Gate-Away to Kalinchowk!
Travelling is liberating. People talk about why they love travelling and how they travel. In my case, there are two reasons. First, I love to explore things and widen my perspectives. Travelling, for me, is a therapy and it always makes me grateful towards my life for many reasons. Second, I envy my dad's travel diaries. Perhaps, I fathom, I got that travel-itch in heredity.
Towards the third week of January, I decided to go to Kalinchowk. Again, there are two reasons for this. First, for a getaway through hiking. Second, I was lured by the beauty that this place held and the adventure that it offered.
I was joined by my friend Minu, Diwas-her brother and my cousin Aastha. We had no idea what the place had on offer for us. We started-off our journey at 8 in the morning from Bus park in Kathmandu and reached the Kuri Village at 6 in the evening. The thick forests, rivers and rivulets, stunningly beautiful …show more content…
With the chill of the wind, the burble of the flowing river and silent, thick pine forest, you experience the utmost peace throughout the trip. (Except when you land up in a seat just below the loudspeaker of the vehicle. Haha! :D ). Also, the narrow and treacherous snaking hill-road up in 2000 m of height gives you an adrenaline rush. The fear could only be overcome by humming 'Jai Mata Di' in your heart or just closing down your eyes if you are acrophobic just like me.
Kalinchowk is at a distance of around 10km from Charikot, the district headquarters of Dolakha, which is almost 132 km far from Kathmandu. For a hike to Kalinchowk, Kuri village is the starting point. It is a small village located in the laps of Himalayas. For me, it is more like a far-away wonderland that is often described in fairy-tales. It is magical. It is quite remote; secluded in its own unique way. There were hardly 50 houses, but Kuri was not free from load shedding
Travelling is liberating. People talk about why they love travelling and how they travel. In my case, there are two reasons. First, I love to explore things and widen my perspectives. Travelling, for me, is a therapy and it always makes me grateful towards my life for many reasons. Second, I envy my dad's travel diaries. Perhaps, I fathom, I got that travel-itch in heredity.
Towards the third week of January, I decided to go to Kalinchowk. Again, there are two reasons for this. First, for a getaway through hiking. Second, I was lured by the beauty that this place held and the adventure that it offered.
I was joined by my friend Minu, Diwas-her brother and my cousin Aastha. We had no idea what the place had on offer for us. We started-off our journey at 8 in the morning from Bus park in Kathmandu and reached the Kuri Village at 6 in the evening. The thick forests, rivers and rivulets, stunningly beautiful …show more content…
With the chill of the wind, the burble of the flowing river and silent, thick pine forest, you experience the utmost peace throughout the trip. (Except when you land up in a seat just below the loudspeaker of the vehicle. Haha! :D ). Also, the narrow and treacherous snaking hill-road up in 2000 m of height gives you an adrenaline rush. The fear could only be overcome by humming 'Jai Mata Di' in your heart or just closing down your eyes if you are acrophobic just like me.
Kalinchowk is at a distance of around 10km from Charikot, the district headquarters of Dolakha, which is almost 132 km far from Kathmandu. For a hike to Kalinchowk, Kuri village is the starting point. It is a small village located in the laps of Himalayas. For me, it is more like a far-away wonderland that is often described in fairy-tales. It is magical. It is quite remote; secluded in its own unique way. There were hardly 50 houses, but Kuri was not free from load shedding