Author: Priyanka
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Sangla Pictures after heavy rainfalls – #Uttarakhand Floods
A friend of mine has a quaint little restaurant + home stay called Cafe 42 in Sangla. Sangla is near the eastern borders of Himachal Pradesh hence quite close to Uttarakhand. There were no floods but very heavy rainfall for many days, leading to a power blackout for more than 7 days. Many roads have…
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3 Tips for McLeodganj
I will quickly jot type some of these tips I had in mind when I was in McLeodganj. Once I come back to Mumbai I get so caught up with things that I barely write half of what I want to about places I have visited. So here goes, Visit the Bookstores I devour books.…
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Himachal People Gave me a Culture Shock because they are so Awesome! <3
Dharamshala. Dalai Lama. Tibetan Story. That was my whole pull to visit Himachal Pradesh. Actually it hardly mattered to me that it was Himachal Pradesh. Anyway all these states kind of get blurred when you are on the road. So there I was – unsuspecting I landed at the bus stop at Mandi. The local…
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McLeodGanj – A Place of Stories
It is a congested town, as so many towns in India are. Here however I felt stories. Lots of different stories unfolding… maybe because it is the place for the Tibetan government in exile, maybe because it is one of the few places where revolution/revolt/patriotism has some meaning, maybe because of the Llamas that are…
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Photo Story & Travel Route – 1 month on the road, South India
Finally finished my photo compilation of my 1 month long road travel in Jan, 2013! I traveled around South India in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and a little bit in Kerala! The final route looked like, Mum – Madikeri (via Mangalore) – Mysore (with Isha Yatra covered: Halebeedu/Belur, Gomatgiri, Nanjungoud, B.R.Hills and more) – Coimbatore (Isha…
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Short Guide to Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh
Hi there reader, I generally don’t write such ‘short guide’ posts because they are so easily available online, except for a few destinations for whatever reasons. Rewalsar is one of them… so here goes for the benefit of my fellow travellers esp solo women because we tend to plan out where we will be staying…
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My Peep into the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2012
Half a day! Half a day was all I got to see the Kochi Biennale in my month long road trip in South India! It was not enough at all… but what I did see really impressed me a lot! It was actually thought provoking and so engaging, I am amazed! These two videos are…
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Multi-religious Coonoor Mornings
I remember the mornings in Coonoor! I didn’t do anything particularly, I went there in January and it was too cold to get out of bed early. So I slept tell at least 8.00am! The most unique thing however was the hodge-podge of the three main religions – Muslim, Hindu & Christianity! One of the…
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At a Coffee Estate Home Stay – Madikeri, Coorg
I would like to write in detail of my thoughts about home-stays, coffee estates and Madikeri, as this was my first encounter with all three! This post however is about what is most vivid about the place in my experience…. BIRDS! I have a little past in ornithology. I have done a few bird watches,…
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The Bylakuppe Adventure – Tibetan Settlement, Coorg
I was quite excited to go to the tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe in Coorg since I found out about it sometime back. I visited it about 10 days back. The Golden Temple is a tourist attraction and a very extravagant tibetan temple! My adventure however started as an uncle dropped me at the gates of…