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Even more tea vicar (hee-hee-haw)
After our trekking exploits, we decided to have a few days relaxing in Darjeeling in the hope that we would see the Kanchenjunga mountain range and recharge our batteries. We had heard it was an amazing view of Kanchenjunga from Darjeeling and though we had seen the mountain on our trek, we hadn't seen it in our previous stay in the town.
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It's a long way to come for a cup of...
I'm going to skip ahead a week and write about Darjeeling, before talking about my previous week in Kolkata. This is because Darjeeling is so exciting and different and I'm on proper holidays! I'm so so glad I made the decision to come up here. Ankur Kala gave me a few days off over Christmas and I braved the Indian transport system and booked a …
Questions answered
Alright - some responses! A tout is a very annoying man who's job is to get you into a store, often belonging to his uncle, brother, father or friend. They hang around the front of the store and either call, scream or harrass you more inappropriately as you walk past. Touts may begin the process of driving you into their stores from outside your …
Just another blog about Darjeeling
I would like to claim that I haven't enough time to post a long, witty and legible blog but that's just not true today - I just can't really be bothered because lunch beckons. Oh alright...we'll talk about the food, I guess I can manage to fill in a little bit of space with that... I've got just two words for you - MOMO-MAKING. Momo's are delicious …
Events of the last week
Alright, what have I been up to in Darjeeling?
Well let me start by saying that I am continuing my 'dag-fest' across the sub-continent. Imagine my horror when I arrived here and discovered the hordes of trendy tourists sauntering across Chowrasta square before me. Dressed in their skinny jeans, with Kathmandu zip-up jackets and black …
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