Ladakh 2009 - Invite
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From: Vinod Sreedhar <vinodsreedhar@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/5/29
Subject: Ladakh 2009 - InviteHello!It’s that time of year once again! :) Winter has given way to summer, the passes are open and the mountains beckon invitingly. It’s time for the annual visit to Ladakh… in July this year, as part of the Journeys with Meaning series. We will be spending about 9 days there. If you're interested, you are welcome to join in for the journey. Am copying the invitation below... invites are also attached. If you are keen on joining in, please do get in touch with me on +91 98191 54365... or if you know of friends who may be interested, please do share this email with them. Dates: July 11th to 28th, 2009Planning for the trip is already on and ticket bookings will have to be made fairly soon... within the next 10 days. So please do get in touch RIGHT AWAY if you're interested. I will be able to share details of the itinerary and costs involved to those who email or call me about their interest in the visit. Take care! :)Love,
Vinod---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LADAKHLadakh is an ecological hotspot in many ways. Anybody who has been there will agree that it is a place that is at peace with itself. Having been cut off from 'civilization' for a long time, this spectacular land has become accessible to mainstream tourism only in the last few years. Inevitably, this overwhelming inflow of people is putting a huge strain on local resources. Planes, buses, jeeps and motorbikes bringing people in, are causing a lot of pollution. Food supplies have to be imported from outside as Ladakh, a self-sufficient local economy until now, only produces enough for its local population. This adds to vehicular traffic and therefore pollution in the mountains. Water is also at a premium as Ladakh depends on glacial meltwater for its needs. This precious supply is also being polluted because of an increasing number of guesthouses catering to the tourists' ever increasing demands. While exploring cultures other than our own can help both visitors and the locals in many ways, tourism needs to happen far more responsibly. There can be a balance between economy and ecology. One needn't suffer at the expense of the other. Join us on a nine day visit to beautiful Ladakh where one can still experience the sheer poetry of nature… where ancient monasteries, spectacular lakes, the high-altitude desert and a carefree and happy people will reach out and find a special place in your hearts, showing you how life once was and more importantly, how it can be… if only we learn to respect nature. We will be interacting with local people and organizations in an attempt to better understand how the objective of balancing economy and ecology can be achieved.Please call me on 0 98191 54365 or email me at vinodsreedhar@gmail.com for more details about these visits.
From: Vinod Sreedhar <vinodsreedhar@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/5/29
Subject: Ladakh 2009 - InviteHello!It’s that time of year once again! :) Winter has given way to summer, the passes are open and the mountains beckon invitingly. It’s time for the annual visit to Ladakh… in July this year, as part of the Journeys with Meaning series. We will be spending about 9 days there. If you're interested, you are welcome to join in for the journey. Am copying the invitation below... invites are also attached. If you are keen on joining in, please do get in touch with me on +91 98191 54365... or if you know of friends who may be interested, please do share this email with them. Dates: July 11th to 28th, 2009Planning for the trip is already on and ticket bookings will have to be made fairly soon... within the next 10 days. So please do get in touch RIGHT AWAY if you're interested. I will be able to share details of the itinerary and costs involved to those who email or call me about their interest in the visit. Take care! :)Love,
Vinod---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LADAKHLadakh is an ecological hotspot in many ways. Anybody who has been there will agree that it is a place that is at peace with itself. Having been cut off from 'civilization' for a long time, this spectacular land has become accessible to mainstream tourism only in the last few years. Inevitably, this overwhelming inflow of people is putting a huge strain on local resources. Planes, buses, jeeps and motorbikes bringing people in, are causing a lot of pollution. Food supplies have to be imported from outside as Ladakh, a self-sufficient local economy until now, only produces enough for its local population. This adds to vehicular traffic and therefore pollution in the mountains. Water is also at a premium as Ladakh depends on glacial meltwater for its needs. This precious supply is also being polluted because of an increasing number of guesthouses catering to the tourists' ever increasing demands. While exploring cultures other than our own can help both visitors and the locals in many ways, tourism needs to happen far more responsibly. There can be a balance between economy and ecology. One needn't suffer at the expense of the other. Join us on a nine day visit to beautiful Ladakh where one can still experience the sheer poetry of nature… where ancient monasteries, spectacular lakes, the high-altitude desert and a carefree and happy people will reach out and find a special place in your hearts, showing you how life once was and more importantly, how it can be… if only we learn to respect nature. We will be interacting with local people and organizations in an attempt to better understand how the objective of balancing economy and ecology can be achieved.Please call me on 0 98191 54365 or email me at vinodsreedhar@gmail.com for more details about these visits.
