If you’re on your way to Darjeeling, Kalimpong or other such tourism biggies nestled in the Lesser Himalayas, consider visiting a small village in the vicinity named Lamahatta, that’s slightly off the beaten track. Largely still, a part of unvisited India, it remains free from the sheer numbers that throng the more popular destinations. It’s … More Down the Road Less Travelled – Lamahatta
All these years I’ve been tripping on tea, tea tourism never once crossed my mind. And now that I’ve been there, done that, it’s hard to stop thinking about it. It’s amazing, really, how the freshness of the tea gardens finds its way into your morning cuppa. In Glenburn, we walked through the tea fields … More Tea Time
Darjeeling Town It was, quite literally, a walk in the clouds that day. Once we stepped out from the jeep, that is. Cold and foggy, our vision limited to a few metres in front of us, the uphill drive towards Darjeeling became an experience that I thought bordered on suicidal. Our driver skillfully … More The Glenburn Experience: Day 3
Around Glenburn and Shikari Dura Dawn comes early here. Back home, this time of the year, the first faint rays of light spread across a waking city at around 6am. In Glenburn, daybreak announces itself from behind the mountains at an early 4.50am. It was the light that prompted me awake; a vivid blue that … More The Glenburn Experience: Day 2
Getting There “For as long as you are young, travel to the mountains”, a family elder once told us. It’s good advice, we discovered, on this trip to the Glenburn plantation retreat, nestled in the mountains at 3,200 ft. The shortest route to Glenburn from Pune took us almost a whole day. We survived three … More The Glenburn Experience: Day 1
During my growing-up years, vacations had meant, visiting my grandparents. Come summer or Christmas, we’d pack our bags and head south to where the rest of the family lived. I had quite looked forward to these holidays. I’d get to meet my cousins, be pampered by my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and give in to … More Memories are Made of These
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