Once the sun comes out Dharmashala becomes this wonderful haven with a wicked vibe! Again we seem to have got stuck in a place, I think we've been here now close to 10 days. We've met some wonderful people here and have been hanging out for the last week with this wicked couple from Sheffield, England, they've also taught us a great new card game (Yanif), which I can see Ant and I playing for hours and hours. Thanks to my friend Jess I have just completed a Rei...

We now find ourselves in Dharmashala (residence to the Dalai Lama and headquarters of the Tibetan Government in exile), it took us a couple of days to get over our mammoth trip from Kashmir and settle in. Compared to Kashmir this place is heaving with foreigners and Indian tourists. We are staying in Bhagsu upper Dharmashala in a small damp guest house. We're told that on a good day from our balcony you can look down over the beautiful Kangra Valley, but since ...