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Kareri Village in Himachal Pradesh, India

It is Time to Live with My Mad Decision

Posted on January 24, 2015April 12, 2021

This year when I was planning my one week January break I considered exotic locations. I tried booking Kenya and Seychelles. Seychelles was way too expensive, so was Kenya. I thought I would shell out the money for Kenya but then yellow fever vaccination came in the way. I finally gave the go ahead for Bali only to find even that was not available on my dates. The first picture has been added after the trip, it is the village.

Then in a fit of madness I decided to trek in winter! Now it is time to live with that decision. I am heading to Himachal Pradesh later today and the mere thought of cold scares me. I am trekking with my long time guide Sohan Bisht. Seshadri and I first trekked with him in 2006!

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Snow and Cold is What I Expect

The idea is to go to Kareri Village near Dharamshala. The original idea was to trek up to Kareri Lake. But given the weather conditions and the reports we are getting, it may not be possible. We might just do a home stay in the village and do day treks, come back to the home at night and not camp at all. The mere idea still feels very cold to me. But then it is now time to live with my mad decision. I feel so lazy to venture out of my house, and yet Sohan ji would have started in the morning from Joshimath and I can’t ditch him now or he will never trek with me again!

I wonder why I feel so unsettled before the trip? I wonder why I feel so unsettled at the start of 2015. I hope I will find some answers in the Himalayas. Sitting on a flat rock in the mountains, I have often taken earth shattering decisions (pun intended) which I have not regretted! I hope the cold will not mess with my thought process.

On another note even Chhavi has been to Kareri Lake but she went with Seshadri and Sohan ji in summer! Now they were a sensible bunch!

PS. There will be no blog updates but I should have some connectivity to update on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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32 thoughts on “It is Time to Live with My Mad Decision”

  1. anu says:
    January 24, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Have a great time, Mridula.

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 24, 2015 at 11:53 am

      Anu I sincerely hope so, as of now the mere thought of cold makes me go cold! I feel like ditching it entirely.

      Reply
  2. Nidhi Singh says:
    January 24, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    Enjoy your trek! I shall be waiting for your detailed blog about this trek 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 5:08 pm

      Thank you Nidhi.

      Reply
  3. Pallavi says:
    January 24, 2015 at 1:03 pm

    That does look really cold! Brr.. My mom is from dharamsala and I know it gets quite cold in the winters. Do enjoy your trek and stay warm!

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 5:06 pm

      Thank you Pallavi.

      Reply
  4. Ravish Mani says:
    January 24, 2015 at 1:19 pm

    Liked your madness. Socrates said “there is no genius without a tincture of madness.” 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 5:05 pm

      Ravish 😀 you are so kind 😀

      Reply
  5. Chaitali says:
    January 24, 2015 at 4:21 pm

    I read the title of this post and thought you had quit! 🙂 But I agree trekking in the cold seems equally daunting. All the best, sure you will have a very memorable trip!

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 5:04 pm

      Chailati don’t give me ideas 😀

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  6. sindhoooo says:
    January 24, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    Happy trekking, Mridula 🙂 Hope you enjoy the trip and hope the trek makes you happy about your decision 🙂
    TC! Keep smiling 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 4:02 pm

      Thank you Sindhu.

      Reply
  7. Paramvir Singh says:
    January 24, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    Tough one. Look forward to the updates.

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:58 pm

      Thank you for stopping by Paramvir.

      Reply
  8. Rutavi Mehta says:
    January 24, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    I hate cold.But at the same time I just love it 🙂 Mridula have lots of warm hugs on the way !

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:56 pm

      Thank you so much Rutavi.

      Reply
  9. Niranjan says:
    January 24, 2015 at 7:08 pm

    Have a wonderful time! The mountains definitely have answers to your unsettled mind. 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:55 pm

      Thank you Niranjan, I guess I do feel a bit more settled. 😀

      Reply
  10. anindya basu says:
    January 24, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    Wish you all the best . Warm hugs and love for the journey . Waiting for amazing pics and stories

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:52 pm

      Thank you so much Anindya, I am back now.

      Reply
  11. Indrani says:
    January 25, 2015 at 10:01 am

    Wish you the best for the travel! Stay warm and happy!

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:51 pm

      Thank you Indrani.

      Reply
  12. rationalraj2000Rajeev Moothedath says:
    January 25, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    Wish you all the best! May all apprehensions be washed away by a fulfilling experience of the mountains…

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:47 pm

      Thank you so much Rajeev. It did help a bit.

      Reply
  13. VJ SHARMA says:
    January 25, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    Wish you the best ! Your crazy travel ideas and passion is very inspiring 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:44 pm

      VJ didn’t manage to trek in the end, just did a day hike.

      Reply
  14. Abhijit says:
    January 25, 2015 at 2:45 pm

    India has so many beautiful places. My only problem is approach to these places are so dirty. Many of our hill stations are also not properly maintained. I think government should work on war footing on education and empowering local governments to keep their cities and towns clean.

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 3:39 pm

      A lot of them are untouched as well Abhijit.

      Reply
  15. Anita says:
    January 31, 2015 at 8:59 am

    Wow! this looks awesome 🙂
    I wanna visit too!

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 1:39 pm

      Anita that is Narkanda near Shimla.

      Reply
  16. Param says:
    January 31, 2015 at 6:50 pm

    Trek in the snow? Must have been awesome!

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    1. Mridula says:
      January 31, 2015 at 7:06 pm

      Didn’t do it in the end Param.

      Reply

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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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