I've been sick the last few days following my return from Goa. My sore throat turned into a mild cough with some head congestion. Today I feel much better and am seemingly on the road to recovery. As such I've just been lying low in and around Mumbai and sorting out future travels.
Tomorrow I'm off to Delhi via plane and then up into the far north to Dharamshala. I'm more than excited to get out of the city and find some time to explore the mountain ranges. This is what Wikipedia has to say about Dharamshala:
""Dharamshala" (Devanagari: धर्मशाला; ITRANS: Dharmashaalaa; IAST: Dharmaśālā) is a Hindi word (derived from Sanskrit) that is a compound of dharma (धर्म) and shālā (शाला). An approximate translation into English would be 'spiritual dwelling' or, more loosely, 'sanctuary'. Rendering a precise literal translation into English is problematic due to the vast and conceptually rich semantic field of the word dharma[1].
Dharamsala is the closest one can get to Tibet while still in India. This quaint hill station is home to His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political head of the Tibetan Buddhists. Once a British hill station, Dharamsala received an influx of Tibetan refugees after the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959. Today, Dharamsala is a popular destination for Indian and foreign tourists, particularly those seeking spiritual salvation."
It sounds like an amazing place, I can't wait. But before I think too much on my stay there I have to make the journey there first, which I'm sure will include some interesting experiences. We may head to Agra to see the Taj Mahal before heading north, otherwise we may come back down to see it on our way home.
Lot's of things on the mind lately, I'm going to need some time to isolate and write some things out and hopefully sketch a little. I'll be sure to post soon!
Future Travels:
-Delhi -> Dharamshala -> Agra
-Dubai (tickets booked for the 20th)
-Kuwait (ticket booked for 24th)
Key Lessons:
-Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance (I may have missed a P somewhere in there...)
On the Mind:
-Mountains
-Time away from people
-Jobs
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yes you forgot one P. It's "Prior planning prevents piss poor preformance" but it was close enough
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