Surbhi Gh
Travel Blogs from Dharamsala
The home of the Dalai Lama
... of Korean people so I will be wearing a ear piece with an instant translation into English. My secret belief is that the Dalai Lama says almost the same thing each teaching and they already have a recorded copy! I have walked down a thousand steps to a monastery and unfortunately up again. With all this walking up and down I think I should be fit but I still huff and puff.
This is the last trimester of my trip, the last month of ...
The road to hell and some chillout time
It was time to hit the road again and head west towards Kashmir. Not wishing to do the journey in one 18 hour stretch I first took a bus to the temples at Alchi some of which had murals dating back 1000 years. I met some Buddhist nuns who were also visiting and kindly gave me a lift back to the main road then I hitch-hiked with a winemaker from Chile and waited for a bus, taxi or car to stop for us. We were only there half a minute before an army ...
We got our new room, BUT !!!
... Road, just cheaper)
I could get some but it would end up in the drawer with all the junk you wish you had never bought (maybe the grand kids could play with them)
it may not be the best place we have been to, but there are plenty of back alleys and little shops to look in, they dont bug you to buy stuff either, you can pick up bits and just look, even ask the price (but they dont move on it, even if you walk off, they wont chase you)
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Cricket Craziness and Dreamy Dharamkot
... mind! It was even worse when we got out to walk the final leg to our hotel - the streets were absolute carnage, filled with hundreds of drunk Indian revellers - we were devastated.
We were just thankful to be able to shut ourselves into the relative sanctuary of our room and stretch out our weary muscles! We’d booked into the Green Hotel mainly because it was the only one that we’d been able to contact and we wanted something organised with arriving so late. It ...
OM sweet home
... There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." - Dalai Lama
Last but not least, we have to mention his Holiness Dalai Lama who we had the pleasure of celebrating his return to McLeod as well join in the celebration for a belated birthday with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This was Dasha's second time seeing His Holiness ...
Other places to stay in Dharamsala
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Hotel Anand Palace
Bhagsunag, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $25 -
Hotel Valley View Crest
Upper Dharamsala, Dharamsala | Hotelfrom $21 -
Hotel Him Queen
Mcleodganj, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $35 -
Annex Hotel
Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala | Hotel -
Hotel Bhagsu
, Mcleodganj , Dharamsala | Hotelfrom $19 -
Hotel Pema Thang
Hotel Bhagsu Road, Dharamsala | Hotel -
Snow Crest Inn
Naddi Village, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $25 -
Asia Health Resorts
Strawberry Hills, Dharamsala | 1 star hotelfrom $75 -
Grace Cottage Hotel
558 Old Chari Road, Dharamsala | 2 star hotelfrom $128 -
Hotel Asian Plaza
Main Chowk Dharamshala, Dharamsala | Hotelfrom $49 -
Royal Palace Hotel
Bhagsunag mcleodganj, Dharamsala | Hotel -
Pong View Hotel
Cantt. Road, Dharamsala | 2 star hotelfrom $29 -
Mount View Hotel
On Jogiwara Road, Dharamsala | Hotelfrom $11 -
Snow Hermitage Resort
Khanniara Road, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $69 -
Hotel White Haven Palace Estate
Chilgarhi, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $120 -
Kareri Lodge
Mcleodganj, Dharamsala | Hotel -
Himgiri Resort
Village Naddi, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $16 -
Hotel Shikhar
Naddi, Dharamsala | Hotel -
Sahiwa Hotel
Buddha Temple Road, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $27 -
Anupam Resort
Naddi, Dharamsala | 3 star hotelfrom $21 -
Dhauladhar Hotel
Katwali Bazar, Dharamsala | Hotel -
Whispering Winds Resort
Khaniara Road, Dharamsala | Hotel -
Sun Snow
Dharamsala | Hotel -
Akriti Hotel
Dharamsala | Hotel -
Athiti Hotel
Dharamsala | Hotel -
Shanti Hotel
Khamara Road , Dharamsala | Hotel
