The rain started the night before and it seemed to have gotten heavier since the break of day. We quickly packed up and had our breakfast before hitting the road again. Driving eastward to Dharamshala this day would mark the last leg of our adventure in Himachal Pradesh. Truthfully, I was a bit ambivalent to embark on this […]
South Asia
Dalhousie & Khajjiar – Mini Switzerland Of India
Nothing about Khajjiar was known to us prior to our North Indian adventure, but the one thing outstanding about this place is its striking resemblance to Switzerland (I’m not exaggerating), hence its tagline ‘Mini Switzerland of India’. Located an hour’s drive from Dalhousie (this leg’s pitstop), we decided to pay Khajjiar a visit first. Besides, Khajjiar […]
Palampur – Tea Capital Of North India
The next leg of our adventure would see us driving in a westward direction to Palampur, but we had to first drive backward on the same road we drove two days earlier till the town of Mandi. Once again, in order to avoid the anticipated heavy traffic after a long weekend (Indian Independence Day), we left Manali at […]
Manali – Paradise On Earth
We arose very early in the morning and braced ourselves for the longest road trip of our adventure in Himachal Pradesh. To avoid the heavy build-up of traffic in Shimla, we figured it would be wise to leave the town at 6am. Sanjay was already waiting for us at the foot of the lift, where he dropped […]
Shimla – Pride Of Himachal Pradesh
Chandigarh, the capital city of the state of Punjab was where we flew into from Delhi and it’s essentially the closest entry point to Shimla, capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh. Google Maps estimated the journey to be just 3 hours and 24 minutes, but in reality the drive from Chandigarh airport to Shimla […]
Himachal Pradesh In 7D6N
This would be the second time hubby and I travelled to India with my parents-in-law (we were in Delhi and Agra three years ago). Needless to say, we had to go through the entire process of visa application and typhoid vaccination (read more here). The only advantage this time was that the visa application and approval […]