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White mischief
... school was Geography, Tourism and the Environment. I really enjoyed making the kids aware of population issues. While most know that India has the 2nd biggest population in the world, they reckon there is only 1 million people who live here when ...
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Sunrise over the mountains
... was quite a strong military presence along the route, presumably to catch stray Maoists trying to hide over the Indian border. Mirik reminded us somewhat of Bowness in Windermere, with its lake, mountains and souvenir shops! We even hired a pedal boat ...
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Reflection
... quiet, small, clean and everyone has lots of pots of flowers adorning their homes (Are we are still in India?). Climbing up a multitude of steps we discover a Hindu Devisthan temple set amongst moss covered evergreens, banana trees ...
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'Give me some sunshine...'
... This has definately been the song of the last few weeks! The middle part sounds like the Beatles don't you think?! Adventures in Mirik On Saturday morning 11 of us got an jeep to ourselves and travelled to the Nepal border. We sang songs all the way ...
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Christmas Celebrations and Revelations
... burn some food, drink some wine, and reeeellllaaaaxx (aahh). The first choice was a jewel of a hill station called Mirik, between the border and Darjeeling. It was a lovely relaxed place, not much going on (certainly not enough to keep the average ...
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Near breaking point
... sister' to the Queen of the Hills. But the town looked grim and we have reached breaking point with India so continued on to Darjeeling. Darjeeling is a safe haven, where life is easy and manageable. We can shelter from the hassles and frustrations of ...
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Dibbly dobbly
... ) pick pocket. By standing up for yourself just once against a country that casually dominates and disrespects you given the slightest chance. India: 2,897,202. You: 1. Take that. Up here in the north we have a very easy time of it. Each stop is only a ...
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Man made Mirik
... orange groves. That makes it sound nicer than it actually is. It is 42kms or a couple of hours in a sumo from Darjeeling. Another fellow passenger spewed out the window the whole way. That happens almost every sumo trip, except usually they spew into a ...
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Mim
... vieille que la voix de Freddy Mercury etait deformee a un point que ca nous a pris un moment de le reconnaitre! Arrives a Mirik, nous etions geles jusqu'aux os. Il m'a fallu une bonne douche chaude, un bain de pied chaud enveloppee dans deux couvertures ...
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Visite de plantations à Mirik
... le manager nous fait part de son objectif de produire en quelques années un thé pouvant concurrencer avec les grands thés de Darjeeling. Il a déjà réussi à sortir l’entreprise des pertes des années passées sous un autre propriétaire et ...
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