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Finally, the Spiti Tale!

Posted on September 25, 2007

Magnificent Spiti


Months after I actually trekked in Spiti, my travel tale is up at the Gonomad website. I even got poked by Priyank that it was about time I wrote this tale. Here is a short excerpt from the article-

The walk from Komik to Demul was the longest. It took us 6 hours, though I met a gentleman from Austria who said he did it in 3 hours. Hats off to him, is all I can say. It was the day when I realized that when pushed a lot my back is capable of hurting like mad.

However, the route was so beautiful and the weather pleasant due to a clouded sky. At our lunch point we were visited by Yaks, who came to drink from the same source as us! But at that time, I found it difficult to eat and was lying flat on my back waiting for others to finish the lunch.

11 thoughts on “Finally, the Spiti Tale!”

  1. Avnish says:
    September 25, 2007 at 8:44 pm

    As always, magnificent! The photo as well as the Tale!

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  2. Priyank says:
    September 26, 2007 at 3:03 am

    Hey Mridula.Great travelog indeed. Actually I’m glad you took 6 hours, that way you could enjoy the nature around:)Very beautiful!

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  3. Madhukar says:
    September 26, 2007 at 8:55 am

    That was wonderful travelogue :), your took long time though.Waiting for your next excursion. Mk

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  4. Mridula says:
    September 26, 2007 at 7:05 pm

    Thank you Avnish.Priyank, thanks for putting it in a different light!Madhukar, thank you. That long time bit is due to tight work schedule. Even I am waiting for my next trip!

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  5. Pooja Aggarwal says:
    September 27, 2007 at 4:49 pm

    Loved the write-up Mridula. What part of the year did you do this trek ?

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  6. Mridula says:
    October 2, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    Thank you Pooja, we went there in June, feels like ages ago, sigh …

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  7. Sidhusaaheb says:
    October 6, 2007 at 2:09 pm

    That field in the picture reminds me of the small sized bulls/oxen that are employed for tilling the fields in hilly areas.:)

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  8. Sigma says:
    October 7, 2007 at 4:45 am

    Wonderful travelogue with amazing pictures!

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  9. Anuradha says:
    October 13, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    Hi Mridula:I had picked a few tips before my trip from your prev. post on spiti. I finally sat and wrote about my trip here’s my blogpost :http://anusdigitalworld.blogspot.com/2007/10/on-buddha-trail.htmlCheers!Anu

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  10. Priyank says:
    August 30, 2008 at 3:43 am

    Just wanted to let you know that I read this again and its refreshing. I will be in the Himalayas soon inshallah!

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  11. Mridula says:
    August 31, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    Thanks for sharing Anuradha.You are going places Priyank!

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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