Two famous and beautiful Mountain Places in Himachal Pradesh. One is a smaller tourist place on 2000 m and surrounded by high snow-capped mountains. The other is the state capital situated on 7 hills on approximately 2000 m. But which one is better? I lived for 7 years in Manali and have been living in […]
Leaving the Kullu valley and turning into the narrower and wilder Parvati valley, one reaches Barsheni, the last village of the valley that can still be reached by car. Barsheni itself is not particularly beautiful. For some years now, a construction site has been here due to a planned hydroelectric power plant and it is […]
Old Manali is a small tourist area located 3 km up from Manali Town in the Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh. Unlike many other villages in this region, Old Manali is very well developed for tourism and serves as a small oasis for many long-term travellers to distance themselves from the “real India” for a few […]
