Himalayas: Through Heaven and Hell in the Hills: A journey along the treacherous Manali - Leh highway

Himalayas: Through Heaven and Hell in the Hills: A journey along the treacherous Manali - Leh highway

ABOUT Praveen Venkiteswara Annu

Praveen Venkiteswara Annu
Praveen is a mechanical engineer by qualification, a software architect by profession and a sports-person, photographer and traveler at heart. He loves exploring his home country India and has also traveled to Europe and South East Asia.

Description

This is an illustrated travelogue of a trip along one of the most dangerous, but, also one of the most scenic highways in India, from Manali to Leh.

It recounts the various events that unfold during the 5 day trip from the author’s perspective; the sights, sounds and challenges he encounters as he and his friends embark on an epic road trip in the Himalayas.

Read on to find out more about the preparation, the itinerary, the route, the food, the terrain, the people, the risks and finally to understand how a 16 day trip was reduced to a 5 day trip for the author.