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 Summary A spontaneous stop in Una, Himachal Pradesh turns into a quiet walking journey through gurudwaras, street art, and everyday life. This solo walk  reveals how unexpected places can offer grounding, simplicity, and spiritual calm. A Small Sacred Pause When you step down from the bus at the Una bus station, as a female solo traveler, with the travel plan mostly spontaneous, to get your bearings, walk to Gurudwara Sri Damdama Sahib.                          This is more of a small room at the Indian Oil Petrol Pump. It is said that Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, the sixth spiritual teacher of the Sikhs, came here and rested in the garden. Here you can ground yourself spiritually in solitude and leave energized. Walking Route                                Then walk a little further towards the road above on your right. You will se...

Three girls someone would have surely asked what others were wearing."Very casual sporty, jeans",I replied. On the way we stopped for food and coffee, enjoying rain amongst monsoonish lush green piny hills and black slate d roofs.                   We checked into an almost vacant travel hostel that they had previously stayed at. An Evening Walk to Once in Nature Cafe  Then a long evening walk downhill amongst grafitti walls and stairs and an equally photogenic stray dog to find Once in Nature cafe. Selfies with wild daisies and cafe lights in the background as dusk turned into dark. The cafe has an outdoor and a roofed area with walls and pillars painted with dragons, giant mushrooms and sunflower.  The stage wall is painted with Saraswati with sitar, swan in water, bird and a large banyan tree. Definitely order the Bhagsu cake which we must have ordered atleast four times till the last order. The menu is basically vegan Israeli di...

Summary Tashi Jong is a small village, a flourishing haven of Tibetan art based in Drukpa Kagyu tradition of Buddhism. Tashi Jong From Baijnath chowk or bus station, take a bus that stops enroute Tashi Jong.This is a small village, a flourishing haven of Tibetan art based in Drukpa Kagyu tradition of Buddhism.At the foothills you are greeted by a roaring stream, bright yellowish-orange and  white flowered trees in April,snow-capped mountains, white patches of clouds in the blue sky. A bridge over it connects to nearby houses.Locals are seen offering prayers in the morning at the small temples on the bridge.You will find autos to take you uphill to the monastery if you have time constraints.You can always choose a leisure walk back  after having visited the monastery. Inside the Monastery Prayer Hall                                                   ...