While we’re on the subject of India, I just received an interesting e-mail from The Tour Planners. Travels With Sheila is always going on and on about how reasonable India can be and this offering sounded pretty good to me. A 5 day/6 night Honeymoon Package in Shimla (called by the British “Queen of Hill [...]
“Travel Tips & Advice on Himachal Pradesh”
A Himachal Pradesh Tour Operator in India
July 24th, 2010 
Sheila Simkin 
Posted in Himachal Pradesh 
Tags: accommodation, adventure, culture, destination, event, events, Himachal Pradesh, hotels, india log, nature, palace hotels, sightseeing, travel 
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An Ayrvedic Massage in Shimla, India
March 18th, 2007 Sheila Simkin It would be ridiculous not to actually try an Ayrvedic Massage in India. Ordinarily, I am to “cheap” to spend money on massages but now was the time to try something new and different. Throughout the past three weeks of traveling, I’ve seen $5 and $10 massages offered everywhere but painful experience has taught me [...]
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What to See in Shimla, India
March 17th, 2007 Sheila Simkin Shimla, at about 7,100′, is perhaps the most famous “hill station” in the Himachal. What is a hill station? In the 18th century, Britain ruled India, the “Jewel in its crown.” During the extremely hot and dusty summers, the British established hill stations (in the mountains) throughout India to escape the intolerable heat. Shimla became [...]
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The Luxurious Oberoi Cecil Hotel in Shimla, India
March 16th, 2007 Sheila Simkin It bears repeating that if you plan a trip to India, a drive of 90kms (approximately 50 miles) on your itinerary will usually mean four to five hours. Averaging 18 mph is good! Remember, landslides, “s” curves and animals. Getting into Shima took 45 minutes to drive three miles…shades of traffic jams in Chicago. But [...]
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The Interesting Kinnear Valley with Rampur, Narkanda and Shimla in India
March 15th, 2007 Sheila Simkin The Kinnear Valley was completely green and a shock after Spiti’s desert. But once we admired the valleys, mountains and waterfalls, and watched the goats…View image…it grew a little stale. We were on our way to the Hotel Bushahr Regency in Rampur. Rampur is just a big truck stop for almost all the goods passing [...]
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Nako, Rekong Peo and Rampur in The Kinnear Valley of India
March 14th, 2007 Sheila Simkin While getting our permits checked, another vehicle filled with young Israeli girls was parked next to us having their permits checked. They were on the way from Tabo to see this “special lake” at Nako and then driving back to Tabo as a daytrip. Now folks, you are not talking a 1/2 hour jaunt on [...]
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Tabo Gompa and Into The Kinnear Valley – India
March 13th, 2007 Sheila Simkin Tabo Gompa is one of the most important monasteries in the Tibetan Buddhist world. Rumor has it that the Dalai Lama intends to retire here. Built in 996AD, Tabo and Alchi (in Ladakh) Monasteries both have some of the best preserved Indo-Tibetan art remaining in the world. There are a total of nine temples in [...]
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Motorcycle Group in Tabo, India
March 12th, 2007 Sheila Simkin We were drinking tea in the Banjara Guest House, Tabo, when a large motorcycle group roared up. First person dismounted, pulled off the helmet, and it was a woman, Suzie Livingston, leader of the group. And, right behind her were 16 other motorcyclists. Suzie Lumsden started Blazing Trails in 2001. This group had ridden over [...]
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Kaza Sights and On To Tabo in The Spiti Valley of India
March 11th, 2007 Sheila Simkin There were exactly two sights in Kaza to visit: Kibber Village and Ki Monastery. Kibber, at 13,500′, is an extremely high isolated village reachable by road. Twenty years ago, there was no road and no interest in seeing it but today tourists (including us) drive up just to say they have visited a high, inhabited [...]
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Into The Spiti Valley towards Kaza, India
March 10th, 2007 Sheila Simkin The Chandra river starts at Moon Lake (Chandra Tal) in the Himalayas and runs through the entire Spiti Valley (there are treks there, also), changing it’s name to the Indus as it flows through Ladakh and Pakistan. The rapidly flowing river creates this awful “road” when it overflows every year. Snow melting off the mountains [...]
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