SHOCKED by SHIMLA 🇮🇳 Solo India Travel Vlog - Snow in India, Jakhu Temple, The Ridge & Mall Road

Filmed on February 1st, 2024
After having an amazing time in Chandigarh, I decided to take the toy train from Kalka to Shimla to explore India's most popular hill station! When I arrived I was shocked at the altitude of Shimla! I didn't realize that it was so high. The height made it even more difficult to climb up all the hills with my backpack to arrive at my hostel. I woke up early the next day to try to explore as much of Shimla as I could before escaping from the cold! I started my day taking the Jakhu Ropeway up to Jakhu Temple. I'm so glad I took the ropeway up instead of walking as it was a long and steep walk! During the 6 minute ride up to the top it started snowing! I was so amazed to see snow in India as generally I think of India as a very warm country. Unfortunately when I arrived at the Jakhu Temple it was very cloudy so I didn't have much of a view, but it was worth it to see the snow! I ended up going to the cafe (Cafe Under Tree) at the top of the temple to try to warm up. It was a really nice cafe where I was able to order aloo paratha and also the local lachha paratha. They were both so good! After the cafe I decided to walk down from the temple to keep exploring Shimla. I had heard that the monkeys in Shimla could be scary, but I didn't expect them to be as scary as they were when I was walking down from Jakhu Temple! Luckily after seeing the scariest monkeys ever, I ran into the cutest dogs ever!!! The dogs in Shimla were amazing because they were all big mountain dogs, but they were sooo sweet!!! After playing with the puppy and seeing the views, it started to hail! After the random hail, I met some really nice guys from Chanidgarh who were showing me how much snow they saw earlier that morning. I continued walking down the hilly streets of Shimla until I arrived at the Book Cafe. I LOVE it there - all the employees are SO nice! After getting a hot coffee I saw the whole view of The Ridge. Then I walked past the two most famous buildings in Shimla - the church and the tudor style library before continuing to walk along the Ridge. While walking the Ridge I stumbled upon Bantony Castle. While I hadn't heard of this museum before, it was only 50 rupees to enter so I decided to go for it. It was actually a really interesting museum that taught me a lot about both Shimla as well as Himachal Pradesh! I then stopped at the viewpoint at Hotel Landmark where I met the most amazing mountain dogs ever!!! They were all so cute and even accompanied me on part of my walk! After walking along the road for a little, I found the nice walkway path to IIAS (Indian Institute of Advanced Study) in Shimla. I finally arrived at the Viceregal Lodge inside the IIAS complex. I was lucky that I arrived shortly before the last tour! Apparently you can only enter the Viceregal Lodge while on a tour and you can't take any pictures/videos inside the building. It was so nice thought and definitely worth it! I then walked back to Mall Road where I ate an amazing paneer wrap. It then started to storm! I returned to the Book Cafe to warm up with a tea when we lost power! After then it was tons of snow all night. I woke up the next morning to a gorgeous, white, snowy Shimla! It was such a cool experience to see so much snow in India!
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00:01 Intro
00:40 Morning in Shimla
01:06 Jakhu Ropeway
01:46 Inside Jakhu Ropeway Cable Car
02:38 Snow Flurries in Shimla
03:55 Jakhu Temple
04:31 Parathas at Cafe Under Tree
06:07 Walking Down from Jakhu Temple
06:32 Scariest Monkeys Ever!
07:24 Cutest Puppy Ever!
08:03 Hail in India
09:31 Views of Shimla
09:57 The Book Cafe Shimla
10:38 the Ridge Shimla
11:02 the Famous Church in Shimla
12:47 Walking Along the Ridge
13:55 Bantony Castle
15:59 Hotel Landmark Viewpoint
16:31 New Mountain Dog Friends
18:05 Walkway to IIAS Shimla
19:31 Viceregal Lodge Shimla
19:44 Viceregal Lodge Tour Tickets
20:24 After Viceregal Lodge Tour
21:58 Mall Road Shimla
23:55 Paneer Kathi Roll
24:58 Shimla Ridge at Night
26:30 Storm in Shimla
28:52 SO MUCH SNOW IN SHIMLA INDIA
#shimla #himachal #himachalpradesh #india #indiatravel #solofemaletravel

[@NataliesPassport]

This was filmed on February 1st! I'm just getting to edit all my videos from my 3 months in India now. Follow me on IG for more up to date stories @nataliespassport 🥰

[@sunnymitra6372]

Took you long enough......we were waiting for decades 😅

[@NataliesPassport]

@@sunnymitra6372 🙈 lol sorryyyyyy! Thanks for waiting 🥰 I should have the next one up tonight or tomorrow! Working on it over lunchbreak right nowwww!

