Green Field Manali
Near Himachal Tourism Manali Log Huts, Dist. Kullu Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Plian sort of day
... camp and the mist descends. Also it pours rain. G insists we wait for the weather to clear. An hour later he is dragged through thue pouring rain to the gondola and taken down under strong protest. At the bottom it is still pouring. G suggests Zorbing but no one else will be in it. A develops Delhi Belly and we all head off somewhere else. This happens to be a Hindu temple with hot sulphur baths attached. All get blessed and wet and pink. ...
Getting lost in the Himalaya... not a good idea!
... attention to the arrows painted on rocks and the path itself, and I gradually found that the path I was following got less and less well-trodden. Then in places it would disappear for a stretch but would re-appear a little further on. In retrospect I should have realised that I had inadvertently taken a wrong turn off the main path, but because I was still heading in the right direction with the river to my left, I pressed on. But then I came to an impasse. ...
Arrival in Manali
... accommodation; this village was supposed to be popular with backpackers. We tried to haggle several auto-rickshaws down to the stated price of 50 rupees rather than the 100 rupees they all quoted, without success, and as all three of us with our baggage probably wouldn't have fitted in the vehicle anyway, I set off walking. It was a hard slog, those three kilometres, uphill (particularly so as you approach the village), ...
Long time, no blog
... it is only Rs240 each per night, which is what I would pay in a standard room by myself anyway.
Not sure if we're leaving tomorrow, or staying another night. I think I might stay one more night and then head to Dharamsala, another hill station in the north. Also trying to decide if I want to spend the month of June volunteering in India, or head off to China (if flights are ok-price). Will let you all know my plans once I do!
Dan xx
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Indian Paradise
... really peaceful and it was nice to see the Tibetian monks walking around. It's a beautiful place set in the hills. We had a sleep and then went to sort out trains and buses for further travel. We walked around the town and went to the Dalai Lama's house. It wasn't as peaceful as I thought as they were building stuff. Unfortunately the Dalai Lama was not at home, he ...


