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I see, I hear the hills calling me My backpack teasing and my soul craving for the wind tangling my hair for the views leaving me awestruck & wonder for the tiredness my body and eyes don't register its time... its time I wander. How to go For first timers arriving at Delhi Airport 1. Delhi Metro is right at the airport to your left. 2. Get ticket for "New Delhi Metro Station", Ticket Cost - 60/- 3. From "New Delhi Metro station" get ticket to "Kashmere Gate Metro Station". Bus stand is at walking distance, ticket cost - 60/- Delhi to Dehradun - 243KM Duration - 6 hours Government Local Bus Deluxe - 320/- per ticket Other types of buses tariff can be seen on the Uttarakhand bus website. There will be people asking you to board their private buses (800/- per ticket - AC and 550/- Non AC) to dehradun but those buses will be same as government local bus with AC. Choice is yours. After all you pay for your comfort not

I was done backpacking for this season - freakin hot summers. But my sweetheart friends thought of a trip only in this season of all. As we were six and for obvious climatic reasons, we booked ZOOM Car from Bangalore. Started around 11 AM from Silk Board expecting the crazy Mysore road traffic on a Friday. On the way our Pitstop was the Tibetan Settlement - Bylakuppe . After China captured Tibet, Tibetians are staying in such settlements here and there. You can visit one Monastery to the left after Camp 1 which will give you ultimate peaceful experience, instead of visiting Golden Temple which has become super commercial and crowded. Peaceful Monastery left to Camp 1 Aditya trying his best at Golden Temple I : Why there are so many Tibetians gathered here and everyone seems to be praying. Tibetan Guy: Our Grandmother has come and they are all here to pray for their people and their country. The grandmother and Dalai lama will be heading to US to ask for help. W

Finally I have my own Granny's Place to go anytime and stay.... Kasturi Ajji's Home Doddamane - Featured in famous series written by R.K. Narayana called Malgudi Days. Located in Agumbe - Cherrapunji of South    346 Km from Bangalore - 7 hours travel time How to go: Bangalore to Shimoga - Local Karnataka Bus - 264/- Private Non A/C sleeper - 350/- KSRTC - A/C Semi sleeper 484/- There are direct buses available to Agumbe. From Shimoga it takes Maximum 2.5 hours to Agumbe - 90/- Kasturi Ajji's place is 2 minutes walk-able from Agumbe Bus stand. The house is full of cots and beds. You can crash anywhere you like. The house even has Western Toilet facility with a huge bathing room having copper-brass water container to heat water on woodfire - super healthy and relaxing for the skin. You should call and make the booking in prior on weekends if you wish to have a room.  Kasturi Ajji's Number - +918181233075  Langua