Dear steemians,
A Few days ago, I have confirmed my flight to India .And I want to share my upcoming travel and share with you guys the update.
Where I am going ?
Spiti Valley
The Spiti Valley is a cold desert mountain valley located high in the Himalaya mountains in the north-eastern part of the India .
The name " Spiti " mean middle land between India and Tibet.
Why spiti ?
I have always wanted to visit to Tibet. But it's really expensive to go there, the expense of getting there and permit and all those stuffs are just ridiculously expensive. So I have decided to visit Leh , a state in Kashmir. But there are still a lot of fights going on the region and but spiti valley is basically it's cheaper , require lesser duration and more accessible than Ladakha, Leh.
The Ki Monastery in Spiti Valley. Photo: Arjun Menon
Why I am having mixed feeling ?
Because the ticket wasn't the one that I intentionally bought.
This year in Feb, I bought my first trip ticket to India, but basically the airline charged two times and refuses to return the refund.It was my first time having problem buying online and it has been making me really frustrating whenever I have to deal with them.
Terrified of having altitude sickness
I have not been to a lot of very high altitude places, but I have been to two of them , and didn't have a very good experience. Also I will be traveling alone , but in order to avoid getting AMS I plan to move slow to places to places.
To give you rough idea of the places
Kaza :Elevation:3,800 m
Chandra lake :Surface elevation:4,250 m
Isolated locations
Okay, it doesn't look so far from the capital city but since it's very cold deserted mountainous areas, this place is only accessibly 3 or 4 months in a year due to snowfall, landslides. ok great.
( via google )
No proper road/information
I have read somewhere online that the buses leave from each village early in the morning 5 am or 6am once a day. I am not really worried of no proper road situations but it also mean no proper toilets. In order to help with Altitude sickness , you are required to drink more water to stay hydrated but that also means frequent going to the toilets ( additional on my need to going to toilet often). I also have a condition where I get dehydrated easily and had terrible headaches, doctors said it is normal but I don't think it is because I don't have these problems few years ago.
Then why still going?
It also means heaven .
Right now , I am a little having mixed feeling because I have to go alone , if I have a travel partner , I don't think I will worry that much.But I always tell one thing to myself, if I have waited until the day I have someone to go with me, I will never been to those places yet.
You might think I am ungrateful , or said people are dying to go those places and you are here complaining?
The fact is that I am also human, human have feelings, doubts and fear. And I think it's okay to feel those things without feeling guilty.
And
I know it's temporary . And This too shall pass.
If you have came so far reading , I really appreciate it .And I hope you get a great day . :)
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