Hill Stations to Beat the Heat in June: Discover India’s Coolest Escapes
When June’s heat turns relentless and cities begin to swelter, the yearning for cooler climes intensifies. This is when India’s […]
Destinations, Hill Station
Food, stay, and how you actually move in the summer hills
The practical side of a slow mountain summer: what you eat, where you sleep and how you get from one valley to the next.
Hill Station, Uttarakhand
Three days, not a checklist: Landour and Mussoorie, slowly
Three unhurried days above Mussoorie, in the lanes and forests of Landour.
Table of Content
Escape the Heat: June 2025 Issue Index
Inside Issue 74 of Travel Viewpoint: escaping the June heat with slower, more meaningful journeys into India’s mountains.
Himachal Pradesh, Wildlife & Nature
A quieter place beside the famous one: Tirthan Valley beside Kullu–Manali
Just off the road to Kullu, a river valley where the loudest thing is the water.
Hill Station, Himachal Pradesh
The one route that explains slow mountain travel: Shimla to Kalpa along the Sutlej
From Shimla’s ridge to Kalpa’s view of Kinner Kailash, one road along the Sutlej shows why mountain travel rewards slowness.
Destinations, Hill Station
What to skip on a first summer trip to the hills
Some of the most famous summer hill experiences are the least enjoyable. Here is what to skip, and what to do instead.
Editorial
Editor’s letter: Escape the Heat with Meaningful Mountain & Slow Travel Experiences in India
Why this June issue asks you to go to the hills more slowly, and stay a little longer.
Why May is the Best Time for a Budget Beach Holiday
When people think of Goa, it’s often in the context of winter: packed shacks, bustling flea markets, music festivals, and […]
Walk through Coastal Journeys Along the Eastern Seaboard
There’s something poetic about journeying along India’s eastern coastline. The Bay of Bengal doesn’t roar like the Arabian Sea, it […]