[@vidzhere5027]

Gal ,you tortured yourself in so cold

[@Talilongs]

I really enjoyed it. Love from Nagaland

[@DhirenVyas261]

My advice as a indian. Dont get scared or uncomfortable if families or people are starring at you. In India its still new thing to see foreigners. sometimes they just look at you out of curiosity 😅. But once you will endure everything, you will love it. honestly i have been to 17 western countries and lived as well. i find indians most open and friendly people. another reason why i still miss my home.

[@Cartier2255]

India has everything. 🌨️ ❄️ Snow..Mountains.. Lake's.. Forests . Desert 🏜️. It's like a mini continent. 🔥

[@NataliesPassport]

It really does! I started here in the snow then went to the beach, tea plantations in munnar, camped in the desert by jaisalmer, chilled in Udaipur, sooo many places. And still so much more to see one day! 😍

[@Cartier2255]

@@NataliesPassport Still watching your videos.❤️ Amazing.🔥

[@NataliesPassport]

Awwww thank you 🥰🥰🥰 I’m working hard on my Dharamshala video right this second! Hopefully I can finish tonight or tomorrow 🤞🤞🤞

[@alani3992]

India is a continent, like many countries in 1, all joined by the British. And they ruled it from Shimla for a while.

[@monishbeck3859]

​@@NataliesPassport Did you visit Leh. There's a place called nubra valley and it's a mountain desert with two humped camels. It's a very cool place

[@SandeepAcademy0301]

We Indian always goes to shimla, dehradun, lakshdweep , goa , kashmir, kochhi , kerela , North East India etc etc for travel, but 99% foreigner goes to very dirty polluted area of old delhi , what they want to see😂

[@NataliesPassport]

I was amazed at how many cool places were in India! Because as you said - you usually only see pictures of old Delhi, Agra, and varanasi. While I liked himachal, kochi, and varkala so much more!! And Hampi! And pondicherry! Sooooo many lol

[@MulukBasumatary-tu9ft]

😂😂

[@toxoreed9334]

Ladakh,hell lots of snow

[@poojithreddy7121]

But please be careful while you are travelling, avoid night travels and please be sure to stay on accomdations which have very high rating over airbnb or hostels. Avoid individual staycations which might not be safe.if you have any doubts ,dont feel hesitant to ask people around you for safety. You came to India as a tourist, its our responsibility to provide a safe travelling journey over here. Please follow the guidelines for staycations

[@RenuKumari-di9zl]

कचरा। 😂

[@Derickss1639]

What the Heck...i wasn't aware of this part of india..Now i got to know why india is called Incredible India..I'm literally so amazed by seeing this country's diversity..

[@incredibleindia8801]

Most welcome 🙏🏼

[@NataliesPassport]

Right?? I also wasn’t aware until I ended up there! India is soooo diverse 😍

[@sunityadav3654]

It's bcz YOU GUYS GO ONLY TO OLD DELHI, and that parts of cities where there is DIRT..

[@RJBabu1]

Visit Leh with bike it's Indian dream...one of The best place on this Earth.... Shimla, Leh, meghalaya, Darjeeling, north east india best Place to visit in India

[@nikhilthakur111-s7w]

India have a big regional disparity hilly areas are beautiful rest I wont speak much

[@rohansengupta5662]

Wow look a foreigner roaming in the actual tourism spots of India instead of polluted slums & dirty back alleys of delhi & mumbai. Thanks for not feeding to the stereotypes & showing the actual beauty of India to the world.

[@NataliesPassport]

I hope more people realize that India has a lot more to offer than the places they usually see! 😍I loved Himachal!!

