Taglang La

Taglang La, at 5,300 metres, is the second highest motorable pass in the world. The highest is on route to Nubra Valley, which I hope to visit later. It was the only pass at which the bus stopped, so we all got off. The experience was comparable to Lalunga Pass in Tibet with the wind, the dust, the fluttering prayer flags, and the amazing panorama of mountains and snow peaks. As I looked down on the vistas I thought how far away from the Maldives I was.