where to find this solitude?

just go · Mar 9th, 2006, 05:18

I'm heading to delhi in a few day days after that i don't know where to go. I have to make some study for school and i make some meditation. Where's is this idyllic place that i have in my mind, where you wake up from the birds and not from the dogs, where you can make small treks through the forest, where you can see waterfalls and lots of flowers and animals? I'm planning to stay at this place, when i find it, from mid-march till the end of april. I have doing some searching in this forum and i come to a list from the following places: Binsar, Pachmari, Kanhatal, Badseri, Pokhri, Chamba, Dalhousie, Lidder, Kasauli, Palampur, Kullu. So now i don't know which place to choose. My budget is around 750 Rs a day. Could anyone share their experiences with one of these places with me, or other idyllic places?

sunilg · Mar 9th, 2006, 05:55

rishikesh?????

TimMakins · Mar 9th, 2006, 13:12

Forget Kullu.

Unless you are specifically going for the Himalayas, Pachmarhi in MP has a lot going for it. I loved it there, and there are some great walks, hills, and waterfalls, though the forests are deciduous, not coniferous.

Tim in Ireland

emilii · Mar 9th, 2006, 16:13

Awesome pics sunilg!

sunilg · Mar 18th, 2006, 01:58

sorry for hijacking this thread, but.....

thanx a lot emilii and luckywoman

punoo · Apr 27th, 2006, 21:08

Hey
You can go to Uttaranchal...in Gopeshwar.
Beautiful place surrounded with natural beauty and 10min ride can take you to teh city where you can check your mails etc.
You can rent this beautiful apartment house in this gopeshwar himalayan house.

check out-

www.bachanvoyage.com

Its 500 rs per day to stay there, you will ahve your bedroom, livingroom, kitchen, bathroom, garden and terrace.
have fun

Gargi · Apr 27th, 2006, 22:05

Rewalsar, H.P. aka TsoPema-Lotus Lake. Sacred place to Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs. Very peaceful, lots of temples and cheap rooms(I recommend Hotel Lotus Lake). Don't miss the flocks of lovely green parrots(Alexandrines, plumheads and ringnecks) roosting on the cliff overlooking the Shiva mandir in the evenings. I could spend months here - hope to go back to the Drikung gompa there next year.

manuraman · Jan 19th, 2007, 13:06

go to dharamshala / mcleodganj, walk the bazaar, but remember to spend the night in Dharamkot which is 2-3km further up from mcleodganj. Dharamkot is where the Vipassana meditation retreat is also located and staying in one of the guest-houses or village homes is an antidote to city-stress..

M.Raman

mira4bai4 · Jan 19th, 2007, 14:29

Out the back of Palampur is really interesting and I would be keen myself to explore up into the gorge. I would be surprised if there were not a few magic spots up in that area.

davey · Jan 19th, 2007, 15:39

I can rent you a room for a few days in Pomona, quiet, green, clean and I'll get you some ice cream from Eumndi markets

mira4bai4 · Jan 19th, 2007, 21:36

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davey I can rent you a room for a few days in Pomona, quiet, green, clean and I'll get you some ice cream from Eumndi markets

That's Eumundi Dave and how are you going. Better a cottage at Eumundi than Pomona me thinks, my old place in Little Springs, Forest Acres may be available.

sirensongs · Jan 21st, 2007, 21:38

Well, this involves leaving India (gasp), but Sri Lanka is home to one of the best, quietest, most peaceful meditation retreats -Nilambe, just outside Kandy. Silence is semi-enforced, gently, most of the day, and it's clean and green and cool. ANd cheap!

SANJAY_DEL · Jan 21st, 2007, 21:39

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Originally Posted by sirensongs

Well, this involves leaving India (gasp), but Sri Lanka is home to one of the best, quietest, most peaceful meditation retreats -Nilambe, just outside Kandy. Silence is semi-enforced, gently, most of the day, and it's clean and green and cool. ANd cheap!

This is heresy!!!

sirensongs · Jan 21st, 2007, 21:47

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Originally Posted by SANJAY_DEL

This is heresy!!!

Yep, and I'm proud to be a heretic! if it means committing Heresy (Hera Sees lots of things in the Greek tradition).

Seriously Sanjay, you should put winky faces when you kid like that.

