Travel Guide to India (Part 4): Darjeeling

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In part four of my video travel guide series to India, I travel to Darjeeling, the famed hill station known for its views and famous tea plantations. The city itself is nestled in the Himalaya mountains between Nepal and Northeast India, and is a popular place for people to stay before heading into the mountains for a trek. In this video I visit Observatory Hill, home to the temple where it is thought Darjeeling got its name. Today there are several shrines there, thousands of prayer flags decorating the trees, and even a temple cave. I then head to Happy Valley Tea Estate, one of the only tea plantations actually located in town, where I explore the grounds and sit down for afternoon tea with a local picker. Despite what I always assumed to be an acute sense of smell, I had difficulty picking out the better tea leaves amongst the options, but I gave it a try anyway. * And if you like the video, please check out my travel site, http://www.TheExpeditioner.com.

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hahaha.. this country is making me philosophical ..

kanchenjunga as view in darjeeling easily, we are think best because, It's india's
highest peak.

How many time you stay in India?

hey that's great..I had commented on your Quebec trip video, its good to see that you visited India.I had been to Darjeeling once,I belong to a little further into Northeast India

I hear you with regards to not packing for colder weather in India. My teeth were chattering when I visited Mcleod Ganj in December. I agree with you about exploring outside of the larger urban centers; although I enjoyed my time in Kolkata and Delhi some of my most memorable travel experiences in India were in places like Jaisalmer and Dharamsala.

Thanks dude, always fun to make.

Nicely done, nice to see the footage all cut and pretty.

Ha, come on Ayngelina, you have to be adventurous while you're traveling (and to be fair, it was quite a small cave).

You had me at cave? I would have been walking in the other direction, hate small spaces!

Well I don't film everything per se, but quite a bit. I think it's a fun part of my travels and makes me enjoy it more. It forces me to often slow down and really explore and take in a site or activity (rather than just quickly taking a look and moving on).

i go to vietnam next month, im so stressed out about taking good images of my trip do you film everything? are you still able to enjoy the travel?

That's what those buckets in Indian bathrooms are for (I hope).

So majestic! So much laundry!!