McLeod Ganj - The Dalai Lama, 20/20 Cricket and the Ramachandrans

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Published: April 30th 2010Asia
April 19th 2010

Matt here- In the northern state of Himachal Pradesh at the foot of the Dhauladhar mountain range, part of the outer Himalayan chain of ranges, is a town called Dharamsala. The area that really piqued our interest is the town's hill station suburb of McLeod Ganj, named after a Scottish governor of the Punjab, this seemingly quaint settlement unto itself is situated at 18,500ft and overlooks the... Read Full Entry


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Cow cruisin'Cow cruisin'
Cow cruisin'

It was huge! I think they're called bullocks.
I wanted to pet him so bad!I wanted to pet him so bad!
I wanted to pet him so bad!

He just came and leaned up against me begging for attention. Dogs in India apparently carry rabies and I'm not looking to foam at the mouth anytime soon so I *try* to be careful! Sometimes it's difficult.
The hill.The hill.
The hill.

A very small portion of the hill we had to climb multiple times per day to reach our guest house. It doesn't look steep here but it was!
Wild Horses...couldn't drag me away...Wild Horses...couldn't drag me away...
Wild Horses...couldn't drag me away...

On the trail to our guest house.
Don't kick the ball inside the shrine!Don't kick the ball inside the shrine!
Don't kick the ball inside the shrine!

Matt playing football with the younger residents of the guest house...right before he did kick the ball inside of the shrine!!
me at our guest houseme at our guest house
me at our guest house

It was cool enough to wear my jeans! Too bad I didn't do my hair!
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The resident pug. He was hilarious.







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