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Travel Blogs from Gangtok
A misty Pelling
Danny & PJ write:
We book into a nice hotel that we are told has a stunning view when the sun rises. It never rises and during the four days we are there Pelling is covered in a mist that people in the valleys see as cloud. As it happens the weather does not detract from our stay in a village with 140 hotels and 500 hundred locals. I do wonder about how they survive as I see these concrete blocks growing even higher on the edges of these earthquake prone mountains. We are ...
Day 21 - Zero visibility
We rushed out early this morning to catch a jeep to Kurseong, two hours further. The road was a bit steeper and smaller than the one that leads to Mirik, so we weren't particularly delighted to notice it had also been more affected by the earthquake. It didn't happen too often, but there were a few sections of road missing, simply marked off by some rocks lying along the abyss. The weather didn't help either: ...
Himalayas
... 1500; 97;ת. הורים שמטיי 00;ים עם שני ילדים (בני 8 ו3) במשך שנה באסיה. הרושם הראשו 04;י שלי מהם היה שהם ...
Our community experience
... blind corners, roads that narrow from two lanes to 3/4 of lane and then a dirt track, all in the name of a major road and then back dropped by sheer drop offs for hundreds of meters, paddy fields on the opposite ridge, and then snow capped mountains was just magical. Sadly, as we rose so did the smog. It became a daily ritual: clear mornings and a rising smog after lunch.
India is undergoing a major development in its infrastructure. We passed a massive hydro ...
My way of travelling
... Just after my arrival, I went to check the head of the trek. The
checkpoint was closed, and probably would remain closed until the end of
Christmas. Good, nobody would prevent me from starting the walk. And then, I
talked with a group of Indians who were coming back from the trek. They had a
guide, several yaks,porters and good equipment. I asked them about the weather
conditions and practicalities : nobody on the trek, no food available, ...
Other places to stay in Gangtok
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The Royal Plaza
Upper Syari, Deorali, Gangtok | 3 star hotelfrom $123 -
Tarika
31, National Highway Near Forest Secretariat Annexe II, Gangtok | 2 star hotelfrom $18 -
Chumbi Residency Hotel
Tibet Road, Gangtok | Hotel -
Orange Village Resort
7th Mile,Near Sikkim University, Gangtok | 3 star hotelfrom $98 -
Hotel Tibet
Paljor Stadium Road, Gangtok | Hotel -
Hotel Himalayan Heights
Paljor Stadium Road, Gangtok | 3 star hotelfrom $66 -
Suhim Portico
Helipad Road, Gangtok | 4 star hotelfrom $86 -
Hotel Saikripa Gangtok
Jeevan Theeng Marg Development Area, Gangtok | 3 star hotelfrom $32 -
Hotel Sonam Delek
Tibet Road, Gangtok | Hotel -
Elgin Nor-Khill Gangtok
Paljore Stadium Road, Gangtok | 4 star hotelfrom $148 -
Club Mahindra Royal Demazong
GRBA Road,Chongay Tar, Gangtok | 4 star hotelfrom $69 -
WelcomHeritage Denzong Regency
Cherry Banks, Gangtok | 4 star hotelfrom $155 -
The Oriental
Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Gangtok | 3 star hotelfrom $58 -
Hotel Tashi Delek
MG Marg, Gangtok | Hotelfrom $54 -
Hotel Golden Heights
M.G. Marg, Gangtok | 3 star hotelfrom $52 -
Sikkim Retreat Hotel
Dr.B R Ambedkar Marg, Gangtok | Hotel -
Hotel Delamere
Church Road, Gangtok | Hotel -
Hotel Golden Pagoda
M.G. Marg, Gangtok | Hotel -
Mt. Narsingh Village Resort
15th Mile, P.O. Ravangla, Gangtok | Hotel -
Bamboo Resort
PO Box 20, Head Post Office, Gangtok | Hotelfrom $40 -
Hotel Mayur
P.S.Road, Gangtok | Hotel -
Himalayan Retreat
District Court Road, Gangtok | Hotel -
Hotel Rendezvous
31A National Highway, Gangtok | Hotel -
Hotel Central
Opp. Super Market, Gangtok | 3 star hotelfrom $21 -
Hotel Rumtek Dzong
View Point Rumtek, Gangtok | Hotel -
The Sikkim Continental
Near Tenzing & Tenzing, Gangtok | Hotelfrom $48
