Tag: Food & Markets
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An Imperial Citadel Still Scarred From 1968
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Asia · Solo Travel Solo traveller · 18 min read Trip snapshot Region Hai Van Pass & Hue, Central Vietnam Trip length 1 day, Episode 7 of 10 Travel style Solo, with a driver-guide Quick Answer Take Hai Van Pass by road rather than flying between Da Nang and Hue,…
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Hoi An: The Lantern City by Basket Boat
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A 400-year-old merchant house with two entrances, one for the market, one for the river, and a road that floods every November.
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Ho Chi Minh City: Inside the Cu Chi Tunnels
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War-disabled artisans, a rice paper demo, and tunnels built every 200 metres with a different trap, one day at Cu Chi.
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Jalandhar & Kapurthala: Sports Balls, a Shakti Peeth, and a Moorish Mosque
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Every third shop here manufactures sports gear, and nobody talks about it, one surprising day in Jalandhar and Kapurthala.
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Patiala: A Dying Art, 22 Pleats, and a City’s 261st Birthday
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Just two shops in the whole city still practise a dying brass-polishing craft, one day discovering Patiala’s heritage walk.
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Bumthang: A Lake That Burns and Bhutan’s Cultural Heartland
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A lake that isn’t a lake, a barter economy that lasted until 1968, and Bhutan’s cultural heartland, the final stop.
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Bhutan: The Snow That Cancelled Haa Valley
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Rain cancelled Tiger’s Nest, snow nearly cancelled Chele La Pass too, and Haa Valley’s twin temples made up for both.
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Thimphu: Buddha Dordenma, a Living Museum, and Cheese Every Day
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No traffic lights, a 54-metre gold Buddha, and cheese in nearly every dish, two days getting to know Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital.
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Kwar and Dodra: A Triple-Locked Grain Store, Apricot Oil, and a Peak Google Has Never Measured
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400 sheep sleeping outdoors, apricot oil pressed by hand, and a peak no one’s ever measured, two days in the last villages of Shimla district.
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The Road to Dodra Kwar: Siddu, a Rs 30,000/Kg Mushroom, and Chanshal Pass
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An 8th-century temple, a mushroom worth more than gold by weight, and a road too narrow for two cars, three days getting to Dodra Kwar.