Hotel prices shoot up for New Year season in Himachal

If you are the lucky one to plan a holiday during recession time then be prepared to shell out a hefty amount during this New Year season in Himachal. The packages, floated for the Christmas-New Year period will make you wonder – Where is the recession? A case in point is the packages being [...]

Delhi to Shimla trains

Posting here details of Delhi to Shimla by train. There is no direct train between Delhi to Shimla. One has to change trains at Kalka for Shimla. The broad gauge track from

Delhi ends at Kalka and from Kalka to Shimla is a narrow gauge track. Trains from Delhi leave from New Delhi railway station. Himalayan [...]

Domestic tourism goes for a toss following Mumbai carnage

The happenings in Mumbai have certainly pushed the domestic tourism industry into a toss. Pictures of two major prominent hotels under seize in Mumbai have dented the country’s image for sure. Major western countries have issued travel advisories asking their nationals to avoid traveling to India. The English cricket team has cancelled the tour and [...]

Travelogue - Dharamshala

I started from Dalhousie at 7 in the morning. It was pretty early by Dalhousie standard being off season so left with out a morning tea. This time I traveled through the main road. Had breakfast at  a road side dhaba and reached Loharu and then  moved over to Shahpur and was in Dharamshala [...]