Both of us were ready by seven am, waiting for our guide Pema to accompany us to Lashar valley or Zachu, as the locals popularly called it. Last evening Pema had seemed a bit skeptical about our intention to go to Zachu valley in a day. According to him, it would take us a good [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Zipping to Zachu valley
Posted in Sikkim, Travel, tagged Lashar, Sibu la, Thangu, Zachu on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lachen – Part II
Posted in Community development, Sikkim, Travel, tagged Alexandra David-Neel, Dewthang, Lachen, Lama Angden, Lashar, Tarum, Thangu, Zachu valley on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Was really glad to be back in Lachen, after spending nine long and boring days in rainy Gantok. As luck would have it the weather in Lachen was much better, it being bright and sunny and with slopes having more chlorophyll induced grass and plants due to the melting snow on top. Everything seemed to [...]
Short trip to Kitam – Sumbuk
Posted in Community development, Travel, tagged kitam, sumbuk on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It seems to me that every village in Sikkim wants a share in the tourism pie, which resulted in our short trip to the villages of Kitam and Sumbuk for checking the feasibility of tourism over there. Kitam, which is around 12kms. from Namchi at an altitude of 2200 feet, has very recently [...]
