Isolated Location 30 mins from Manali

Day 1 - Delhi to Manali (by bus around 12-14 hours) night journey

At the time when the snowfall is at it's peak, the buses take longer to reach Manali. There's snow on the roads, and everywhere around, which makes the roads slippery.

Day 2 - Reached Manali

At around 10:30 a.m. we reached Manali. It was a long bus journey. We were comfortable in the bus, and were wearing thin layers. The bus driver had to drop us before the main bus stop, as the roads were blocked because of the snow.

We got out of the bus, and I felt really cold instantly. We were standing in the middle of nowhere, it was snowing, our shoes were covered in water. I had to throw my bad to the ground and put on as many layers as I could.

The Lost Tribe Hostel

We reached The Lost Tribe hostel, and made our way inside. The common living room was well heated up, and we crashed here even without checking in. When we were warm enough, we went to our room and freshened up.

The Lost Tribe is a backpackers hostel, I think we were the only Indians staying here (other than those who manage the place) and it has a really friendly vibe to it. We met some amazing strangers, and spent some quality time with them.

It was cold in the night. And the rooms were not heated. We arranged for a portable room warmer, which wasn't really enough, but we had to make do with that, and it wasn't entirely uncomfortable.

The view from the balcony was incredible (though half of the balcony was covered in snow).

We relaxed in the living room, had some soup, maggi and later we had some dinner.

In the night, we spent some time partying in the hostel, which was really cool.

Day 3 - Headed To Kangra Valley

The next day, we went around a bit, but going too far wasn't really convenient since it had snowed the night before. Explored around, and had a great time at the hostel.