After my Gran’s funeral on 4 June in Dorchester Abbey and what was, in the end, a wonderful week at home, we jetted back to India on 11...

Finally on 28 May we started our long journey back to the UK and Nobu loaded the car up and drove us to the Leh Airport. I must say it...

On Friday 24 May we were all packed up and ready to go again… this time to Tso Moriri Lake. The cost for 3 days and 2 nights was 14,000...

On Thursday 23 May, Nobu my driver took Tiger and I to see all the local Leh sights so we went to Hemis Monstery, 45km from Leh and...

In Leh, we booked the next part of our trip to the Nubra Valley. 13 years ago Robin and I went over to the Nubra Valley on a Pulsar...

Having booked our flights home for 31 May, we could now resume the trip and so we back tracked to Alchi Monastery taking a car and driver...

On Saturday 11 May we arrived in Leh, and checked into a hotel in Changspa called Omasila for 2200 Rs (£25) a night. Worth noting that...

On Thursday 9 May, I wanted to go to Lamayuru so we took a shared Leh bound jeep for 1000 Rs (£11) and got the front seat, jumping off in...

We arrived in Kargil, having come over the Zoji La Pass at 3528m on Tuesday 7 May. I’ve been to Kargil before, quite a few times, but it...

On Sunday 5 May we took another private taxi from Gulmarg to Sonamarg, which cost 3500 but I paid 4000 (£45) with a tip. It was a long...

On Friday 3 May it was time to leave Pahalgam and we took a private taxi “van” to Gulmarg, a ski resort, for 3600 Rs although I paid 4000...

On 30 April, we moved onto Pahalgam, having booked a car and driver via the houseboat. It took 2 hours so not too far but it was raining...

After our two nights acclimatising in Delhi, finally it felt as if we were starting the trip properly. I’d booked us on the Indigo flight...

We flew overnight with Virgin Atlantic from London, arriving around 11am into Delhi airport. Delhi international airport has AC and is...

We were due to fly with Jet Airways until they went bust one week prior to departure so we rebooked with Virgin Atlantic. We took a taxi...

Before I left home, I spent weeks planning what to pack. I think I have (almost) got it right and down to the bare minimum. Below is the...

Greetings everyone and welcome to #Tigerontour my new blog. To start with I thought I would give some background as to who we are. I am...