by Shimla Walks | Jul 14, 2022 | Featured, General News, Himalayan Trips, Monsoon, Nature Walks, Rain, Shimla with Sumit, Stories, Uncategorized
After the Rain in the hills. Today was a sunny day after the rain in the hills and for the first time, I realized that my house is facing the right direction. Last night was a night full of thoughts floating in my mind. The sleep was away and my fingers kept clicking...
by Shimla Walks | Feb 17, 2022 | Day Hikes, Featured, Heritage Walks, Himalayan Trips, Nature Walks, Photography Walks, Shimla with Sumit, Stories, Uncategorized, Village Walks
Day Walks in Shimla There is a hills stations in India that still offers a number of walks. Most people in Shimla walk and if you are going there as a tourist, it is highly recommended to buy Full-Day Heritage Walks and Forest Walks in Shimla. The town was built as a...
by Shimla Walks | Sep 13, 2021 | Day Hikes, General News, Himalayan Trips, Nature Walks, News and Deals, Shimla with Sumit, Stories, Uncategorized
Every time I walk to some destination, the walk becomes A Walk to Remember. Walking is my passion. I have been a keen walker always. This pays me a lot. This keeps me healthy and fit. It is not that I cannot drive or I do not want to drive. I do love these features of...
by Shimla Walks | Jan 5, 2019 | Himalayan Trips, HIstory, Nature Walks, News and Deals, Shimla with Sumit, Stories, The Life in the Hills, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
That reminded me of the famous dialogue of a Bollywood movie, ‘Main Fenkey Huye Paise Nahi Uthata’ OR ‘If you want to make my payment place the money in my hand’. But here in this village, it does not work. They forbid touching me and the shopkeeper in the village...
by Shimla Walks | Aug 15, 2018 | Shimla with Sumit, Stories, Uncategorized
The biggest challenge for the British gentry till 1903 was how to move up to the hills during summer. Shimla, the summer retreat had no connection with the world outside, and only a mountain trail connected it to the plains of North India. The locals hardly moved out...
by Shimla Walks | Jun 18, 2015 | Heritage Walks, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, Nature Walks, Shimla with Sumit, Uncategorized
The building of Viceregal Lodge or presently as it is known as Indian Institute of Advanced Study is the most prominent building in Shimla. Still the largest in size and marvelous in beauty, this Scottish structure was built under the viceroyalty of Lord Dufferin...
