Description Ladakh is a wonderLand of mesmerising, sweeping vistas.
In 2007 they wrote the Cicerone guide to Mount Kailash and Western Tibet, as well updating the Grand.
Journeys by a less ancient (only 31-year-old) Land Rover from EngLand to South Africa provided the basis for several editions of the Bradt guide Africa Overland, including the sixth edition published in April 2014.
Since they met they have been leading and organising treks in the Alps, Nepal and the Sahara, as well as driving a bus overLand to Nepal.
Before they met, Siân worked in computer programming and systems analysis.
He had also lived in Kathmandu for two years, employed as a trekking company manager.
By then Bob had already driven an ancient Land Rover from EngLand to Kathmandu (in 1974), and overLand trucks across Asia, Africa and South America. third edition including the Nubra Valley and Pangong Lake geography and history of the region cultural and religious background monastery plans and maps details of the Buddhist deities illustrated with black and white photographs About the Author Siân Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons met in 1983, on a trek from Kashmir to Ladakh.
The fascinating world of Himalayan Buddhist culture can be observed right here, among the magical Monasteries of Ladakh.
Now in its third edition, this book aims to fill the void between casual observation and further knowledge.
Such places still reverberate with the sound of chanting monks, eerie chambers of silent devotions and the haunting tones of long horns, often heard at the many festivals.
Soaring to the sky and clustered around jagged crags are intriguing, fairytale monasteries.
Above all, Ladakh is a unique Land in which to visit and explore what remains of the Tibetan Buddhist culture.
Beyond the Himalaya, on the edge of Tibet, it is a hidden paradise for trekkers, tourists and travellers.
With its barren, rugged mountains, crystal clear skies and inspiring visions of a lost Shangri-La, Ladakh is a very special place.
Description Ladakh is a wonderLand of mesmerising, sweeping vistas
