by Shimla Walks | Apr 24, 2020 | Featured, General News, Heritage Walks, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, Nature Walks, Photography Walks
Life in the hill stations of India has been almost similar for everyone, during the Raj. Most Brits moved up to the hills during summer and moved down to the plains when it came winter. Without money, it was difficult to survive and manage those big houses. Although...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 15, 2020 | General News, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
I have been traveling regularly on this road from Shimla to Narkanda and then over Jalori Pass. It is good to have a window seat and enjoy the views of the Himalayan landscape. But you do not have that intensity of enjoyment in these closed vehicles that you can have...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 10, 2020 | Himalayan Trips, Nature Walks, Photography Walks, Uncategorized
Shimla is known for its Victorian and Post Victorian architecture. It was set up as a Hill Station by the British. They accepted the challenge of carving a town out of nothing. They initiated with a thatched roof house that was removed after two years. Then Captain...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 6, 2020 | General News, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, News and Deals, Stories, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
The British Government needed a transporter to move to the hills. The Gurkha British war had just come to an end in the Shimla hills and the Imperial Government had conceived an idea of setting up some army cantonments here. During that time a boy born in a village...
by Shimla Walks | Mar 30, 2020 | General News, Himalayan Trips, News and Deals, Uncategorized
At the moment the population of Shimla is nearing 400,000 people and gradually the town is turning into a small melting pot in the hills. Once a remotely located village that was away from the hustle of the world is today on World’s Tourist Map. Its journey from...
by Shimla Walks | Mar 29, 2020 | Featured, General News, Himalayan Trips, Nature Walks, Stories, The Life in the Hills, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
At the moment the whole world is worried because of the effects of Corona Virus. What will happen and how are we going to survive if it continues like this. The economy has collapsed and all the businesses are closed. There is no news related to financial services and...
