Gangtok-Ravangla Road, Sikkim, India, 14 June 2018, 1405 hours: So apart from really tall and exotic and remote, harsh mountainscapes, what does it really mean to be traveling through the Himalayas? Hmm? […]
The Mountain Walker Diaries: How To Be A Tourist In Gangtok Without Being One
Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim, India, 13 June 2018, 1915 hours: So this one is a secret post. So, look to your left. Now, look to your right. And if you are sure […]
The Mountain Walker Diaries: Walking Around New Market Gangtok
Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim, India, 11 June 2018, 1800 hours: My first impression of Gangtok: it has very courteous local people. Courteous in a formal manner, they are quick to smile when […]
The Mountain Walker Diaries: Evening Sky Over Deorali
Gangtok, East Sikkim, India, 10 June 2018, 1910 hours: So we arrived in Gangtok exactly 14 hours after we stated traveling from our home in Pune. So that’s a card ride to […]
The Mountain Walker Diaries: Siliguri, Sewak … Teesta
Siliguri-Sewak Road, West Bengal, India, June 2018, 1320 hours My earliest memory of the name Siliguri goes back to when I was around 6 years old. A distant grand-uncle lived in Siliguri […]