Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

For the past 3 weeks I have been based in a small town called Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, doing voluntary work with an organisation called http://www.idex.in/. I signed up for a manual labour project (the other option was teaching - not my idea of fun!). ...

So we've been in Palampur for 4 days now. I have to admit I still feel totally culture shocked. Walking around the town I am frequently reminded of the Yorkvik museum in York because there are lots of 'plots' with huts and cows tied up outside. The ...

After a 16 hour train journey and 4 hour jeep ride up the mountains, on Saturday morning we arrived in Palampur in Himachal Pradesh. I am staying in a nice little house with 2 floors with about 20 other volunteers, we have a terrace and a roof we can sit ...

... wanted to do an entry about the volunteer work I do since this is one of the main reasons I chose to come to this part of India. My working day is as follows: Get up at 8ish (or earlier if you want a shower since 12 girls share one bathroom. I would ...