The Hidden Gem in India - Old Manali: Recent Episodes
Jayant Jayneel
Some plans are not meant to work, only for the unexpected plans to materialize. Manali was supposed to be a one-time thing, just a hook up, one damn date, that is it. When did it become the love of my life? When did I tie the knot with it? When did it become my family? Why does my soul speak so much of the place? Let's find out this uncanny and mysterious journey of adventure, survival and mysterious encounters.
We stood like professional explorers with our backpacks on the road geared up for our next assignment. I wish that were true, but we were just travellers being led by the flow of travel.
We were to travel in a bus named Himachal Volvo and I was already in bliss because anything which is named after ‘Himachal’ makes me go in trance. Himachal Pradesh is a beautiful state. After all, it has special powers to hypnotize you and I was prepared to be bewitched. 14th April 2014, I reached Varun’s house around 1 p.m. and rang the doorbell. As soon as he opened the door I greeted him ‘JAI MANALI BABA.’