Trials and Tribulations by Fire

Feel rusted and old.  After so many years of using a smartphone, when I realized my data card did not support roaming, I decided to find some other method. I checked with someone who coolly said, oh, I just tether. Whoa! Yeah, I should have thought of this, shouldnt I?  Getting old.  So, I just googled and found out the right way to do this. And there, I saw the connection go blink blink and voila, I was connected. I cant express the relief I felt when I opened Google using my phone as a Wi Fi router.  Awesome, isn't it, technology makes you wonder, can man ever go back to living in the jungle?  I did this with my Sony Xperia. Here are steps to Tether with a USB cord . Once you are tethered, you can actually remove the USB cord and the connection will still be on. 

On July 9, I reached the Sahastradhara HQ. The building is standing in the middle of a highway. Many  vehicles ply but none stop in front of this place. Wonder why someone would select a place like this. I would have chosen a place that was well connected and more busy. Anyway, this is also nice, in its own way.  Here is a long shot of the HQ building. So, there are guest rooms on the top floor, which are decently furnished. I could have actually taken a room here, instead of blowing up 5k on that room. But then I had a genuine need too. I loved the stay at Padmini Palace too.  I took off from Dehradun on July 11. I refused any company and decided to reach my venue alone. I took a share auto from Doon, paid some 20 rupees and reached Rishikesh, then took a share jeep and reached Chamba in 2 hours, spent 100 rupees. At Chamba, I got some help from Jeetendra ji, an RM at Sahastradhara KGFS and I got myself booked into Gautam Residency. It is a decent hotel and popular with IF