung la summit at 18380 feet and my experience to explore the infinity when surrounded by snow clad mountains at such a height. I must recommend to everyone who came to Leh Ladakh for adventure and to gain experience of their lifetime, you ought to take a ride to the Khardung La. Just have a look at the video.

Our next destination was Nubra valley. As per our research before the trip, we knew khardung la is the only gateway for Nubra Valley and Siachien Glacier. It is about 150 km from Leh and would take about five hours to travel. It is a cold desert in such a high altitude. You can find many interesting plantation, two humped camels and other local animals, Sindu Valley, monastry, hot springs and many others.

When we left the leh, we were thinking, we should be able to reach there comfortably by 1:30-2:00 pm. However, again we experienced the Marphy’s law.

Murphy’s law

We got stuck for 6-7 hours at Khardung la due to heavy snow and long traffic queue from the both sides (cars going to Khardung la and coming from Nubra). We thought, how the hell are we ever going to leave from here as the queues were longer for several kilometres and roads were icy, very difficult to drive. But around 2:30 pm we got the clearance to head towards the Nubra valley with chained tyres. Therefore, we crossed the Khardung la summit, but our car’s backside got hit by the truck. Fortunately, nothing happened to anybody but the car got damaged.

The roads were quite good, except few patches where it was almost non-existent and in worse condition due to continuous melting snow. We must have travelled another 5 more kilometres and another mishap was waiting for us, for a second the break didn’t grip due to snowy surface (Even with chained tyres) and the car started to roll back towards the valley. This time I wasn’t the only one who got freaked out, for a moment there was a chaos, some closed their eyes, some started to prey to the almighty, some were busy shouting and I just seat. Now we all laugh about it, how we got scared to death? One thing I realised, in that situation there is nothing you can do so why panic? But at that time, you don’t get such wise thoughts. However, All’s well that ends well, our driver Yamling did manage to control the situation and he started to laugh and said, “I told you guys, not to panic in such situation.”

Before we started this journey, he did warn us about such mishap but also reassured nothing will happen to us as it’s a common occurrence on those precarious edges. I think it was a deadly moment as anything could have happened but Yamling handled the situation very well and made us calm by telling some funny stories about his previous encounters. When I looked back, I feel, for us, it was just once but Yamling goes to such trips regularly and has faced worse situation but he still does it without any hesitation. You need to be braveheart to drive on such a dangerous terrains with quite unpredictable weather (heavy snow, landslide, torrential rain, low oxygen level, extreme cold). I did ask him why does he do such a risky job? and he said, “I don’t find this risky at all. I have born and brought up in this region, what you see around, gives us courage.” and joked, “However, I would get scared if I have to drive in your city traffic. Here, I am safe with the mountains.” I salute the spirit and valour of Yamling and many such drivers who do this work effortlessly day and night.

Soon we forgot the mishap, thinking this is a common occurrence in these roads. The journey to Nubra valley was marvellous, The Shyok river, a tributary of Indus river, meets the Nubra or Siachen river to form a large valley that separates the Ladakh and Karakorum Ranges. The drastic change from white snowy mountain near Khardung la summit to huge rocky mountain towards the nubra was quite visible. The ultra wide landscapes, humongous rocky mountain faces, lovely roads and the wide variety of colours will just take your breath away at the first sight of Nubra valley region. I thought, this humongous mountain looks like meditating sages who came in the search of ultimate truth, maybe this is the ultimate truth in the middle of mother nature. The road trip to Nubra valley was the truly liberating experience. Around 7:30 pm we reached Hunder, the camping site where we decided to spend our night, in the middle of nowhere. All we could sense, pitch dark sky, winds making sounds and extreme cold. We were consumed by nothingness. Sometimes it’s important to experience nothingness, it was very peaceful and meditative experience. In the end, even though our planned was ruined, we had the greatest fun.

