Ranikhet is a delightful place to spend some time. There are several good walks to hula Devi temple and the orchards at Chaubatia, and there's even a golf course with a 300 km panoramic view of the Himalaya!
Ladakh 'Little Tibet', 'the moonland' and 'the last Shangri-la' are names that have been applied to Ladakh, all with a bit of truth. Ladakh is a high-altitude plateau north of the Himalaya situated geographically in Tibet. It's a miniature version of Tibet, the people are Tibetan in their culture and religion, and there are many Tibetan refugees. The Himalaya is a very effective barrier to rain-few clouds creep across their awesome height and as a result Ladakh is barren beyond belief. Only where rivers, running from faraway glaciers or melting snow, carry water to habitation do you find plant life-hence the mainland label, since Ladakh is as dry as the Sahara. Finally, Ladakh could well be a last Shangri-la, although since the troubles in the Kashmir Valley began there has been qui...
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