I had sung Ladakh's praises countless times to Simon even before we had booked our trip. I had cherished memories of treks into true isolation, monasteries hanging onto cliff sides, stupas littering the hills, the sound of monks chanting and blue skies like I had never witnessed before. At over 3500m high, Leh has thin air, vibrant skies and a vista at every corner. We were headed for the Himalayas and I was heading back to a place that had left an impression. T...

A few weeks reprieve in the UK had served to lighten the bags/ add weight to the waist line. It was exciting heading home for those weeks and our excitement was not disappointed. With new babies, ever growing bumps, Simon's brother's wonderful wedding and much socialising and catching up too it was an action packed time that only proved to confirm how wonderful our family and friends are. Now that we knew home hadn't changed too much and it was actually pretty fa...