Manali Travel Blogs

An older man with a stick simply stands there with a small pail, whimpering soundlessly. Passing these wraith-like figures are the substantial, muscular, Western backpackers who home in on these places, looking for cheap accommodation while sporting designer shades that would cost a street mender s…

Anita has to be in Bombay at the end of June, so we realized that if we wanted to see anywhere outside McLeod Ganj we'd better get a move on.  We decided to go to Leh (pronounced "Lay"), the main city in Ladakh, a region in the state called Jammu and Kashmir.  The timing of my India trip …

From Delhi, in theory we would be getting ourselves and our bikes to Manali, as Cass and Cara were still there with the previous group, but in practice we were simply receiving a masterclass in Cara's genius planning skills. With no direct train service, the HPTDC (Himachal Pradesh Tourist Develop…

After a 10 hour bus journey from Dharamsala, I finally made it to Manali - we got there about 6.30am and the views were amazing all the way, watching the sunrise on the coach going through the mountains. A taxi driver recommended a place to stay called Manu Guesthouse, situated in Old Manali - I f…

A place you should visit once in your life...

Tomorrow the journey begins to Leh. Rohtang pass wet and muddy, churned beneath a thousand rumbling tatas, before the river crossing. Then shanti valleys, barren and beautiful in myriad hues of ancient rock, to Keylong. Me and my bike alone in the vastness of Gods canvas, minute and ridiculous agai…

Went to the beautiful mountains and valleys of Kullu and Manali in Himachal Pradesh, India. Into the majestic Himalayas...

After my ridiculously long journey arriving in Manali, I was too tired to be good for much. Jai & I spend most of the next couple of days just hanging around in cafes, sampling what is considered to be some of the best herbal substances in the world, called ‘Charas’; Traditionally smoked th…

Delhi, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, the Thar desert, Pushkar, Udaipur, Ajanta, Ellora, Mandu, Khajuraho, Orchha, Rishikesh, Manali and Dharamsala.

Stopped in vashisht, just opposite of Manali and Old Manali. It's a great place to rest, enjoy the amazing green view, get acclimitized a little at 2000 meters before going up to Leh (3500 meters). There are some nice treks in the area (look at the pics) and food and the other stuff :) are cheap an…

Here are some pictures from my trip to india in 2005. Amazing time.

Manali is in the northern state of India full of Himalayan rahges and Snow capped Mountains :))

rouming in the north india, geting know their stile of living and beautiful wilderness

Our 1000km flight from Delhi to Leh gave us no real idea of Ladakh's isolation. We set back south by road - 475 kms to the foothill resort of Manali, the next main town. It's a 2 or 3 day journey. We took 3 days. We left Leh at 8.30. Cultivation gave way to mountain desert and metalled road gave wa…

India through the lens of a chinese alien.