Got into Manali on my overnight ice cold bus journey from Shimla. Got a rickshaw to a village close by which was said to be more "chilled out" than the town, and that it had a hot spring bath. Got checked in and went to soak my cold bones in the very hot spring bath... ahhh! Went to organise a trip out for a climb, but not really the season, so booked myself up for some snow boarding on the Himalayas! Taking into consideration I had only about 6-8 hour...

What a journey! Got a feeling I've got plently of them more to come. Rattled up the mountain to the hill station of Shimla. No snow... Survived the ride without the releasing of any fluids (appart from sweat), then had a mini trek to a hotel that this tout was taking me to, which turned out to be nice and hospitable. Shattered from the journey I tucked into some lovely parantha's and watch transformers on the telly. The nights are cold, even colder when you hav...

What a journey! Got a feeling I've got plently of them more to come. Rattled up the mountain to the hill station of Shimla. No snow... Survived the ride without the releasing of any fluids (appart from sweat), then had a mini trek to a hotel that this tout was taking me to, which turned out to be nice and hospitable. Shattered from the journey I tucked into some lovely parantha's and watch transformers on the telly. The nights are cold, even colder when you hav...

Long journey on the train with funny pains in my tummy... My one day stay turned into two, enabling me to recover from food poisoning. Rubbish night sleep, if it wasn't coming out from the top end... beautiful place and very westernised. I seemed to blend in, so much so several people stopped to ask me where certain places where. Very pleasant reactions, with plenty of smiling, gesturing and the hindi for "I don't know". Which reminds me... A young ...

As soon as I was off the plane I was speaking my Hinglish! People giving me funny looks and asking where I was from and my response to them is "I'm from England", but the true question is "Where am I from?" Yes parents are Indian, but I was born in England... I've surprised people with my hinglish, I also got a a reduced ticket at Red Fort because the kind lady took pity on my daily budget! Hotel booked into was my marble cell in Hotel Visha...