Manali Hotels

... I get ripped off, conned and mugged in Asia. Expect me to periodically enter tedious reports about the weather, prices of hotels, what I have eaten, current exchange rates etc etc. However, by posting here it will prove that (a)I am still alive ...

... in Central Manali. There are quite a few nice shops/stalls on the way down following the river and various hotels. It was about a 20mins walk. So Central Manali is quite nice with one main street and a few little streets off from there (see photo anyway). ...

... her nach Manali aufgebrochen und hat ein ruhiges Guest House gefunden. Manali ist in drei Teile unterteilt: New Manali, bestehend aus vielen Hotels, Geschäften und zwei Busstationen bildet das Zentrum. Etwas weiter oben gelegen ist Old Manali, ein ...

... powers. We now headed for our last destination for the day, the newly built Tibetian monastery, in the city of Manali. The colorfully decorated monastery charge Rs 10 for photographing inside the premises and houses a huge statue of Gautama Buddha along ...

... ancient as everything else in this country. Finally I got to disembark, walking through the market, and catching a "ricky" to the old manali bridge. Down the muddy track through a mostly shut down Old Manali, I walked up the stairs to my old haunt, ...

... stepped off the coach, I headed into town to find some accommodation. Seeing that the prices were steep and many hotels full, (many Indian tourists also visit Manali this time of year) my heart sank. It was then saved thankfully as I happened upon a small ...

... it wasn't happening. We spent our time watching the World Cup and pestering travel-agents for information - they weren't forthcoming. Manali though, is really beautiful, the snow-capped peaks reminded my Swiss friend Philippe of his home country. Indian ...

... ate to our fill. We hired an auto to take us to some hotel in Pahargunj - which is known for cheap (and sometimes, shady) hotels. The guy predictably had an arrangement with some hotel and since we weren't in a mood to walk much more in that sultry ...

... town on a hillside with narrow lil streets where all types of buildings are mixed together such as gompas (tibetan monastery), houses, hotels, and farm stables. There is also a very nice temple bath where everyone goes to bath in. There are noticably ...