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McLeod Ganj Slideshow
McLeod Ganj
Travel Blogs from McLeod Ganj, India
It's hailing, It's pouring
It hasn't snowed all winter, so precipitation, in whatever form it takes, is very much appreciated. Already drought warnings are in effect, and sometimes the rationed water is gone by 11 am. It is a terribly strange feeling to turn on the tap and for ...
Putting down some roots
... march for Tibetans. It was the 22nd anniversary of the first protest against China's invasion of Tibet. We started at the top of McLeod Ganj and walked down to the Dalai Lama's residence (although he's currently out of the country). We were then showed a ...
Last of the Momos
... and how they got here. Their answers astonished me, all but one WALKED from Tibet to Nepal and then took a bus from Nepal to India. A couple were lucky to live closer to the border only had to walk for 15 straight days, the rest walked for 30 days. This ...
Spring has arrived
It's springtime in McLeod Ganj. My daily walk down the mountain to Dharamsala allowed me to watch the spring creep up the mountain. The trees started blooming little white flowers lower in the valley trickled up to the blooming peak a couple weeks ...
Letting my Dharma lead the way
... West, two, my previously stated desire to see the majestic Himalayas, and three, my interest in the seemingly accessible Buddhist religion. McLeod Ganj, also know as Little Lhasa, is the home of the Rev. Dali Lama, and refuge to thousands of Tibetans, ...
Random Pictures from February
Pictures from some great times that I am too lazy to write blogs ...
Trains, Mountains and Monk(ey) Business
... somehow on the remainder of the journey but meh...it was my least favorite of the bunch anyway. We shared a taxi directly to McLeod Gange and our guest house (that we hadn't booked yet). The ride was a little nauseating, mostly because of the turns I ...
Supercut
"They bothered her so much... that she simply shaved her head and used the hair to make wigs for the saints. The starting thing about her simplifying instinct was that the more she did away with fashion in a search for comfort and the more she passed ...
Bus Ride of Death
... , daily life and if he believes he will ever return to Tibet. Thupten wants to teach me Tibetan if I will teach him English. He made me promise that I would return to McLeod Ganj and become his tutor. A tempting offer for a young wander lusting ...
Little Tibet
... government and home of the 14th Dalai Lama, which makes it more of Tibetan community than an Indian one. McLeod Ganj, located 1800m above sea level in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh is a clean, quiet, and superbly genuine community filled ...
Tibetan kids
... first customer, I feel like its my responsibility to spread the word for her. So if you're ever visiting the Dalai Lama in McLeod Ganj, please use Perfect 32 (I think its 32) for any dental treatment. She has steady hands and new equipment... I think I ...
The Smiling Monk: Pema (Lotus) & Baba Saddu Again
... ; The Saddu (sp.?) wanderer who had given me a bead necklace and called me "Baba", when I first arrived and I was lost in McCleod- Ganj, met us in the temple. We recognized each other. I asked for another picture. He asked me for another ...
Manimahesh mit Freunden
... ca. 4 Wochen in Indien unterwegs und wir hatten eine Menge zu erzählen. Sofern es das Wetter zuließ, spazierten wir durch McLeod Ganj oder nach Dharamkot, um ihnen ein Wenig die Umgebung zu zeigen. Was mich besonders freut ist, dass die beiden auch bei ...
Neuigkeiten
... Umwelt umzugehen lernt. Am 10.10.2010 ist außerdem der Global Day of Climate Action an welchem wir hier in McLeod Ganj, zusammen mit anderen Organisationen mehrere Veranstaltungen haben werden. Hier ist der Link zu unserem Event. Auch neben der Arbeit ...
The BIG Update
... India, which means that it is time for me to leave- but not for long! In one week my sister (who has been with me here in McLeod for the past month and a half) and I will be travelling to Nepal to extend my visa. After that I will be coming back to ...
Smoke curled out of the tin shed on the ...
Smoke curled out of the tin shed on the corner by the vegetable market. The mouth of a furnace fumed red in the dim light. Leo and I stepped up to the slate stoop. The wiry little Kashmiri blacksmith pounded on the head of a glowing hammer, sharpening ...
Really India
... beginning of such a conversation, so why not tell me earlier? The same thing happened in other internet cafes in Bagsu and McLeod Ganj that day except I learnt to ask before I sat down if there actually was a working internet connection. Some things just ...
McLeod Ganj
We are having a brilliant time here doing nothing in particualr and enjoying the cooler climate. McLeod Ganj is the official residence of the Dalai Lama in exile. For the first time since England we are back under a duvet at night instead of sweating it ...
On Our Way to Manali
... up to Manali and lack of internet connection will explain why Bohemianowl will fall silent for the next few days. It's sad to leave McLeod Ganj, but it's never healthy to get attached to anything, so off we go to explore more of colorful India and finally ...
Pong Lake
Some friends got word of an amazing place called Pong Lake, a few hours drive from McLeod Ganj that was known for it's amazing bird watching. After scouring our Lonely Planets and the internet for a single, good picture of the place, Daniel and I were ...
Day 57 - McLeod Ganj
I awoke to the sound of buddhist monks in the room next door starting some chanting session, which ended up going on most of the day with their voices getting hoarser and coarser as the day went on. It seemed to be a well organised affair with a guy ...
Chelsea Jolie? My Star is Rising in McLeod Ganj!
... any means, but it will be easy to live like kings for the next month as we travel around this exotic country. McLeod Ganj has helped me regain my footing as a woman traveler. Delhi was overwhelming and I felt on guard at all times. I ...
Enlightened Monk
Week 3: Dec.3-Dec.8 Days ago, while standing by my open door, I fed a mother and her two babies. Then like a bat out of hell, this monkey appeared from nowhere and RAN like a cheetah inside my room. I panicked and didn't know what to do since ...
Tibet in Exile
I have decided not to put too many photos in this entry. A few Tibetans I met and who let me take their photo were concerened where the pictures would be published--the Chinese are watching. So, while it was one of my favorite places to be (for about a ...
"i'm very particular" cheryl our new ...
... way though the only English words I heard from them were "yeah yeah" and "no no". They pointed us up the valley towards Mcleod Ganj. Strangely, not even a dog bite could detract from the bucolic peace of the walk home. So now, 3 days later and my ...
Leo's Journal
... drove in a 3 wheeler through the monsoon flood. On the night train I slept on the top bunk and did back flips. Sept. 4 Mcleod Ganj, Himachel Pradesh, India Today we woke up on a train. I played with super doggy. We took a 2 hour taxi to our place. We ...
Beautiful McLeodGanj Dharamsala
... fun and we can't wait to see you soon and tell you more about all of our experiences here in the East, incredible India. namaste, Andrew, Justin, Natalie, Jonathan & Shayna We have been so lucky to ...
Best Birthday Bash
... and there's an empty chair... and there's Katy... WAIT! WTF! There's Katy?" Katy is my friend from Luxembourg who left India about a month before. We all got an email just days before saying what a great time she had in Liverpool. She was ...
Magazine article about me
When I was recovering from my back, during the early stages my parents surprised me and said that for my birthday they had bought me a ticket to visit them as they were going on holiday in Thailand, my sister was also visiting China and also arranged to ...
Sept 8 we have arrived in mcleod ganj a ...
... 3 new species of bird. Thinking of you all especially during the beginning of school Lots of Love Susannah. The Cue Ball at Mcleod Ganj Like pool halls all over the world it is dark, Smokey and the décor is forgettable. Four points of ...