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Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj June 3rd 2005

to kashmir or not to kashmir? that is the question. newspapers and book say it's too dangerous. but no one that we have talked to says that it is. in fact, they all rave about it - locals and foreigners alike. and, we must admit that we're enjoying the weather up here. a lot. cool clear days, no humidity, and nights cool enough for a sheet and blanket (blanket and comforter for allielle). the thought of dying in the heat further south keeps us here and the northernmost state of india, more mountains, snow, and highland deserts lure us. bombings and shootings deter us. part of me says que sera sera. the other part says don't be dumb. the battle continues because, as i said before, i'd rather be taking my chances in india than "safe" ... read more
chess
jan and the boys
holy man, dharmamsala

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj June 2nd 2005

DOLLY LLAMA LO --- also known as why we love zoe: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Zoe To: mollybaade@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Thank you for entering your contact details and ohmigosh are you guys ok? have you recovered? please say you don't have disentery or anything. I read too many travel novels than aregood for my imagination. lb says that in baton rouge there arehurricanes. good lord, i am going to have to pull together a lot ofmagic to keep y'all in once piece.met the dalai lama yet? hope your stalker training at bryn mawr willhelp you out. tell arielle that I am pushing for your meeting the dear ole dalai. i think that is how it is spelled. I am really tempted just to spell it dolly llama. but he might misenterpret that as disrespect. though i think the ... read more

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj June 1st 2005

okay, so we're no longer dying. went out for a bit of an excursion today and walked down to the main temple. walked around, listened to some monks chant, and then watched them have debate/arguments in the courtyard. they pair up, one standing and the other sitting, and yell and laugh and as they make important points in the argument, they slap their hands together in a very dramatic clapping style while their buddhist rosary beads fly everywhere and clack alongside them. amusing to watch, would be better if we could actually understand what they're saying. the monks are an interesting lot. i'd like to talk to some of them. dharamsala is so different from amritsar. in amritsar we stood out like whoa because there were very few foreigners. here, like 1/3 of the people seem ... read more

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj May 29th 2005

Kheer ganga In order to get to Kheer ganga we first had to make our way to Manikaran which was a 5 hour bus journey from Manali. This town was a sight for sore eyes. One night was enough time spent before heading to Barshani to start the trek to aprox. 3000 m. We began with a huge thali breakfast (Indian dish that comes in a variety of combinations) before setting off. We got lost 2 or 3 times in the first hour as locals kept pointing us in the wrong direction. We finally found our way after a great deal of hassle and soon caught up with a Mexican couple, Alma & Sergio who trekked with us. It took us 6-7 hrs to reach Kheer ganga. During that time we got chased by dogs, saw ... read more
It's harder than it looks
Trying to start a fire in our shack
Wakey wakey rise and shine

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj November 25th 2003

Il ne nous reste plus que 6 jours en Inde. Snif snif. Quand on était au Rajasthan, j’avais un peu hâte de revenir, car c’était très épuisant, surtout psychologiquement. Le simple fait de marcher dans la rue était fatiguant, avec tous ces regards, ces gens qui insistent et la pression des commerçants et des chauffeurs de rickshaws. Tandis qu’ici, j’aurais le goût de m’acheter une maison toute cute et d’y rester encore pour 2-3 mois. Aller faire mon épicerie à travers les petites rues ensoleillées, rencontrer des gens et trouver une façon de les aider, que ce soit en travaillant avec eux ou dans un musée. Mais bon, ce n’était pas le principal objectif de ce voyage et je m’évade un peu. Ce sera pour une prochaine fois! Hier, ce fut une petite journée tranquille. ... read more
McLeod Gang et ses environs
McLeod Gang et ses environs
McLeod Gang et ses environs

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj September 16th 2002

The public bus from Mandi to Dharmsala stopped everywhere so it ended up taking about 8 hours and then the extra 1/2 hour up to McCleod Ganj - so I was quite tired on arrival. I still checked out about 4 guest houses in the rain before picking a room with a deck overlooking a valley. My neighbors were two Austrian girls who spent a lot of time with a couple of Australians. McCleod Ganj was a great place - many people were there to study Vipassana, Reiki, Buddhism or Tibetan. The Dalai Lama was there and shook the hand of one of the Austrian girls before getting wind of my arrival and going in to hiding (meditation). I spent quite a bit of time with Lilach - from Tel Aviv, and also met a stunner ... read more

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj April 23rd 2001

McLeod Gang, described by one American here as "beginner's India", is THE most Tibetan-food-eating, tourist-hotel-staying, happy-hour-drinking place. Not to mention meditation-class-taking and Dalai Lama-spotting. (We saw him in his Land Rover, on his way to speak!) It's absolutely comfy here. The hills around us are big and quiet. Looking down on Dharmsala and the gangetic plain makes me believe I can see all the way to Kanniyakumari and reminds me how high up we are. I finally discovered an equivalent to Indians waking us too early - coming back to the guesthouse late, requiring them to open the locked gate for us. But isn't it called "guest" house, not "curfew" house? And I don't think it helped our cause when I returned alone late one night after a few big beers. I was approached by an ... read more
Prayer wall, McLeod Gang
View from our hotel room, Chamba
Drinking with Craig, Chamba




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