I had read about it even in Europe, several times: The bad smog in Delhi. Even got some advice via email before leaving that the air pollution has reached high levels after Diwali and even before. I do not want to explain the mixture of adverse weather, farmers burning leftover paddy straw, Diwali and subsequent…
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Social business : a future model to combine social needs and business and my travels to India
Challenging bridges and traffic jams in the Himalayan paradise
I have never seen so many bridges within a few hours trip as today. On a trip from Leh to Lama Yuru, around 140 km. Probably, there are places in the world where many more bridges exist in a similar distance. A matter of perception, I assume. For me there were simply many bridges to…
The most important word in Ladakhi and teatime with Bardi
Ladakh ma-demo duk! Ladakh is very nice! And it’s people, too. When I walk along the Old Road in Leh, Bardi stops me and simply asks if I want a tea. He is sitting in front of his small, but very nice shop. It’s low tourist season and a good time to know local people….
About donkeys, Kahwa tea and some other curiosities in Ladakh
Meanwhile all over India you find cows on the streets, here in Ladakh, you will meet also many donkeys in the middle of the roads and some Kashmir sheep in front of shops. However, there are many other interesting things you can discover. Kahwa tea with almonds For Kashmiris scattered all over the globe,…
In November in the land of Dalai Lama
Coming to Leh for three days only and in November? Indeed, in many travel books it is recommended to visit this region in summer only because of the cold in winter times and because it might take more than three days to get used to the missing oxygen in the air. Leh is located at…
Leh – ready for the best friendly giants land
Often delusion is not too far away when you know a place from photos only and then – one day- you arrive at that place acknowledging that somehow it is less interesting, less emotional, less engaging. But I can promise you, this will not happen when you go to Leh, Ladakh. Arriving in the best…
All my hope is to get some cash in Leh
Traveling to India with a few obstacles It’s a very special travel period at the moment when you go to India. Not because of the huge mass of people and tourists arriving 24 hours at Delhi airport, not because of the waiting time to get the visa stamp, not because of some very kind, but…
Delhi, Leh, Coimbatore – ready for the next social entrepreneurial experience
There are just a few days left before travelling to India again. This time there are a lot of interesting activities and projects on the agenda. A few hours in Delhi, a weekend in Leh, back for business to Delhi, and then to the South. A 7days leadership experience with international managers will take place…
Understanding Social entrepreneurship – overcoming traditional barriers
Have you heard about social entrepreneurship? You still wonder what it is all about? There might be different interpretations and understanding on what it is, different ways of emphazing more the social or the entrepreneurial aspect in it. However, thinking in social and business worlds, making our business activities and social engagment two completely separated…
Exchange and exposure -accelerating solutions in the globalized world
German people are strict, Indian people are chaotic, some are rich, others poor, these people need this and others that …. Do you know these stereotypes? When these stereotypes are linked to emotions and become prejudices, when the media starts to highlight again and again the same negative or positive aspects, when thoughts how entire…
Go India, go future! 