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Varsha Seshan

North Sikkim

January 25, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

“Should we really go?”“Is it safe?”“Just yesterday, people got stuck in Lachung and had to be rescued!”“And vehicles have not even been allowed to go towards Yumthang.”“Maybe we should just cancel our Lachung-Yumthang plan and stay in Gangtok.” On the 10 January, NDTV reported that over 150 tourists were stuck in the Lachung Valley and […]

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Holiday Pictures

September 5, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Two pictures I could not resist sharing …  

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Goodbye, Gangtok …

September 4, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We woke up at 4:30 this morning. This far east, it is not as early as it sounds to my Western Ghat friends. The sun rose soon after, and we stood at the window and watched the clouds. We saw the Khangchendzonga. She played with us, hiding in the clouds and peeking out again. We […]

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Beautiful Gangtok – Day Two

September 2, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When I was a child, my parents and I went to Darjeeling. We did a very touristy thing – went on a ‘Fun Ten’ tour of ten points in Darjeeling that visitors must see. This included a ride in a cable car and a visit to the zoo that housed a red panda. When we […]

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Gangtok!

September 1, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Rain, clouds, mist. The spectacular, fascinating Teesta river. Hot momos on the way. Welcome to Gangtok. While we were in New Jalpaiguri, I was more than a little nervous. The driver we had was aggressive and noisy, and seemed to think the road belonged to him. Would we get to Gangtok safely? The moment we […]

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