Dharamsala, India

Dharamsala
Thursday, February 25, 2010, Dharamsala, India. By: yogibeari

"From Haridwar, I took the train to Dharamsala. The old trick is to meet fellow travelers and hope you are all going in the same place. I met Christina from Georgia and Mike from Ne..."

Close encounter of a hairy kind
Friday, August 22, 2008, Dharamsala, India. By: Kathryn

"Hi all, I realise it's been a while since I last posted on here but the work i've been doing has been keeping me in the office til 6 or 7 at night and then eating out with frien..."

The Dalai Lama and protests ahead of the Olympics
Thursday, August 07, 2008, Dharamsala, India. By: Kathryn

"Hi all, First thing to report is that i'm feeling so much better now - pretty much fully recovered from being ill last week. It's good timing because this week has been really b..."

Tso Pema, Mandi and a pretty nasty illness!
Thursday, July 31, 2008, Dharamsala, India. By: Kathryn

"Hi all, I did start writing an update last Monday but the internet connection cut out at the office so i couldn't upload it. That night i became really ill and after 6hrs at the..."

Films, mice and a trip to the doctor
Friday, July 18, 2008, Dharamsala, India. By: Kathryn

"Hi all, It's been a while since I last wrote but that's because i've been really busy with my voluntary work and have had the usual problems with internet access etc. - apologi..."

Gyuto Monastery and the Dalai Lama's birthday!
Sunday, July 06, 2008, Dharamsala, India. By: Kathryn

"Hi all, I'm going to make this quick because it's finally stopped raining and the sun has come out so i want to make the most of it! I went to the Gyuto Monastery yesterday with..."

McLeod Ganj - my new home!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008, Dharamsala, India. By: Kathryn

"Hi all, So there's a bit of an update re: my plans to travel and volunteer in India. Basically i've got the opportunity to do some really exciting voluntary work with an NGO rig..."

Shimla and Dharamsala (McLeod Ganj)
Monday, June 23, 2008, Dharamsala, India. By: Kathryn

"Hi all, It seems like ages since I last wrote an update, but i've been having real problems accessing this website for some reason. I've been in Dharamsala (in Himachal Pradesh)..."

Warming Up
Wednesday, May 23, 2007, Dharamsala, India. By: sabtravels

"Today we decided to indulge in a ‘warm up’ trek before our upcoming trek into the Himalayas. Triund is a popular hike from McLeod, at about 9kms of route, it was pitched at ea..."

Lounging around in Mcleod
Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Dharamsala, India. By: sabtravels

"The original plan was to spend the next two days in Dalhousie, Chamba Valley and carry on to Manali to meet up with the rest of the group for the hike into the Himalayas. But b..."

While at McLeodganj..
Saturday, May 19, 2007, Dharamsala, India. By: sabtravels

"After a leisurely start to the day and some yummy breakfast at a nearby French Café, we head out to explore McLeod. First stop : Forsythganj about 2 or 3 kms away from McLeod. Th..."

Bangalore to McLeodganj
Thursday, May 17, 2007, Dharamsala, India. By: sabtravels

"Having signed up for a hike into the Western Himalayas, with a bunch of people I had never met, I decided to take some extra time off and explore Himachal Pradesh on my own before ..."

Little Lhasa
Friday, May 18, 2007, Dharamsala, India. By: mashman

"Leaving Srinagar, I was quickly transported back to the chaos that is India. My Kashmiri friends had intially told me that Dharamsala was an easy 10hr bus ride away before changin..."

In the land of Tibetans
Monday, January 08, 2007, Dharamsala, India. By: sbfeley

"I have, now, a traveling companion and it is SO nice. Mich and I met at the airport, as planned... it was bizarre as to how well it actually worked. Ravi (I thought his name was ..."

My sister is having a baby!
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, Dharamsala, India. By: jimeroni

" I'm still in Dharamsala at the moment. I'll be heading to Delhi tomorrow evening and moving on to the Grand Daddy of tourist traps Agra where the Taj Mahal is. I plan on doing s..."

Where am I, and what am I doing here?
Monday, October 10, 2005, Dharamsala, India. By: jimeroni

" Today I had a very diverse experience sitting in an Indian restaurant which is owned by a Nepali man eating very good pizza with a 66 year old woman from Germany. Hail stones the..."

India Again
Thursday, July 14, 2005, Dharamsala, India. By: gabrielle2

"India…. What can I say. This country is a riot of colours, smells, tastes, and textures that you step in and squash between your toes. My time in Calcutta was mainly spent in th..."

India Update 1
Sunday, July 17, 2005, Dharamsala, India. By: sloughj1

"Greetings everyone, Since, you have not heard from me in a while I thought I would just start with where I am at now in the trip. I can recap later. Currently, I am in Dharams..."

Nearing Nirvana
Tuesday, June 14, 2005, Dharamsala, India. By: S0ck3t

"Well, I did get ripped off on my first day in India, but at least I fully expected it. I very carefully took a bus to my chosen hostel (2am in the morning). There was a man outside..."

three sikhs and a herd of sheep
Saturday, May 17, 2003, Dharamsala, India. By: lomotravel

"After acquiring some sleeping pills and having a final meal at shagri-la, and saying our goodbyes to mika, cyril, biju and baba we boarded another hell bus that would take us almos..."

riding cows, drunk finns, punch ups and momos
Friday, May 16, 2003, Dharamsala, India. By: lomotravel

"Twelve days in mckleod….twelve days? I expected to spend perhaps three….but time flew….as they say….when you are having fun…it certainly does. One night, completely out of the blue..."

dawn and dusk
Monday, May 05, 2003, Dharamsala, India. By: lomotravel

"The bus pulls in early in the morning…after a ride of hell and humour. The bus station is deserted, there is no-one about except one sleeping taxi driver. We coax him into taking u..."