Kalga: A Near Utopia
Kalga is a beautiful village on the Kheerganga trek where people can halt at night and avail delightfully cheap accommodations.
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Barot to Lohardi: Along the Lamba Dag
A short walk from Barot to the small village of Luhardi along the river Lamba Dag.
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Bir-Billing: Golden Harvest
The #60DaysOfSummer started with Bir-Billing. Here are a few scattered postcards from the backyards of those Kangra villages.
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Kasauli: A Couple of Lazy Days
Kasauli was easily accessible and good of a couple days of relaxation but do not expect a Kasol.
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Nako: That Village Around The Lake
Visiting the Nako Lake and Village in the border of Kinnaur and Spiti.
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Kalpa: A Momentary Idyll
[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
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Nako: Prayer Flags, Mani Stones and Prayer Wheels
Exploring the Tibetan Buddhist symbols such as prayer flags, mani stones and prayer wheels at Nako Village, Kinnaur.
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Manikaran: The Greenest Langar Ever
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.
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Rashol Trek: Rhododendrons and Wandering Pilgrims
With blooming rhododendrons and apricots, Rashol trek offered good spectacles although it was steeper than what we imagined.
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Kasol: The Promised Land
Israelis, Jewish Cuisine and Chillums… what o expect in Kasol
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Chalal: Under the Blossoming Apricot Trees
Chalal is a small village near Kasol. A walk to it offer great views along the Parvati Valley and in the spring apricot blossoms wash it with surreal pink hues.
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