Marina Villa Manali
Prini, Manali Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Going up a little
... sort of thing with Tibetanish clad old ladies clutching the biggest white rabbits in the universe to be photographed with and 2 most gorgeous Yaks Off to tree temple ( a tree that did something sacred and is now a shrine, cha and drink at a very civilized hotel. Into the town for people watching, tout rejecting and shopping where A comes into his own and shows a whole new skill. Then dinner at a Tibetan ...
Getting lost in the Himalaya... not a good idea!
... done so earlier. Who would find me if I broke an arm or leg or got knocked unconscious? Or worse... Panic was starting to set in as I got higher but saw no sign of a path to the left (I was trying to keep to that side as it had looked like there were a couple of paths up the steadily-diminishing rocky face, but to no avail so far). Then the mountainside got too steep for me to continue. For a while now, nearly every time I planted one of my feet, it would ...
Jhatingri Barot Kotikohad Luhardi
... wife and mother were weaving shawls on the two looms. A hand operated yarn spinner was in a corner. The man explained the process and patiently showed us around. I could not resist the temptation and ended up buying a beautiful hand woven pure wool shawl even though I have no use for it in hot, hot “Bambai”. Most of ...
Made it to Manali
Manali
We arrived in Manali at about 5.30am after our overnight bus ride from Shimla, it was a very winding road and I felt sick at the start of the journey, it probably didn't help that I was watching the Bollywood film that was blaring on the TV. We were met by the owner of a guest house and after a chai and biscuits we agreed to go to his place. It was really nice and just out of the township of old Manali so really quiet with ...
You can choose your friends
Meeting people has always been one of my favourite things mainly because I find it interesting how differently others see and interact with the world. Of course when you travel you meet so many people on a daily basis that its impossible to get to know them all well, some of them you may end up spending more time with than others but generally what sticks in your head is the first impression and whatever associations you attach to them. Following is a list ...



