Travel, as we all know, broadens the mind and can also widen the waistline. When a mind soaks up everything it comes across; like a thirsty sponge, the resulting output can run into several blog posts. I brought back many memories of my stay in Dharamsala- they're now jostling and shoving at each other in … Continue reading Impressions of Dharamsala…dogs, Illiteratti, Bahubali and other random stuff.
Category: Travels- near and far
Reflections on Dharamsala- the Exiles (part 2)
Tibet, Shangri-La, Roof of the World, a country over two-thirds the size of India or more than two and half times the size of Austria, Denmark, France and Germany put together. A country with a distinct race, with its own spoken and written language, culture, traditions, food and dress. In 1959 the population of Tibet was … Continue reading Reflections on Dharamsala- the Exiles (part 2)
Reflections on Dharamsala- the Exiles (Part 1)
At the Dalai Lama Temple in McLeodGanj, there are the usual hordes of tourists, armed with cameras and selfie sticks, clicking away at everything in sight; even within the sanctum where a board says 'No photography'. There, among the crowds, seated on a bench were these two old ladies, twirling their prayer wheels, fingers busy … Continue reading Reflections on Dharamsala- the Exiles (Part 1)
Reflections on Dharamsala- the river trail
Just when you thought the narrow, stony track couldn't get any worse, it did. Just when you wondered if the jeep could take such a steep and blinding curve, it did. And that's when you realised what was meant by the term 'River Safari' We were following the river as it made its way between … Continue reading Reflections on Dharamsala- the river trail
Reflections on Dharamsala- the landing.
Desperate to get away from the harsh summer of the plains, we planned a short getaway to Dharamsala, famously known as the land of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetans in exile. It also happens to be set in the lower reaches of the Himalayas which is home to magnificent pine and cedar forests. And … Continue reading Reflections on Dharamsala- the landing.
So much has changed…
2016 will be for me, the year in which the travel bug crawled into my shoe and bit me hard on the foot. So now I have itchy feet that are chained to the post of routine and habit; a place that they had been quite content to remain over the past years. But not … Continue reading So much has changed…
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