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Sun, Jan 15 2012
Heavy snowfall warning in Himachal Pradesh

Heavy snowfall warning in Himachal Pradesh

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Heavy snowfall warning across Himachal Pradesh was issued by the weather office in Shimla on Saturday. (Jan 14, 2012) Director of Met office, Manmohan Singh said, ‘heavy to very heavy snowfall is... 

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Tue, Jul 19 2011
New Himachal Travel Forum

New Himachal Travel Forum

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We are pleased to launch a new travel discussion and research forum for Himachal Pradesh. This can be accessed at www.himachaltourisminfo.com One can simply ask questions and these can be answered by anyone.... 

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Thu, Jul 1 2010
Trek into Great Himalayan National Park

Trek into Great Himalayan National Park

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As planned, we trekked and camped in the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), following the river Tirthan upstream into the park for about 15kms and back, over 4 nights and 5 days. Our porters, camping... 

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Sat, May 29 2010
Tirthan Valley

Tirthan Valley

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Himachal’s Tirthan Valley is home to the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), which was high on our must-visit list. While planning our route earlier on, we thought that it would make sense to visit... 

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Sat, May 29 2010
Banjara Orchard Retreat, Thanedhar

Banjara Orchard Retreat, Thanedhar

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Founded by two enterprising individuals because of their passion for the outdoors, Banjara Camps and Retreats provides soft adventure expeditions as well as family retreats in the Himalayas. They provide... 

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Thu, May 27 2010
In the heart of apple country – Thanedhar

In the heart of apple country – Thanedhar

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About 18kms northeast of Narkanda is the little village of Thanedar. Situated just off the old Hindustan-Tibet road, it is where the apple-farming revolution, if you can call it that, originated. The British... 

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Thu, May 27 2010
Saroga forest nature walk at Thanedhar

Saroga forest nature walk at Thanedhar

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On most days, Thakur Saheb, the amiable host of Banjara’s Orchard Retreat (Thanedar), takes his guests on a nature walk through the Saroga Forest. On the way to Saroga Forest Background: Vaibhav,... 

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Wed, May 26 2010
Giri Ganga

Giri Ganga

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When we started out from Shimla, our aim was to explore the Pabbar valley, which is in Himachal’s southeast corner. The little village of Khara Pathar falls on the way and therefore became our first... 

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Tue, Feb 23 2010
Tibetian New Year Losar in Himachal

Tibetian New Year Losar in Himachal

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Losar, the Tibetian New Year was celebrated in Himachal Pradesh in Dharamshala on February 14, 2010. On the traditional Tibetan calendar it was 2136 being bid a fond farewell and 2137 being greeted. The... 

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Tue, Feb 23 2010
Disappointing trip to Kufri near Shimla

Disappointing trip to Kufri near Shimla

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Kufri near Shimla, over the years, is a must- visit place for tourists coming to Shimla. This tourist season again lakhs of tourists will be visiting the place with much anticipation. After all, every... 

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