Snow in the Garlic Fields: Village Sojha, Himachal Pradesh, India So, I am back from Shringi once again, with my cell phone this time and I combined it with my general break from blogging. There was more snow around the place. I have tons of pictures (but with old Nikon coolpix point and shoot, the…
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The Cell Phone Saga
Sojha, Near Shringi Vatika, I Surely Would Like to Go Back! By now, I have told to countless people that I left my cell phone in a taxi on a trip to Shringi Vatika in Himachal Pradesh. The next thing that I tell them is that the taxi fellow gave it back to the hotel…
Shringi Vatika, Ghiyagi, Himachal Pradesh
I have already written about our journey to Shringi Vatika. So, I will continue from there. I remember finding the weather very cold and it was raining lightly almost all the time. We had many cups of tea and sat next to the fire that the owners had got going. It was followed by soup…
Kungis Soup: Himachali Cusine
How many of you recognise this plant? Those who frequent the hills, chances are they know this is the bicchu jari (rough translation: scorpion plant, I do not know its real name). It stings if you touch it. Now this time at Shringi, I realized that they make a soup out of it (a different…
The Journey to Shringi Vatika, Himanchal Pradesh
The Stream at Shringi Vatika, Himanchal Pradesh We spent two and a half days at Shringi Vatika in Himanchal Pradesh. Reaching there itself was a task. Both of us are not fond of driving and the motion sickness complicates the issue further. So, we reached ISBT (bus station in New Delhi) to take a bus…
Hadsar (Himanchal Pradesh): The Best Room in the Town
We visited Bharmour in the December 2005. We had no definite ‘to do’ plans for the trip and after reaching there and resting for a day, we decided to walk 12/13 kilometers to Hadsar (even though jeeps ply on this road in plentiful) and spend a day or two out there. The good folks at…
When I Saw Snow for the First Time at Sar Pass!
When my husband and I started visiting mountains together, I used to break into a song and dance about any snow capped peak I could spot even if it was at a great distance. Seshadri, who had trekked before would tease me a lot and always brag about his experiences of walking on snow for…
In Search of an Indian Village: Travel Article From The Washington Post
I read an interesting travel article on the Washington Post recently. The author, Lisa Singh is in search of an authentic Indian village expeience. Not the Chokhi Dhani type. I wanted to experience an overlooked side to Indian life. Nearly all Western travelers stick to India’s cities. Here in Rajasthan, a largely desert land visited…
Manali-Leh Highway and the Border Roads Organization
The new academic semester has started and it will take me sometime to get back to my regular blogging. At the start of the semester, life seems so hectic, but two weeks later, I invariably find time. In the meanwhile, I thought I will share this moving piece written by Vikrum at How the Other…
Rajdhani Hotel, Bharmour, Himanchal Pradesh, India
It has been such a long time since I traveled anywhere. My last trip was to Bharatpur this January and before that to Bharmour in December 2005. Nothing seems possible before June now. Before I travel next, what I want to tell is the tale of a hotel from Bharmour. When we arrived in Bharmour…