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Working and living in the hills, written down.
Workations, renting by the month, where to go and when. For one town at a time, see thetown guides.
Places · 17 min readHill stations near Delhi: 25 picks by drive timeHeight, road distance, drive time and best months for 25 hill towns, from a 4 hour drive to a two day one.
Long stays · 13 min readKasar Devi and Almora for long stays: the ridge, the town and how to live thereWhere Kasar Devi sits above Almora, what to do, how to get there and what a month on the ridge is like.
Places · 15 min readOffbeat places in Himachal Pradesh: quiet villages worth the extra roadSixteen quiet villages and valleys, region by region, with the road, the signal and the season for each.
Long stays · 15 min readHow to rent a home by the month in the mountains without getting scammedWays to rent, what to expect on price, what to get in writing, and the scams and paperwork to know before you pay.
Long stays · 14 min readRoom for rent in Dharamshala and McLeod Ganj: monthly prices and where to lookMonthly rent by room type, the areas compared, the paperwork, the rain and cold, and a viewing checklist.
Safety · 13 min readSolo trip for women in India's hills: which towns suit a long stayWhat to check, what the official numbers say, nine towns, the real risks and the numbers to save before you stay alone.
Workation · 15 min readWhat is a workation? A practical guide to working from the mountainsWhat a workation is, how long to stay, what to check before you book and what it costs in an Indian hill town.
Seasons · 15 min readWhere to see snow in India from December to FebruaryWhere snow is near certain, where it is a gamble, and when it falls, from Gulmarg to Shimla. For winter 2026 to 2027.
Seasons · 15 min readWinter workation: which hill towns work from December to FebruaryMild, cold or snowy: which hill towns work for a week or more from December to February, with heating costs.
Workation · 13 min readWork From Hills: how weekly and monthly stays in the mountains workWhat working from the hills involves, what decides whether it works, what it costs and how booking a stay works.
Workation · 16 min readWorkation in Himachal: the honest guide to towns, internet, costs and seasonsTen Himachal towns and villages compared for a week to a few months of remote work, with the monsoon and snow facts.
Workation · 15 min readWorkation in Uttarakhand: the towns that work for a week or a monthTen Uttarakhand towns compared for a working week or month: internet, cost, monsoon, power and the route from Delhi.