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  • Catching Up – Writing

    Catching Up – Writing

    Catching Up – Writing

    It’s that time again, when I’ve postponed blogging for so long that I don’t know where to begin. I keep saying that I intend to do monthly roundups and that never happens. I’m now…

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  • Yumthang Valley

    Yumthang Valley

    Yumthang Valley

    I remember the first time I watched The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I watched the old movie, of course, where Mr and Mrs Beaver were people in beaver costumes, and the section where the children ride on Aslan…

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  • The Road to Yumthang

    The Road to Yumthang

    The Road to Yumthang

    It was a bright, cold day. Bundled up in thermals, sweaters, mufflers, gloves and coats, we set off for Yumthang, famously known as the Valley of Flowers. In spring, a carpet of flowers rolls…

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  • North Sikkim

    North Sikkim

    North Sikkim

    “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…

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