Next day early morning, we had our breakfast and head to visit Maitraya buddha, a tall statue of Future buddha can be spotted from many miles away. We saw many followers lighting up the candles. The environment is so serene and holy that you cannot help but close your eyes and will pray for a while. After the sacred visit, we head straight to the desert. That site was a photographer’s abode. The mountains, the sand dunes and the small and still water bodies together made it look no less than paradise. we got so excited and our number of clicks per second went up like rocket. We all were trying to find the best angle and put efforts to make a striking composition. Also, How can I describe about Nubra valley but not speak about extraordinary camels. These camels are very rare species and added on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. They have a characteristic two humps. With their adaptability to harsh climatic conditions and a comfortable seat for the humans, they were the preferred mode of transport since ages along the Silk Route. Now, enough of my words, let the pictures tell you the story.

Panoramic view of Nubra Valley

Travel Itinerary for Nubra valley, Leh Ladakh

(* Considering you don’t experience Murphy’s law otherwise just go with the flow).

Day 1 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder

Leave early from Leh for Khardung la.

Head straight for Nubra Valley and stay overnight at Hunder / Diskit

Hunder has sand dunes and bacterian camel safari and Diskit has monasteries with tallest lord Buddha statue.

Day 2 | Hunder / Diskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh

Sumur has a Samstanling monastery to check out nearby

Panamik has hot water springs and a sacred Yarab Tso lake

Overnight at Leh.

Places to visit in Nubra Valley, Leh Ladakh

Diskit: Diskit has a monastery which is largest and oldest Buddhist monastery in Nubra Valley and houses a 106 feet tall Future (Maitreya) Buddha statue. There is Lachung Temple as well which is quite close to the monastery. This popular tourist attraction is 350 years old, and visitors can see the life of the Buddhist monks and the peace and beauty that surrounded them.

Hunder: Hunder is famous for its sand dunes and double humped bacterian camel safari. In the evening, you can also pay a visit to folk dance show (100 INR/person).

Sumur: Somewhere between Sumur and Kyagar, you can visit Samstanling monastery.

Panamik: It has hot water springs and a sacred Yarab Tso lake nearby the entrance of the village.

Turtuk: Recently opened for tourists in 2010, Turtuk offers a much different landscape and cultural orientation than rest of the Nubra Valley. You can see apricot trees loaded around the entire village with views closer to Karakorum range. If you have time, a MUST VISIT place in Nubra Valley.

Best Time to Visit Nubra Valley

The best time to visit is in the warmer summer months between June and August, which is when you can enjoy the best views of the snowy Himalaya mountains that surround Nubra Valley.

Where to eat in Nubra Valley?

We can find places to eat at local hotels and guest houses, with a range of Indian, Chinese and European cuisine options. However, I noticed, they have organic farms attached to their places and they prepare their dishes from the very freshest ingredients. We had an Indian buffet dinner at the camp site where we spend our night.

If you are an adventurer, nature lover and photographer, you would love this place. This valley is known originally as the Orchard of Ladrakh, it is an oasis in a beautifully desolate landscape. Also, this is an ideal place to get used to the acclimatisation schedule of your Ladakh trip once you reach Leh. Driving trough the high altitude of Khardung La (18380 feet) from Leh and then sleeping at the low altitude of Nubra Valley (10,000 feet) does help tremendously in acclimatisation. Hence, Nubra Valley has a hidden advantage in terms of acclimatisation as well as the amazing views on offer. If you are not visiting this part of Ladakh on your trip, then you are almost missing out on the heart of the Ladakh trip. this is a place of accumulating the memory, truly god’s own paradise.

Collect memories, not things

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Please keep in mind:

Don’t try to be a hero when you are travelling at such a high altitude. Please cover your entire body with layers (Thermals) and keep the winter clothes ready for sudden dips in temperature. Also, remember to carry waterproof clothing.

Mobile phone networks – Only postpaid connections work in Jammu & Kashmir and BSNL and Airtel are your best bets. These have decent network coverage in Sonamarg, Kargil, Lamayuru and all the other major towns en route.

If you are travelling at the high altitude especially via flight directly, take complete rest on the first day so that your body gets acclimatised to the surroundings. Avoid too oily or too heavy food and alcohol. Avoid sleeping during daytime.

If you get any health issue, please visit the doctor asap. Keep the Diamox pills for Acute Mountain Sickness. we took one pill everyday regularly and we didn’t face any problem at all.

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