Posted on August 29, 2006 by poupee97
When I was being worked to the bone by the slave drivers of KF, I would have given almost anything for a quiet, peaceful job where I could set the pace, do my work, and go home at 6. And when I joined my current exalted company, I was promised exactly that. Even so, I [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2006 by poupee97
When we planned a trek in Ladakh in August, it was with the supreme confidence that in Ladakh it never rains. Or at least, it never rains much. They build their houses with sand and straw (I’m not joking!) and those structures stand for hundreds of years, that’s how little it rains. So when it [...]
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Posted on August 21, 2006 by poupee97
Got back from a three week vacation and found that we both had forgotten all computer passwords!!! Three weeks can be a very long time…
Trip report - here’s the short and sweet version. Full, formal account and photographs might happen some day (0r not).
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The entire experience can be summed up in two words: damn rain. [...]
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