Dharamsala, India Travel Blogs

Relaxing, eating and some more relaxing
Oct 19, 2005 (5 photos)

... the Mountains to Dharamsala on a very crowded bus was a little emotional, due the drivers death wish, but very scenic. Dharamsala, or a little town up the moutain called McLoud Ganj is the home of the Dala Lama, and thousands of Tibetan Refugees, and ...

Feeling Cool in Dharamsala
Jun 12, 2005 (2 photos)

... progresses we suddenly start going up hill and the temperature drops, the air becomes fresher, and our energy levels rise. Dharamsala is home of the Tibetan government in exile and the Dalai Lama has his residence just across from our guesthouse. We ...

Nine overtones make a aural miracle
Mar 26, 2009

A story and sounds of monks http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=17848293&m=17869412 www.gyuto.va.com.au/ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102234687

Nine overtones make a aural miracle
Mar 26, 2009

A story and sounds of monks http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=17848293&m=17869412 www.gyuto.va.com.au/ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102234687 http://www.imnworld.com/ ...

Three Weeks in Tibet
Oct 20, 2005 (9 photos)

... back up by the same bus about 10 minutes after we started walking (new fuel filter fully functional...). We finally pulled into Dharamsala a few hours later and then took one more bus up into the hills to the area of Dharamsala called McCleod Ganj. ...

On the road again
Jun 21, 2003 (1 photos)

Well, after a week of serious r&r in the Tibetan-Himalayan hamlet of Dharamsala, we decided to head for "greener" pastures. After much socializing with the throngs of fellow (though some far more intrepid) travelers who inhabit the villages in these hills ...

Dharamsala and Meditation
Nov 6, 2004 (7 photos)

We are actually sitting in Mcleod Ganj about 4km above Dharamsala, the HQ of the Tibetan Government in exile and the residence of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Its a very chilled out place with wondering friendly monks and good places to relax with ...

Holy Cow!
Jul 12, 2004

... when I actually was. Its not pleasant feeling sick on a bus that you have to stay on. Sunday 4th July We passed through Dharamsala and got to McLeod Ganj at 7.30am. It was beautifully cool at an elevation of 1770 metres and had stunning views in every ...

Dharamshala, the story, the life. .
Jun 11, 2006 (4 photos)

... here finally at 8 pm. A long ride, and I usually don't like to land in a town after dark, but knowing that Dharamsala is a touristy place, I also knew that finding a room for the night would be not a problem. I stayed in another slightly smelly place ...

Trekking up a very large mound of earth
Nov 8, 2004

Oooooouuuucch!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rich and I have extremely saw legs, blisters all over our feet and we're walking like 2 old and decrepid pensioners after our trek yesterday! Because I wasn't up for doing any serious mountain climbing or full-on trekking due ...

Indian Heaven
Jun 14, 2003 (2 photos)

... tuk-tuk and careened through the incongruously empty streets of the city from which we took another 4-hour bus ride to Dharamsala. From there we dragged our yoga-then-trainride tightened bodies onto our final bus, which we found completely empty - a ...

On the road To Dharamshala, i met amit
May 7, 2008

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing the Dalai Lama
Feb 14, 2008 (42 photos)

... nice cup of Earl Grey in bonnie old England, a sickly sweet thimble of mint tea in Syria, and the milky, spicy chai on India. The Tibetans have their own version - Butter Tea. Basically Yak butter, milk, and salt. We had been instructed to bring a mug ...

A slice of tibet
May 9, 2008

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A Little Bit of Tibet in India
Jan 12, 2005

... of us Westerners to shame, and an inspiring spirit of hope and determination. The town of McLeod Ganj is also known as Upper Dharamsala, and together with the bigger city of Dharamsala south down the mountain a couple of km's and some other near-by ...

Shaking hands with the Dalai Lama!
Nov 25, 2003 (20 photos)

... ourselves extremely fortunate a we know this doesn't happen every day! We have also been keeping busy wandering through Dharamsala and exploring the sights. We attended a Buddhist philosophy class where a wise old Lmaa recounted verses from ancient ...

