Langza- Spiti, Himachal Pradesh Finally I saw once sensible and balanced piece about Indian tourism and the Incredible India campaign. I mean who can quarrel with the concept, many parts of India are incredibly beautiful. As CII and Ministry of Tourism celebrate ‘Incredible India@60’ in the Big Apple, leading global communication services player WPP’s Chief…
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Finally, the Spiti Tale!
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,…
How Does a Typical Home Stay at Spiti (Himachal Pradesh, India) Look Like?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgeVFNPsT2g] This video has the partial answer. How I wish I had moved the camera gently and not with the jerky movements that will probably give you a headache. The video was taken at Langza, our first day at the Spiti trek. The first room where there are a lot of people is typical of…
One Last Diversion before I set to Write the Spiti Account
Sunset at Komik, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India Afterreading so much on photography forums about sunrise and sunset being ideal times for photography, I was very keen to utilize that time for clicking at least a few pictures. The picture above is from the second day of our trek. I was quite tired and Komik was…
The Return Journey from Prashar Lake
The Guest House at Sunset, Prashar Lake, Himachal Pradesh We used Mandi (Himachal Pradesh, India) as the base for our Prashar Lake trip. For our return journey Sesha booked two tickets in a private Volvo bus through Satluj Travels (located next to the Mandi Government Bus Stand). One can get the tickets in a Manali-Delhi…
Food at Prashar Lake
When we reached the forest guesthouse at the Prashar Lake after climbing for 4.5 hours (it took me 4.5 hours, you may take more or less) from Bagi (the starting point of the trek) food was the dominant thought. The trek route and the jeep route are different. At Bagi there are a few Dhabas but…
A Small Video from Prashar Lake
Well, the video is very grainy but you have to hear the sound. Sesha and I were on the opposite hill when the music started. And by the time I was any closer it had stopped. People from the nearby village had come with their deity to the Prashar Temple. All very beautiful till now,…
Delhi to Manali on a HP State Transport Volvo Bus
When I went to Shringi Vatika (Himachal Pradesh, HP) the second time to get my cell phone back, Sesha did not come with me (he has less number of leaves than me). When Sesha is around, I almost always end up traveling on a Khatara (uncomfortable) bus. This time around my younger nephew came with…
Call Center: What Call Center?
This time when I was in Shringi Vatika in Himachal Pradesh (March, 2007) I had this conversation with a young lad in his twenties. The conversation took place in Hindi but in spirit, here is how it went. Young Lad: I wanted to ask you the last time itself but didn’t get time. See, I…
Grinding Wheel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V38NeLt8Vew] The structure in the picture houses a water based grinding wheel at Shringi Vatika. When they release the water, it is fun to watch the wheels turning, a silly video but still I thought I will share.