A Himalayan Flirtation

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February 20th 2012

Published: February 21st 2012

Ascending the unravelling mountainside, a sheer drop into endless tea fields to our right, countless potholes and uneven road beneath our wheels and a former British hill station retreat ahead, our feelings were mixed as we climbed ever higher into the shrouding mist. Having recently slumbered off the Darjeeling Mail, an uneventful night train (much to our surprise) from Kolkata, carefully picking... Read Full Entry

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Amy Foster & Christopher Ashton

Chris and Amy

We are Amy and Chris. After completing our first attempt at a round the world trip in 2012, we are currently fitting in careers around our enduring need to see the world. Our blog is primarily for family and friends, but we are always flattered to learn that others have read (and on occasion even enjoyed) our writing and photographs. With that said... Afoot and light hearted, I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me. The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose...you road I enter upon and look around! I beli... full info

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21st February 2012

TinNiE
" Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness "

nice
wallpaper worthy photo :)

21st February 2012

Chris and Amy
Amy Foster & Christopher Ashton

Thank you!
Glad to here you like it!

22nd February 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

My Dad visited Darjeeling many times during the 1970's and early '80s
He visited the Tibetan community, which he loved from his time on the Tibetan border in Labrang in the late 1940's. He stayed at the Windemere Hotel owned then by the Tendaf-la family. Your pictures were very much like his. I regret to this day not going with him even though I had the opportunity. So thanks for this blog and the memories it brought back of my Dad who passed away in 1988. A couple comments: Too bad you missed the French hill station of Dalat on your way north in Vietnam. I too love hill stations as they are so much cooler than the low lands. I attended schools in Dalat and the Cameron Highlands, but I mentioned the Highlands to you before. I'm curious why you could only take a two minute shower each. This seems to argue for taking a shower together!

22nd February 2012

Chris and Amy
Amy Foster & Christopher Ashton

You're welcome!
We wanted to go to Dalat, but as we only had three weeks in Vietnam, we had to chose between Dalat and Sapa, eventually deciding on the latter. There is a big water shortage in Darjeeling, or so it says in the hotels we stayed in, therefore limited hot water! Also there are constant power cuts so the water often never even starts to heat up! The shower together therefore, would have ended in bloodshed fighting over what hot drips we could salavge!

23rd February 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

That sounds like a justifiable affinity to me...
What wonderful places you visit...how fortunate you can do so...love hearing about them...and seeing your pics...that will be your eternal memories...keep truckin'.

23rd February 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Excellent pictures, as always! Wish mine were as good :) Jens

28th February 2012

Chris and Amy
Amy Foster & Christopher Ashton

HI!
Thanks :) We're really glad you like them.

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