[@nitinthakur7086]

Rohan bhai Shimla ke bhi yahi haal hai ye jo ghumi ye British ne bnaya niche ram bazaar ke yahi haal hai ...population kam hai to bacha hai ram bazaar ,laddakhi mohalla sangti is like rest of India in Shimla 2

[@DeepakDograx323045]

You must be belong to England watch your own Counrtrty

[@GauravThakur-wk5pq]

​@@nitinthakur7086 No.. shimla almost sahi h. Ram bzar and sangti like out villages of shimla other cities se to way better h.

[@NEERAJ_SHARMA_012]

⁠ WE ARE INDIANS ABOVE ALL,,#INDIA should “TURN Our WEAKNESS TO ITS STRENGTH” and MAKE SURE IT’S CLEAN & STRONG WHAT’S CONSIDERED AS dirty or WEAK,, BE THE PART OF SOLUTIONS,,Don’t label Delhi or MUMBAI as dirty,,People live there too,,,,don’t mention problems plaguing the country,Be A part of Solution Please 🙏🏻 Amongst the Citizens we must care about malnourished children more than the healthy ones.The reason slums of Old Delhi or Mumbai are dirty is because crowds of people are overly populated,uneducated ,unhygienic ,we need to maintain our Green zone and cleanliness around that Area more.

[@ANJEALICthePRETTY]

I'm from Philippines. I never knew that there is a beautiful place like this in India, not until I saw this video. Great view and I like the architectures of buildings.

[@NataliesPassport]

Right?? I also didn’t know somewhere like Shimla existed in India, but I LOVED it!! I was actually amazed by so many places I visited while I was there 😍😍

[@sourishghosh8958]

In india we have mountain ranges, deserts, cold deserts, rain forest, plateaus, plains and coastal areas in different parts of the country. Each state in India has a different language, food, culture and terrain.

[@thomasthomasphilp4393]

The western media has only negative narrative on India and Africa as a whole continent.😂

[@deemaxful]

These buildings r made by Britishers

[@somnathdas4011]

@anjfernandez9788 India is so diverse that you will find everything here . Its like a mini continent.

[@Rivertalk229]

These type of Indian videos should get more likes and views.

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰 I also want people to know more about all the other cool places in India instead of just old Delhi and Agra. So hopefully I get the rest of my videos edited soon 😅🤞🤞

[@Rivertalk229]

@@NataliesPassport I just wanna say that be always aware of your surroundings and don't roam around too much at night and don't sleep in tent or something . Don't go to places where no one goes okay 👍

[@NataliesPassport]

Of course!! I feel like that’s a big part of solo traveling - just to be smart about it! I spent 3 months in India and had an amazing time!! Now I’m currently back working in Bangkok again while also trying to get like 20 more India videos edited 🙈 hopefully I can come back again before my visa expires in November! 😍🤞🤞

[@Rivertalk229]

@@NataliesPassport Best of luck 🌞

[@desireswithhope]

@@NataliesPassportyeah. As much as we appreciate visit of everyone. But crime is a social reality. Stay safe and have fun ❤😊

[@Travel_with_HumTeen]

Finally someone is exploring other places rather than going to the shady lanes of Delhi. Please visit Sikkim, Kashmir, Coorg, Munnar. The comment section wouldn’t be able to fit the names of all the beautiful places in India.

[@NataliesPassport]

There really are SO many places to visit in India!!! I hope I can come back and see both Kashmir and the north east 😍

[@shubam1129]

@@NataliesPassportyes mam please come back next time and we have so much things good and bad in india we are fastest developing economy ❤

[@borokdj4689]

​@@NataliesPassport cleanest village in Asia and wettest place on Earth are also in Northeast(Meghalaya).

[@shivalika10]

Exactly my thoughts too! This was so refreshing to watch someone not purposely showing only the dark and shady places. Loved this video❤

[@mkverma348]

​@@borokdj4689this is himachal. Pradesh

[@BehtuSkg]

I’m from Shimla!! This lady sure did justice to the place and the video

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thanks so much! 🥰🥰🥰 I loved Shimla!

[@prateekgrewal4717]

Yeah Didn't she? It was so wholesome to watch this video❤

[@nksvbs]

I am from shimla too. Now living in Canada. Yes did justice to the place.Did an amazing job.

[@RaviRanjan-fr2bt]

Can you say in which month we can visit shimla to see this kind of weather??

[@latvialava6644]

​@@NataliesPassport U should check out Nainital in the state of Uttarakhand with huge Lakes and Snow mountains too.

