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Best laid plans

After a year of planning and travelling halfway around the world to complete the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute’s month long basic mountaineering course it was cancelled only a week in. Appa… more →

A stranger everywhere

5Nights 6Days :: Darjeeling, Gangtok

nilanjan basu wrote 7 months ago: DAY01 Bagdogra/NJP To Darjeeling Welcome on arrival at Bagdogra Airport / New Jalpaiguri Railway Sta … more →

Tags: bagdogra to darjeeling, best agent of sikkim, best operator of sikkim, Darjeeling, darjeeling local sight seeing, Darjeeling tour, gangtok, gangtok local sightseeing, Himalayas

6Nights 7Days :: Darjeeling, Gangtok, Kalimpong

nilanjan basu wrote 7 months ago: DAY01 Bagdogra/NJP To Darjeeling Welcome on arrival at Bagdogra Airport / New Jalpaiguri Railway Sta … more →

Tags: gangtok, sikkim, Kangchenjunga, India, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Bagdogra Airport / New Jalpaiguri Railway Station

Darjeeling - a cup that cheered ! — 2 comments

meerasanyal wrote 1 year ago: “Don’t worry,” said Daniel, our soft spoken driver, as we drove towards our destin … more →

Tags: Environment, governance, Sustainable Development, Tourism, Darjeeling, Tea, Makaibari, Rajah Bannerjee, ST Paul's School

Day 20: North Darjeeling

claygn wrote 1 year ago: There is a certain amount of recalibration that must be done just to walk around out here. Distances … more →

Tags: Travel, India, Darjeeling, west bengal, Tea, Zoo, chowrasta, North Darjeeling

Tetley Just Isn't Going To Cut It Anymore! — 2 comments

chrislees wrote 1 year ago: Although visiting the cremation “facility” in Amritsar had prepared me somewhat for Varanasi, I wasn … more →

Tags: Tea, Darjeeling, happy valley tea estate, Mount Everest, Varanasi, Calcutta, Kali, ganges, Tenzing Norgay

Primer for doing a Basic Mountaineering course in India — 4 comments

Super tramp wrote 1 year ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Intended audience: first time mountaineers; general mountain ent … more →

Tags: mountaineering, ABVIMAS, Basic mountaineering, Bonds, Deep Meaning, Friendship, Himalayas, India, mountaineering

Welcome to India - Kolkata and Darjeeling — 1 comment

longwaytomzanzi wrote 1 year ago: Arriving in Kolkata is like diving into the tempting blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean on a 35 degre … more →

Tags: Kolkata, India, motherhouse, Mother Teresa, Victoria Memorial, Marble Palace, Darjeeling, NJP station, Tenzing Norgay

Best laid plans — 2 comments

nzcampbell wrote 1 year ago: After a year of planning and travelling halfway around the world to complete the Himalayan Mountaine … more →

Tags: Travel, Darjeeling, Earthquake, HMI

Earthquake — 4 comments

nzcampbell wrote 1 year ago: So you might have seen in the news that there was a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Sikkim province, Ind … more →

Tags: Photography, Travel, Journalism, India, Darjeeling, Earthquake, sikkim, September 19 earthquake, gantok

Tenzing award for Pole skier

kurseonginfo wrote 1 year ago: VIVEK CHHETRI(The Telegraph) Reena in Darjeeling. File picture Darjeeling, Aug. 17: Reena Kaushal Dh … more →

Tags: Darjeeling, Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, South Pole, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

WORLD TRIP DAY 28b-Darjeeling and a British Tea — 2 comments

deairby wrote 1 year ago: Our hostess rode with us by hired taxi to Kurseong, the village up the hill, to help us buy tickets … more →

Tags: world travel, Darjeeling, kurseong, the Elgin hotel, Zoo, peter sellers, Pink Panter, momos


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