https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/west-sikkim-travel-guide-yuksom/ https://grrrltraveler.com/west-sikkim-travel-guide-yuksom/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:52:04 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=54453   This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder tool to find an plan based on your budget! Check out affordable U.S. trip insurance. Yuksom means “meeting place of three lamas” and is the historical capital of Sikkim established in 1642 AD. For Buddhists, it’s a...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/west-sikkim-travel-guide-yuksom/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-do-see-for-pelling-west-sikkim-travel-guide/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-do-see-for-pelling-west-sikkim-travel-guide/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:00:15 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=54797 Best Things to Do in Pelling | West Sikkim Travel Guide This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder tool to find an plan based on your budget! Check out affordable U.S. trip insurance. West Sikkim Travel Guide West Sikkim feels nothing like the rest of...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-do-see-for-pelling-west-sikkim-travel-guide/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/top-foods-of-sikkim/ https://grrrltraveler.com/top-foods-of-sikkim/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2017 03:53:56 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=54781   What are must try food in Sikkim? Due to a largely agrarian community, food in West Sikkim is delicious and fresh, but it’s not hugely spicy. Sikkimese cuisine uses much onions, cumin, garlic, chillies and tumeric; the flavours are basic and subtle. Due to the chilly climate and high altitude of this region, fermented...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/top-foods-of-sikkim/feed/ 2 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-you-go-to-darjeeling/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-you-go-to-darjeeling/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2017 18:20:46 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=54259 Darjeeling is a peaceful, hill station town surrounded by mountains and tea fields. Like any place, it has its own cultural surprises, which might make you scratch your head. That’s part of the fun of travel however. Here’s things to know about traveling Darjeeling. This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-you-go-to-darjeeling/feed/ 7 https://grrrltraveler.com/darjeeling-travel-guide/ https://grrrltraveler.com/darjeeling-travel-guide/#comments Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:00:54 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=54256   Darjeeling is a busy little hillside town in northeastern West Bengal and it’s best known for its production of black tea. The majority of the population is part Sikkimese, Tibetan and Nepalese due to their bordering countries. This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/darjeeling-travel-guide/feed/ 12 https://grrrltraveler.com/how-to-reach-darjeeling/ https://grrrltraveler.com/how-to-reach-darjeeling/#comments Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:31:25 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=52164 This post contains affiliate links. I highly recommend trip insurance on your adventures. Use this trip insurance finder tool to find an plan based on your budget! Check out affordable U.S. trip insurance. I was really nervous about getting to Darjeeling, because getting there was not a straight shot, like taking an Indian train and then saying,...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/how-to-reach-darjeeling/feed/ 4 https://grrrltraveler.com/eating-kachori-sabzi-mohan-bhandar-kolkata/ Sat, 28 May 2016 02:02:38 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=48397 In this video tour, I take you inside Mohan Bhandar where I show you how to eat Kachori Sabzi . Exploring Kolkata, I’ve enjoyed finding my way around the city. After filming and wandering through the New Market (and its section of the live poultry plucking and butchery), I was hungry but timid about food...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/kolkata-travel-guide/ https://grrrltraveler.com/kolkata-travel-guide/#comments Wed, 04 May 2016 13:31:07 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=48233   This post may contain affiliate links. Never leave home without travel insurance. Click for the insurance finder tool.  In this Ultimate Kolkata Travel Guide, I’m going to share 25 Best things to Do in Kolkata. Despite Kolkata (aka Calcutta) being once the capital city of India, the thought of visiting Kolkata always intimidated me. ...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/kolkata-travel-guide/feed/ 20 https://grrrltraveler.com/10-must-try-street-foods-in-kolkata/ https://grrrltraveler.com/10-must-try-street-foods-in-kolkata/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2016 03:52:48 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47910   I love visiting cities which are street food capitals. In Northeast India, you’ll find the best street foods in Kolkata.  The city of Joy is street food heaven for foodies with many top Kolkata street foods to try. Walking down a sidewalk is like walking down a buffet line. For a few rupees you...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/10-must-try-street-foods-in-kolkata/feed/ 2 https://grrrltraveler.com/anatomy-indian-hotel/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:45:44 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=48238 The Anatomy of an Indian Hotel: Broadway Hotel in Kolkata . As a traveler and travel blogger, I’ve always been a firm believer that what makes a city memorable, is its highlights, people, culture. One thing I never wanted to admit to myself was that a lot of it has to do with the hotel you...]]>