http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Kasauli/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Himachal Pradesh , Kasauli en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:51:21 +0000 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:51:21 +0000 If you go asking people to name something that makes them instantly connect to the childhood memories chances are that the cycle would probably feature prominently in that list. The romance of the cycle is undying. Yes we love our fuel guzzling sedans and motorbikes but the cycle tugs the strings of the heart as it reminds us of the sunny days of our childhood and passage to adulthood. For me I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Kasauli/blog-409361.html we did a short stint in a small village kuthar on the kassauli hills. set up a pretty fancy school there actually. the view from the verandah was great. vij took some lovely photos http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Kasauli/blog-340175.html This weekend myself and my wife planned to chill out at kasauli. We decided to drive down there covering Timber trail also at Parwanoo which falls enroute. We started off at 730 in the morning from our house at Panchkula so as to reach while its still pleasent. We were at Timber Trial around 815. Timer trial is famous for two things...its resort and cable car that take you up through dangerous http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Kasauli/blog-147493.html After trying couple of hotels I knew names of I finally settled for a guesthouse situated at the end of the road near old Kasauli overlooking the valley below. The owner proudly told me that when sky is clear I could see Chandigarh from the terraceAround 5 PM Kasauli was enveloped by the monsoon mist. It was pretty beautiful sight watching mist trapped in pine trees. I rested for sometime before http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Kasauli/blog-132757.html Hi everyone I have returned from the mountains and the land of dial up internet connections so some of these entries may be a little out of order because I have to do them all at once. As RUCHI is an NGO they kind of have to schmooze around to get funding for their projects. One of their biggest partners is the Rotary Club. They have a lot of connections with the rotary club in New Zealand http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Kasauli/blog-91110.html It was that moment again. After working for couple of months at an IT magazines group I finally decided to quit because it was not giving me anything remotely close to what I call creative satisfaction. When I am in such a state of mind I usually head for some hill station to rejuvenate myself and indulge in some chintan thinking about my future in my yettotakeoff writing career. My usual co http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Kasauli/blog-3118.html