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Himalayas: Through Heaven and Hell in the Hills: A journey along the treacherous Manali - Leh highway Kindle Edition

by Praveen Venkiteswara Annu (Author, Photographer) Format: Kindle Edition
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This is an illustrated travelogue of a trip along one of the most dangerous, but, also one of the most scenic highways in India, from Manali to Leh.

It recounts the various events that unfold during the 5 day trip from the author’s perspective; the sights, sounds and challenges he encounters as he and his friends embark on an epic road trip in the Himalayas.

Read on to find out more about the preparation, the itinerary, the route, the food, the terrain, the people, the risks and finally to understand how a 16 day trip was reduced to a 5 day trip for the author.
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    59 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    20 November 2014
  5. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
  6. Grade level
    6 - 12
  7. File size
    3032 KB
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About the Author

Praveen is a mechanical engineer by qualification, a software architect by profession and a sports-person, photographer and traveler at heart. He loves exploring his home country India and has also traveled to Europe and South East Asia. He loves all types of sports, enjoys vegetarian food and lives in Thiruvananthapuram, India with his wife and three year old daughter. His dream is to travel the world with his family someday. And, become a self-published author. 'Himalayas: Through Heaven and Hell in the Hills' is his first book. This book is based on his experiences during a trip to Ladakh, a high altitude cold desert in the Himalayas. Praveen can be reached at praveen.annu@gmail.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00Q003SPI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Praveen Venkiteswara Annu; 1st edition (20 November 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3032 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 59 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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Praveen Venkiteswara Annu

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Praveen is a mechanical engineer by qualification, a software architect by profession and a sports-person, photographer and traveler at heart. He loves exploring his home country India and has also traveled to Europe and South East Asia.

He loves all types of sports, enjoys vegetarian food and lives in Thiruvananthapuram, India with his wife and two lovely daughters.

His dream is to travel the world with his family someday. ‘Himalayas: Through Heaven and Hell in the Hills’ is his first book.

This book is based on his experiences during a trip to Ladakh, a high altitude cold desert in the Himalayas.

Praveen has been named a Top Writer on Quora for the year 2018 for his contributions to the platform.

He also shares his photographs on various platforms including 500px, EyeEm, Getty Images and Google Photos.

Praveen can be reached at praveen.annu@gmail.com

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Chris Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars An Astounding Journey.
Reviewed in Australia on 18 August 2015
I enjoyed the easy narrative of the author describing this fascinating journey of a lifetime with his two friends and their sturdy vehicle they called 'Hero'.
The photos included gave me a taste of what was on offer in the region they explored and when I saw the altitude graph at the end of the book, I was astounded...
My only wish is that more photos had been included, but I have to admit that those given are excellent.
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Vimal
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice read...
Reviewed in the United States on 15 December 2014
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Really nice read, although I would've loved more photographs and a little more details (such as location, photo and rates) of places where the author stayed! :)
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Chris Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars An Astounding Journey.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2015
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I enjoyed the easy narrative of the author describing this fascinating journey of a lifetime with his two friends and their sturdy vehicle they called 'Hero'.
The photos included gave me a taste of what was on offer in the region they explored and when I saw the altitude graph at the end of the book, I was astounded...
My only wish is that more photos had been included, but I have to admit that those given are excellent.
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Karan Bir Singh Dhingra
3.0 out of 5 stars Good information of a first hand traveller
Reviewed in India on 30 June 2015
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Good read. The author has detailed out his travel experience. Some more information on hotels would have been cherry on the cake.
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StevieG
4.0 out of 5 stars An enthralling memoir
Reviewed in the United States on 19 January 2015
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An interesting read that will make you want to experience these places in person. Brilliant pictures give you a real feel of the place and entice you even more!
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Hari
5.0 out of 5 stars Reliving the Dream!
Reviewed in India on 14 June 2015
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I read a lot. But this is nothing like the books I have read before. It is not common to be one of the characters in the book one reads! We had been dreaming about and planning this trip for almost an year and a half and when it started to materialize, despite several potential derailing events, we couldn't believe ourselves. We were literally living our dreams! To read about such a trip later and relive those moments is happiness unexplainable.

Praveen has done a great job in penning down the journey in a very easy to read manner and to the point. The narration flows naturally with well maintained accuracy, supported with the beautiful pictures he captured with his Nikon. As the title says, we saw the best and the worst. The mountains, the snow, the turquoise rivers and the monasteries presented jaw-dropping, unforgettable moments for us. The discomforting and potentially life threatening experiences Praveen went through gave us the scare of our lives.

If I am asked the one message a reader could take away from this book, I would say, "Never underestimate the mountains". Himalayas can make you jump with joy, it can bestow tranquil moments of self-reflective qualities and without a warning, make you shiver head to toe in terror.
I recommend this book to travelers aspiring a trip to The Himalayas, hoping that it would help them plan better. But do bear in mind that the area's geographic, climatic and political landscape is always shifting and end to end planning to the last detail is always necessary, even if it is your twentieth trip to Ladakh.

I wish the three of us could do this trip again in the near future and we could complete the trip as planned, with all three of us till the end, and Praveen would write another book which is longer than this one. :)
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