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Introduction
500km (310 miles) N of Kolkata Darjeeling, "Land of the Celestial Thunderbolt," was given to the British as a "gift" from the once-independent kingdom of Sikkim. Lying in the Himalayan foothills and entirely surrounded by snowcapped vistas... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Visitor Information Darjeeling's Tourist Information Centre (The Mall; tel. 0354/225-5351 or -4214; www.wbtourism.com/darjeeling; June to mid-Mar Mon-Sat 10am-4:30pm, mid-Mar to May daily 9am-7pm) is helpful and will give you a free map of... Continue reading »
Darjeeling Travel Experiences
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Darjeeling
We debate long and hard about whether to rickshaw or taxi to the station, we opt for taxi. Boy! was that ever a good move. Ha... Continue reading »
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Lottie, Tim and the big five peaked snow fortress
Predictably enough the morning we left Darjeeling the sun burst through the early morning fog and we started to wonder whether we had mad... Continue reading »
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WE'RE HERE!!
From Leah: Just a quick note. We have made it safely to Darjeeling. After 3 days of travel, very little rest, extra plane rides, hasslin... Continue reading »
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Our First Stop - the virgin Loleygaon nestled amo...
We arrived at New Jalpaiguri Rly Stn early in the morning on Dec 22nd and hired a vehicle to drop us at Loleygaon - a distance of 136 kms... Continue reading »
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The home of tea and trekking
Our ride back to Delhi airport was so much smoother than our arrival and we had checked in and were boarded in an impressively short time... Continue reading »
