Tag: #totheHimalayas
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Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon – Bhutan
Have you ever heard of the term “Gross National Happiness”? Every country that we know measure their economic performance by something that is largely materialistic- money. I’m not saying that money doesn’t effect the way we live our lives but can we truly concede that it is the (if not the only) source of our…
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Little Lhasa of India – McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala
Little Lhasa of India The last phase of my trip to Himachal was spent in the picturesque town of McLeod Ganj. McLeod Ganj is located on the slopes of the mighty Dhauladhar Range at an elevation of 7000 feet (approx.). It is an extension to the city of Dharamshala; both which are in Kangra district.…
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Chopsticks, Manali
Chopsticks, Manali During the second phase of my trip to Himachal, I had visited Manali. At first, the plan was to spend 2 days (at max 3) at this high-altitude Himalayan resort town. Over the years, Manali has become extremely commercial (my way of saying crowded) and a quite popular honeymoon destination. Besides that, Manali…
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Trek to Triund Hill
Trek to Triund Hill I have always been fascinated by trekking and hiking stories but to undertake one- was something I didn’t contemplate. In my college days, we used to drive off to unknown locations and then explore the locality on foot. Back then, I was in good shape, my eating habits were almost inadequate…
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Malana Village – The Great Unknown!
Malana Village – The Great Unknown! If you are an ardent PC gamer, then you will remember the Himalayan country of Kyrat in Far Cry 4. Kyrat is the fictional country where the storyline of the game develops. Everything I loved about the game had to do with Kyrat- a country of extensive mountains and…
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Kasol – for the free spirit.
Kasol – for the free spirit. Being a South Indian, North India was somewhat like an uncharted territory for me. I often joke about it saying, “To boldly go where very few South Indians have gone before!!”. Indeed, it was an endeavour in itself- the fact that a trip to the North would take more…