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Hotel Tibet Gangtok

Paljor Stadium Road Gangtok, Sikkim, 737101, India

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First Impressions

A travel blog entry by k0e0n0z

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Well I sought adventure and adventure I have found, perhaps even a bit more than I bargained for. My trip started out with 35 hours of travel beginning in Minnesota, then stopping in LA and Hong Kong before arriving in Delhi. Stepping off the plane the weather was perfect, the scents were potent, and everyone in my group was in high spirits. On the …

Oh, Calcutta!

A travel blog entry by martin

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Oh, Calcutta, why are you such a dump? Here I am amongst the squalor and the slums - and thats just referring to my hotel bathroom. Its hot, hot, hot here, which exacerbates the pollution, but the monsoon rains are just about to set in. I have only been here 24 hours, but have decided that I have seen all the sights I need to and that its just best …

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The Zoos in the foothills of the Kangchendzonga

A travel blog entry by glassbird

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... In my mind I want my money back and to tell them what I think, but in reality I feel like the blue sheep we saw.

PJ wrote:

Talking about mythology I read more about the infamous Yeti. The local people call it migyud and have always known of its existence: a gigantic creature six to nine feet in height, resembling a gorilla or an orangutan. They say it has superhuman strength and is
known to have snapped the necks of yaks and ...

Sikkim-more monasteries and snow-capped mountains

A travel blog entry by diannemurray

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... the valley.

From here, we carry on to the far side of the ridge with the palace on it, passing through narrow, rough streets to the Enchey Gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastery), which was founded by Lama Drubthob Karpo, the famous flying lama, in 1840, and rebuilt in 1908. It is one of the major recognised gompas of Sikkim. It has a long uphill approach path flanked by rows of prayer wheels, with small stupas off to the left side. Murray is chastised by ...

Sleepers Creepers

A travel blog entry by ricduncombe

... possible on any of the beds but I didn’t fancy storing my things under the bottom bed while I slept on the top, anyone could run off with it at the frequent stops.

The rain was still coming down outside and as my bed had the benefit of two backrests at either end (it was built into an alcove) I could sit back with my legs outstretched and watch the world go by, dipping in and out of Jurassic Park which I had been unable to finish earlier due to ...