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• Tabo Monastery, Oldest Continuously Functioning Buddhist Monastery in India

  In Destinations, Monasteries, Religion / 3 February 2011 / 0 comments

  

  The oldest continuously functioning Buddhist Monastery in India, is found in the remote Himalayan town of Tabo, Himachal Pradesh. Tucked between the Spiti River and mountain peaks on both sides, the temple complex is a [...]

• A Visit to Kamru Fort of Sangla, Himachal Pradesh

  In Destinations, Forts / 9 May 2010 / 4 comments

  

  Off the tourist map, but easily found by trekkers and those traveling with car/driver, Kamru Fort is worth the bit of effort to discover. As one of the oldest forts still standing in the northern [...]

• Nako, Centerview Dhaba is the Best Choice for Food

  In Food, Himachal Pradesh Restaurants / 13 December 2009 / 1 comment

  

  The winding road to Tabo, high up in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, offers very limited options for food and drink. Nako is a small town close to Reo Purgyal, the highest peak in the [...]

• Find Your Momos Somewhere Other Than Taste of Tibet, Sangla

  In Avoid, Food, Himachal Pradesh Restaurants / 8 November 2009 / 3 comments

  

  We chose Taste of Tibet for our lunch stop while passing through Sangla, Himachal Pradesh. It’s colorful look and large crowd of foreign tourists seated inside and out were a promising sign. The Tibetan restaurant [...]

• Save Tibet: Real or One of the Best Scams in History?

  In Avoid, Travel Tips / 26 October 2009 / 8 comments

  

  Really, enough already. First I saw Free Tibet signs around the country years ago. This time I am seeing signs celebrating 50 years of the Free Tibet movement. This trip I started seeing signs for [...]