Himalaya
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My Himalayan Odyssey Part 10 – Manali Magic
If the trip in and out of Jalori had been fraught with a sense of danger, the drive to Manali was like a breath of fresh air. It is really no surprise that so many travelers list Manali amongst their favourite places to go to. It is a lot like a perfect Mojito – clean, Continue reading
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My Himalayan Odyssey Part 9 – Goodbye Jalori
I seem to be making a habit out of apologizing for my tardiness! But please blame IE. I am no longer able to open WordPress on Internet Explorer. AAArrrghhh! HATE Chrome cause of all those pop-ups, but am now back on it. If any of you have any advice on how to get Wordpress functioning on IE Continue reading
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My Himalayan Odyssey Part 8 – Lil Brown Mouse and Some Unwelcome Rain
We just dumped our bags outside our respective tents and headed to the rickety plastic table and chair arrangement outside the dining tent for a few beers. The local beer that we had purchased in Solan from a local shop (the plan to buy it from the brewery had amounted to naught as it was closed Continue reading
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My Himalayan Odyssey Part 7 – Camping with spiders and a little brown mouse
What is the distance between the road and the ravine? What is the distance between the path and the edge? I really believe that it cannot be measured in meters or feet or even inches. It can only be measured in heartbeats missed, gulps and gasps swallowed and the duration one’s breath is held. To Continue reading
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My Himalayan Odyssey Part 5 – Chalo Jalori!
Please forgive me… so tardy that I am not even giving an excuse. Just read please. I think the very fact that the www.dangerousroads.org lists the road to Jalori on its site should have warned me off. According to the website, the Jalori Pass (at an elevation of 10,800 ft / 3,120m) above sea level in Kullu, features on Continue reading
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My Himalayan Odyssey – Part 4
It feels like a 3 tons truck is reverse parking on my chest. All I did was to bend down and open the bag which we had flung on the ground. The act of bending down, unzipping the bag, pulling out the thick coat and standing up again had winded me out! And my head Continue reading
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My Himalayan Odyssey – 1
This has been long overdue – well… three to four weeks overdue, which is not too bad by my standards! A wall of fog The narrow road ahead is barely visible. Thick fog blankets the Mahindra XYLO from all sides. On the right side a sheer wall of rock looms up. Up ahead, coming from Continue reading
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