Palampur through Flickr
byA lot of people mentioned earlier that show and work on other things other than showing nice pictures. But then at myHimachal we are…
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Himachal through pictures on flickr
byhttp://www.karmadude.com/2006/02/26/india-through-flickr-hp/ Photo by Miran Rijavec Liji (KarmaDude) is profiling Himachal through pictures on Flickr. It shows some of the beautiful scenic places in HP…
Himachal on travel blogs
byCheck out these interesting blogs to read first hand accounts of travellers who have been to Himachal. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/
Chamba Millennium Celebration, 14-20 April, 2006
byChamba’s 1000th Birthday!Highlights: Inauguration of Chamba Millennium Celebrations, Inauguration of Exhibitions and Craft Pavilion, Cultural programmers by Local and North Zone Cultural Center, Programmers…
How the apple came to India
byBy: Rishad Saam Mehta Narkanda is a typical Himalayan town with its share of fruit vendors lining the bazaar, Nepali porters scurrying around like…
The Himalaya Rally
byHimalaya Rally 2006 The Himalaya Rally 2006 got underway on March 15 in Islamabad. Eighteen vintage cars and 36 racers — from Korea, Germany,…
Chess Edwards’ trek tour to GHNP.
byIn September 2006, Chess Edwards is taking trekking tour to Great Himalayan National Park. Here are few details from his site: Described as “Like…
Chamba
byThe Khajjiar Lake.
Khajjiar is a forest glade of great beauty, 6400 feet above sea level. It is also known as Switzerland of India.
The saucer shaped lake, fed by slim streams, rests in the center of the large glade of Khajjiar.
It’s embedded beneath a dense pine forest surrounded by high mountains, and fringed by gigantic deodars.
Adding to the charms of Khajjiar are the sacred temple of Khajji Nag (after whom the place is named) belonging to 12th century A.D.
and a golf course set in the midst of the idyllic surroundings.
Khajjiar is 22 km from Dalhousie and 24 km from Chamba.
Flying Kingdom
byGliding becomes Himachal’s favourite sport—and cottage industry. Almost every village seems to want a piece of the sky SANJAY VERSAIN BILLING, HIMACHAL PRADESH THERE’S…
Romancing the Kangra rail
byA lot has been said about the historic Kalka-Shimla rail, which is often described as an engineering marvel, but the popularity of this track…