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... plane . Ahead of us was a bustling , shouting , whooping bunch of Indian humanity carrying all its earthly goods and chattels in black plastic bin - liners . In ten seconds I learnt two things . Firstly , Indian travellers don't trust ...
... plane . Ahead of us was a bustling , shouting , whooping bunch of Indian humanity carrying all its earthly goods and chattels in black plastic bin - liners . In ten seconds I learnt two things . Firstly , Indian travellers don't trust ...
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... plane tickets . ' What happens if there is no plane ? ' I asked . ' Maybe you take lorry , ' he suggested . The thought of a day's journey back to Kargil in a lorry followed by another day's journey through notorious Dras and over the ...
... plane tickets . ' What happens if there is no plane ? ' I asked . ' Maybe you take lorry , ' he suggested . The thought of a day's journey back to Kargil in a lorry followed by another day's journey through notorious Dras and over the ...
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... plane flew we would be on it . The spectre of the Zoji La seemed to fade into that land of terrible shadows whence come all fears , nightmares and dry - mouthed guilts . We went through security and waited in the departure lounge . A ...
... plane flew we would be on it . The spectre of the Zoji La seemed to fade into that land of terrible shadows whence come all fears , nightmares and dry - mouthed guilts . We went through security and waited in the departure lounge . A ...
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afternoon ahead airport arrived asked beautiful called camp carrying chang clear climbed closed clouds cold coming cook Cookie crossed dark drink dropped English Everest face feeling feet fields fire followed forest four going gompa hand happened head hill Himalaya hundred Indian John Kathmandu Khumbu Ladakh lake land later leaving light live loaded lodge looking lorries miles monastery monks morning mountains moved Namche Nepal never night pass past peaks Phurba plane porters problem river road rolled round running seemed seen Sherpas Shingo shouting side smiling snow sort standing stone stopped streets temple tent things thousand Tibetan told took trail trees trek trekkers trying turned valley village waiting walked wall watched young Zanskar