After a few hot days in Siliguri (see next entry), we headed to Darjeeling for a relief with much cooler temperatures. Just 2.5 hours away Darjeeling is like a different world...a wonderful mountain town with amazing views on India's highest peak, Kanchenjunga . Not many tourists make it here and just for that reason the feeling you get is great...

Isn't life interesting. Lord knows India is. Just yesterday I was frazzled in the sweltering nastiness of Calcutta, and today I am sipping Darjeeling tea in the Himalayas! Talk about contrasts. Just when you think things are a certain way, life shows you that things are not always as they seem, and there is nothing like a jaunt into nature to bo...

The Darjeeling Mail rolled into New Jalpaiguri at about 8:00 AM a couple of days ago. Rather than go to Gangtok, we immediately made our way to Darjeeling in the hills of northern West Bengal by shared jeep, a 2 1/2 hour ride along an often bumpy and winding road. Darjeeling is a hill station that sits at about 2,100 meters above sea level and s...

After all my fellow trekkers had departed Kathmandu, I hopped a plane to Bogdogra, Nepal.. which is the closest airport to Darjeeling, a mere 5 1/2 hour drive away. Vito's brother in law Arun, and his driver, met me at the airport, where we then made our windy way to Darjeeling. I had not the time to read up on Darjeeling, and in my ignorance ex...

"The world is a difficult place for those of us who think it should make sense." -- Keith Massey, e-mail to me, Nov 10, 2007 9:50 PM Just arrived in India! Not a whole lot to report yet as I'm a bit tired after walking, cab, plane, mini-mini-van, walking, bus, walking, jeep, and then some more walking. And, the area we're in is a lot like Nepal,...

(note: I was in Darjeeling about 2 weeks ago) Darjeeling is known for a few things by the world, and for only two things by me. First, the world and I have both heard of Darjeeling Tea, which, surprise, comes from Darjeeling. This is a town very similar to Shimla, whose ridges are coated with a dirty frosting of cement and tin, and whose hillsid...

Hello again I have been in Darjeeling for two days now. Finally rode the toy train this morning! I have some great videos to post when I get back. After only two hours on the train, my hair and skin was covered in ash and dust. Train travel back in the day must have been a messy business. I am glad that I managed to visit before the track washes...

Pictures of (usually) foggy Darjeeling are attached.

bueno bueno,,,,esto es una nube constante, todo el dia,,,,humedad, lluvia, fina, menos fina,,,pero da igual,,,esto es paz absoluta, a comparacion de la locura de las 2 primeras seamanas.... los acontecimientos de ayer y hoy,,,,bien significativos,,, porque encontrarse con un amigo por estos pagos, no es moneda corriente,,,y bue, la vida es magia...

Three months after starting our epic journey we made it full circle back to India, this time to Darjeeling famous for tea and being a lovely hill station with panoramic views of Kanchendonga (the world's 3rd highest mountain). It has a huge colonial past and boasts a number of very beautiful colonial hotels. Maggi had a hankering for some luxury...