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The home of the Dalai Lama
... in a gothic style. It was built in the forest on the side of the mountain and looked dramatic. The British Viceroy Lord Elgin died there. I stayed in the Elgin Hotel in Darjeeling. Same guy.
I will have the privelege to go to 4 days of teachings with the Dalai Lama ... with thousands of others from Mon 1 Oct to the 4 Oct. The town has filled up in the last few days and there is a buzz in the air. The teachings are especially for ...
Updates on the Traveller's Essential India
... our website.
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Forthcoming events: Trek and holiday slide show in Delhi. Will keep everyone posted on dates.
Website updates have been completed-we now have an online slideshow-it looks good!
Had a fantastic day trip to Triund with a client. Weather was a bit misty but it cleared up enough to see the mountains - wonderful.
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We got our new room, BUT !!!
... down, and I guess they got the **** over something again, so if I want to buy any Tibetan tat, I better get it here
All the old girls sit about knitting, socks, gloves, hats water bottle holders, they even got furry hats (where do they wear them, its 42C here, apart from looking a prat, you are going to boil over)
They do a lot of handmade jewellery, necklaces, earrings, toe rings, stones on boot laces (looks like the tat you get down ...
Cricket Craziness and Dreamy Dharamkot
... draws to a close), and being able to avoid the decrepit buses - the 2 of us just stretched out and relaxed, chatting the whole way there with our lovely driver Joginder. After the gorgeous drive through the Himachali country side, with it’s abundance of wild marijuana plants growing everywhere, and back up over the peaceful mountain roads, we were gutted to be caught up in a massive traffic jam on our approach to the town at 10pm - not quite the sleepy, peaceful place we’d ...
OM sweet home
... Our main goal in Dharamsala was to volunteer and help Tibetan people. We visited Lhasa and experienced the presence of the Chinese communist party and it was disheartening. Military were everywhere, Tibetan people were scared to talk to us, and as foreigners, we couldn't even ride the public bus or carry a copy of Lonely Plant China with us. In India, it's different. Tibetans have more freedom here but what about the ones left behind?
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