Our Apartment in McLeod Ganj, India

7/8/2010

We are staying in McLeod Ganj, India for 1 month. Here's a little video of our apartment.

This is East Home Apartments, down the Youngling steps (off Jogibara Rd).

8 Comments

Donna B

7/20/2010 07:06:34 am

WOW! You are going to be SO SPOILED for U.S. rents after that. Really nice place!
Two questions: who was McLeod? (not your typical Indian name) and what is "ganj"?
We just finished our first CDO interview with one to go in 25 minutes. You know the 2nd person...think CASC personnel. Details to follow.... :-) Love you both! DB

mona perdue

7/20/2010 08:34:50 am

How did you find the appt and what is the rent?
I love McLeod Ganj so much. Was last there in Nov. 2009.

val link

7/22/2010 01:50:18 am

Donna! I looked in wikipedia for an answer to your question:

"McLeod Ganj was named after Sir Donald Friell McLeod, a Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, while the suffix Ganj is common Hindi word for "neighbourhood" [2].[3][4]"

I believe that the statue at the entrance to the town is McLeod's head. I shall look more closely the next time I am in the area.

Beth Halpern

8/4/2010 10:03:23 am

Hello,
We are heading to McGleod Ganj in a month or so. Which apartment did you stay in? Was it on Jogibara Rd? Thanks for any help you can give and have a great rest of your journey,
Beth

Sean Avila Saiter

8/4/2010 02:30:10 pm

Hey guys! Great looking place! I just now realized that you had your own blog. I can't believe how long it took me to figure this out. embarrassing. really beautiful place nonetheless.

LinZi link

8/14/2010 03:12:56 am

hey! Your place is awesome... making me so homesick for India...

In response to some people's questions-- A lot of the "hill stations" of India like Dharamshala, Shimla etc were actually retreats for the British colonials during the hot summers-- Shimla was actually were they shifted the capital. A lot of hill stations have British influenced architectual styles, Churches, and western style grave yards as well. :)

Tammy link

9/6/2010 02:05:52 pm

Looks like East Home Apts...I stayed just above there at Katen Lodge and always loved those terraces that no one but the goats ever used!

Look ing into staying there when I go back.
Safe travels

shamreetha

10/7/2012 10:54:16 pm

Hi I am going to McLeodganj in Dec 2012- until May 2013.
Please give me details of this apartment as I am looking to rent for long terms.
Thanks a ton
shamreetha

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In April 2010 I left the security of my FT job to travel for eight months -- across the US, Europe, India, and SE Asia. I spent six weeks in Spain in Feb 2013 and experimented with working remotely for an extended period of time. (It worked!) This blog is mostly about my travels and occasional life updates.

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