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Tour of Mcleod Ganj and Amazing Cooking Course
... as it was out. Not really working was it? We got back and both decided to split and I went on a mission to buy something more substantial. I found a fake North Face jacket. This would do for now! That evening i ended up in the same bar, talking to the same people - inevitable in this place really. But it was all good.
The next day was an equally wet start in terms of the weather, with endless rain during the night but it felt clearer in the morning and at least ...
Finding an implant dentist!
... it in Manali.
Leaving Keylong, we boarded a bus very early in the morning, and low and behold, the window to the left of us, just infront of where we were sitting, was missing! The boys sat next to it were suffering from bad karma after skipping the queue for the previous nights bus ticket, despite protests from the ticket queue! I asked the conductor where the window was, ...
McLeod Ganj, Dalia Lama's Home away from home
... Tibetan people. I was interesting to see thousands of people sitting and chanting. Upon arriving there we found out the Dalai Lama had made an appearance that morning at 8:00am and we had missed it, bummer. Then we checked out the town a bit and took a cooking class. The cooking class was really fun, there were two nice couples (one Swiss, the other Dutch) and the instructor was very good. We learned how ...
My first time paragliding
... and me. A pick-up truck ride took us all (just!) to the Solang Valley where the paragliding takes place. From the valley floor we needed to get to the launching area some way up the side of the hill. The options are: a 45 minute uphill hike; a cable car up for an extortionate 400 rupees (nearly 6GBP); or a 25 minute horse ride up for 250 rupees (about 3.50GBP). It was already about midday and the best time to catch the thermals is mid-to-late morning, so ...
Billing and Bir or Bir-Billing
... the way to the top; in the rains and in winter this road gets frequently blocked by landslides. It was in good condition today. Several taxis were standing at Ahju near the junction on the highway, waiting to ferry paragliders up the mountain. The road to Billing traverses beautiful forests ...
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