The Sach Pass Shramdaan and hitchhiking on an ambulance
I recount this experience not to show what an adventure I had but to depict the daily struggles of the HRTC drivers on difficult roads like Sach Pass.
I recount this experience not to show what an adventure I had but to depict the daily struggles of the HRTC drivers on difficult roads like Sach Pass.
I don’t exactly remember when I first came across the name of Nicholas Roerich. In all probability, I worked it backwards from Devika Rani Roerich. Nevertheless, he has been a highly interesting character for me for a long time now. Surely many British luminaries settled down in various parts of this country but how often …
The area around Shoja and Jalori Pass blooms with delightful Iris flowers in the month of June. Time it well to experience these magical views.
Kalga is a beautiful village on the Kheerganga trek where people can halt at night and avail delightfully cheap accommodations.
A short walk from Barot to the small village of Luhardi along the river Lamba Dag.
The #60DaysOfSummer started with Bir-Billing. Here are a few scattered postcards from the backyards of those Kangra villages.
Kasauli was easily accessible and good of a couple days of relaxation but do not expect a Kasol.
Visiting the Nako Lake and Village in the border of Kinnaur and Spiti.
[googlemaps width=600 height=400] I barely had an evening at Kalpa and wasn’t hoping to accomplish much. In general the trip was half baked and as it turned out, I was going to come back from Nako after a couple of days, just touching the border of Spiti, due to unavoidable circumstances. Nevertheless, I finally broke …
Exploring the Tibetan Buddhist symbols such as prayer flags, mani stones and prayer wheels at Nako Village, Kinnaur.
All the food for pilgrims here are cooked using the geothermal energy of the hot spring without the use of any polluting fuel. Manikaran can surely be proud of their carbon footprint or the lack of it.