I have driven past Kangra Fort dozens of times on the road to Gaggal airport, and for years I filed it away as scenery. The day I finally climbed it, I understood what I had been ignoring. Even before I reached the entrance, the massive stone walls rising along the edge of that rocky hill […]
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In this world, there are places which inherently feel silent and peaceful. And then there are places where silence is practiced, shaped and protected. The monasteries of Dharamshala belong to the second kind. Set against the cedar forests of Himachal Pradesh and watched over by the Dhauladhar range, the monasteries of Dharamshala are not relics
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I have lost count of how many times a guest has walked into my homestay, dropped their bags, looked out at the Dhauladhar range, and asked me the same thing: what are the best places to visit in Dharamshala, and what are the best things to do in Dharamshala once you are actually here? This
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