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Travel Blogs from McLeod Ganj
Fulfillment
... This is what I could accomplish. This was literally the peak of my travel, the greatest height that my 5 months in India had brought me to. But I'm 20. My life is far from over, and I refuse to have that quickly lost moment be the final one in my quest for success. Not to mention, the story of the Tibetans reminded me of the world's problems, of its sufferings. When I see a world map, I see a planet of problems. The amazon, Congo Basin, and Siberian Taiga ...
Home of the Homeless Dalai Lama
... we would have loved to have a cone. We have read that they are expanding the number of McD’s outlets that have non-veg items on menu. Just do not expect beef….
I scored the front seat which made up somewhat for the rattling windows and squeaking wheel-wells. I didn't know it at the time, but that seat is reserved for the conductor, the driver’s colleague who handles the money. The conductor asked me to move and I ...
The Dalai Lama's teachings
... go to the left and the Indians and Tibetans go to the right. Then we seperate into male and female foreigners and the men laugh at the women because we are carrying bags and they have nothing with them and they move through quickly. However, my theory is that the women's line goes slowly because we are checked so thoroughly. First our bags are checked - every zipper, then we were frisked thoroughly by Tibetan women. I haven't been so ...
Day 184 McLeod Ganj
... to McLeod and spent the afternoon looking in the lovely shops and wishing we hadn't run out of money! This evening we ate at Mclo restaurant- Pierce Brosnan's choice! There is a huge picture of him enjoying a meal here slapped on the sign outside. If its good enough for Pierce its good enough for me........... it was ok!
Will ...
A Wonderful Place and the Suffering of Tibet
... we paid a visit and as we climbed the stairs to the central courtyard we heard what sounded like the monks chatting loudly over games of snooker or pool. We thought it would be a lot of fun to join them for a game, but when we reached the courtyard we found no such games were taking place. Instead we discovered it was discussion time for the monks. After studying they get together in pairs and one guy sits on the floor ...
Amenities
- Restaurant