Tibet and China - Can't We All Just Get Along?!
Mar 2, 2008

... settle in and start a new life. These types of stories are rift throughout any of the enclaves of Tibetans in India and Nepal. Does China deserve the Olympics? Well, let's face it, while sportsmanship and international solidarity are still present in ...

The home of the Dalhi Lama
May 12, 2009 (24 photos)

... wandering around town, and some pastries.  That evening however, we ran into two couples Ben had met in other areas of India.(Roi and Liora/Israelis and an Aussie couple)  We all walked to a neighboring town (with the reddest eyed man in ...

Hello left delhi behind on sunday evening ...
Jan 18, 2001 (1 photos)

... as Amritsar looked a bit of a hole. After some deliberation, I took detour from Rishikesh and we got the bus to dharamsala! Boomshanka etc. 8 hours on various buses - we take care not to sit in the seats marked thus "Reserved for Freedom Fighters". ...

Dharamsala
Nov 30, 2008

Early morning bus to McLeod Ganj, changing buses at Pathankot, Gagal, and Dharamsala. A total of a 7.5 hour bus ride to get here.

The Meditation Centre
Feb 9, 2006 (18 photos)

Pictures of my arrival in McLeod Ganj and then of Tushita Meditation Centre. It was the best thing I did in India. It was ten days (+1) of Buddhist philosophy, meditation guidance, reflection. The hill itself is said to be holy, as several important ...

Himachal Pradesh
Jun 30, 2006 (2 photos)

Wow, what a place!! We arrived here in Dharamsala on Monday 26th after a morning of Indian public transport - a surprisingly efficient train and 2 bus services got us here at 4pm. We had a few interesting moments on the train - one guy called his ( ...

Expect the Unexpected
Oct 24, 2007

... of logic and reason has long since vanished, swept up in a Krishna puja on a heady cloud of incence. I am now in Dharamsala/McLeod Ganj (Tibetan community) and it is a gastronomic relief and delight to leave the spice and pickle vortex of 'India proper' ...

Dharamsala IV
Apr 12, 2008

Another run from Green Hotel to Dharamkot. Up the mountain road, through the pine forest, past monkeys lounging and exchanging possibly meaningful stares with me. Passed a yogi meditating on his porch.   The saddhu I admired so much the day before ...

First Impressions
Feb 1, 2009

... have involved a bucket of ice cold water that I pour over my head.  After a few days in Delhi we have moved onto Dharamsala, home of the Tibetan exiles.  The trip involved a 10 hour train ride and a three hour drive up rough and winding paths ...

A room of one's own, my own...
Apr 14, 2008

... for them...I'm beginning to understand how democracy isn't for every country... ------------------------- I'm glad to be back in Dharamsala, amongst Tibetans, people I know, a language I know, streets I know, momos and thukpa.  I'm even ...

Dalai Lama
Jun 11, 2007 (2 photos)

We went to Dharamsala, more precisely Macleod Ganj, to complete our Tibetan tour. When the Dalai Lama went into exile from China during the cultural revolution, it is in Macleod Ganj where he settled himself and his "government". The location is ...

Dharamsala
Apr 9, 2008

Woke up at six-thirty to dogs barking. They barked throughout the night, and I am in such a state of awe here in the mountains that even things like this delight me. I am surprised to find that I cherish the cold, the moist bed, the dogs, the smell of ...

A ride of a life time
Oct 21, 2008

... luggage that couldn't be taken on the plane. In the end, the CCS drivers in Delhi said they would drive the luggage up to Dharamsala (a 10 hour drive), they are so NICE! So here comes to the most amazing plane ride of my entire life thus far- but honestly, ...

Living This Precious Life
Apr 27, 2006 (19 photos)

Its our last day in Dharamsala. We've carved out a few hours to sit and write, a stolen quiet moment amongst so much doing, learning, exploring, meeting. In a few days we head north to the land called Shangri-la for several weeks of trekking in the ...