Sorry, it was really off topic...the OP (from 2006) was not going in that direction anyway.

Mar 9th, 2006, 05:18	#1
just go Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the netherlands Posts: 1	where to find this solitude? I'm heading to delhi in a few day days after that i don't know where to go. I have to make some study for school and i make some meditation. Where's is this idyllic place that i have in my mind, where you wake up from the birds and not from the dogs, where you can make small treks through the forest, where you can see waterfalls and lots of flowers and animals? I'm planning to stay at this place, when i find it, from mid-march till the end of april. I have doing some searching in this forum and i come to a list from the following places: Binsar, Pachmari, Kanhatal, Badseri, Pokhri, Chamba, Dalhousie, Lidder, Kasauli, Palampur, Kullu. So now i don't know which place to choose. My budget is around 750 Rs a day. Could anyone share their experiences with one of these places with me, or other idyllic places?

Mar 9th, 2006, 05:55	#2
sunilg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ghaziabad (near delhi) Posts: 271	rishikesh????? __________________ ...Bismillah

Mar 9th, 2006, 13:12	#3
TimMakins Surprised and Delighted by Life Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On the road... Posts: 962	Forget Kullu. Unless you are specifically going for the Himalayas, Pachmarhi in MP has a lot going for it. I loved it there, and there are some great walks, hills, and waterfalls, though the forests are deciduous, not coniferous. Tim in Ireland __________________ Travelling Tim - http://www.mapability.com/blogs/ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain

Mar 9th, 2006, 16:13	#4
emilii Back to Delhi =)) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 164	Awesome pics sunilg! __________________ Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss My homeland http://virtual.finland.fi/Picture_Book

Jan 21st, 2007, 21:38	#12
sirensongs Eeny meeny mango Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: All India Permit (somewhere between Delhi & Dharamsala) Posts: 1,213	Well, this involves leaving India (gasp), but Sri Lanka is home to one of the best, quietest, most peaceful meditation retreats -Nilambe, just outside Kandy. Silence is semi-enforced, gently, most of the day, and it's clean and green and cool. ANd cheap! __________________ *"Why do people go to India to find themselves? India is where you go to lose* yourself."** Feringhee: The India Diaries

Mar 18th, 2006, 01:58	#5
sunilg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ghaziabad (near delhi) Posts: 271	sorry for hijacking this thread, but..... thanx a lot emilii and luckywoman

Apr 27th, 2006, 21:08	#6
punoo Account Closed Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 23	Hey You can go to Uttaranchal...in Gopeshwar. Beautiful place surrounded with natural beauty and 10min ride can take you to teh city where you can check your mails etc. You can rent this beautiful apartment house in this gopeshwar himalayan house. check out- www.bachanvoyage.com Its 500 rs per day to stay there, you will ahve your bedroom, livingroom, kitchen, bathroom, garden and terrace. have fun

Apr 27th, 2006, 22:05	#7
Gargi Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In NYC, dreaming of Nepal Posts: 45	Rewalsar, H.P. aka TsoPema-Lotus Lake. Sacred place to Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs. Very peaceful, lots of temples and cheap rooms(I recommend Hotel Lotus Lake). Don't miss the flocks of lovely green parrots(Alexandrines, plumheads and ringnecks) roosting on the cliff overlooking the Shiva mandir in the evenings. I could spend months here - hope to go back to the Drikung gompa there next year.

Jan 19th, 2007, 13:06	#8
manuraman Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 50	go to dharamshala / mcleodganj, walk the bazaar, but remember to spend the night in Dharamkot which is 2-3km further up from mcleodganj. Dharamkot is where the Vipassana meditation retreat is also located and staying in one of the guest-houses or village homes is an antidote to city-stress.. M.Raman

Jan 19th, 2007, 14:29	#9
mira4bai4 Lost in Space Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ND PaharGanj Permanently/Temporarily Posts: 1,195	Out the back of Palampur is really interesting and I would be keen myself to explore up into the gorge. I would be surprised if there were not a few magic spots up in that area.

Jan 19th, 2007, 15:39	#10
davey Grumpy Old fart Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia (Buderim) Posts: 536	I can rent you a room for a few days in Pomona, quiet, green, clean and I'll get you some ice cream from Eumndi markets

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