[@harsh.d.rajput]

India is like mini earth ngl, all in one

[@NataliesPassport]

It really has everything 😍

[@LekhRajChaudhary-sd1je]

I was born and brought up in Shimla. I have spent my entire life here. It has changed a lot over time. No vehicles are allowed in the main town. The narrow gauge Railway was brought here by the Britishers in 1903. I really liked your presentation of Shimla with camera eye. The Banteny castle was the Police Commissioner's office in 1960's. Adjacent complex is Grand Hotel. Thanks for rekindling the memories. I am 75 now. God bless you.

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thanks for watching 🥰 I had a great time in Shimla!!

[@sharatrai6928]

Even I am from simla. I am 70 ad studied in DAV school. Shimla is a wonderful place. I used to stay in richmond villa above u s club and practiced architecture there with my office at scandal point above j b mangharam shop

[@lavista4u]

India is very diverse, few countries on earth which has vast desert in Thar to snowfall, high mountains in himachal and oceans surrounding the landscape.

[@NataliesPassport]

So true! I was amazed at all the diverse places I saw during my 3 months in India! 😍

[@artus198]

Abey chup

[@suji1103]

I am an Indian living in the US. The US is also so diverse as India. You will see all kind of different terrains. Another best part is the US is a melting pot you will see people from all over the world with different cultural backgrounds, that you won’t get to see in any other country

[@dailydoseofgaming3593]

​@@suji1103well I don't vouch for diversity. We are watching what diversity is doing to Europe

[@xijinpig8982]

​@@dailydoseofgaming3593 He was talking about landscape diversity lmao. Also, diversity in India is different from that in US and Europe. Everyone in India is native to the land, thats not the same in Europe and especially US.

[@SayanSengupta5]

India has a lot more to offer than just Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Kerala and Goa. Shimla is awesome. Thanks

[@NataliesPassport]

Thanks for watching 🥰🥰 Shimla was one of my favorite places I visited! But I’ll also hopefully eventually edit my videos from Dharamshala, Kochi, Hampi, so many cool places in India!!! 😍

[@XiaPakistani]

@Natalie'sPassport Then You must Visit Murree Hills in Punjab Pakistan

[@lostsoul8055]

@@XiaPakistani Hell No , Im afraid of Terr**ism , I always hear some kind of ****** FROM pakistan and as a foreigner im scared

[@lostsoul8055]

@@NataliesPassport Dude as someone who had visited most parts of beautiful green kerala please dont compare it with old delhi , both are very different

[@ViratKohli-wy2sk]

​@@XiaPakistaninot good bro😂😂

[@somR28]

There are total 6 states in India where snow falls ( Kashmir& ladakh,Himachal, uttarakhand, Sikkim, arunachal pradesh, also in Darjeeling of West Bengal)

[@NataliesPassport]

😱 I had no idea about this before coming to India 🙈 I love it tho and I hope I can see some of those other states too! 😍😍

[@requaldebbarma3383]

It snows in Nagaland too

[@superboy3633]

​@@requaldebbarma3383Really?

[@Helooji]

​@@superboy3633yep it's true am from Nagaland

[@brainstormingsession9150]

India has many places mostly in Himalayas where you can enjoy snowfall throughout the year

[@NataliesPassport]

So cool 😍 I want to see more!

[@superboy3633]

No. Definitely not in summers. Only from November to April. In my place only in December to February.

[@RJBabu1]

I m Surprised and Shocked it's just only 10k views...its deserve atleast 1lakh views

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰🥰 the last 6+ months I’ve posted only maybe one video a month so KZbin hates me right now and doesn’t promote any of my videos 🥺 I’m gonna try to get back into weekly posts tho ❤️

[@sunshine1102]

There will be millions of views if he was criticising india and showing poor, dirty places where even Indians don’t want to visit. If is it a positive video, nobody cares, so no views 😊

[@TooniMe]

HOGYE 1 LAKH 😂

[@geekstuart]

You gonna get over 100k very soon so congratulations in advance! ​@@NataliesPassport

[@ProPlayer-td1oh]

​@@NataliesPassportWhen indian are on youtube then why worry😂

[@Ozukovsky]

The North-Eastern regions of India like Meghalaya, Mizroam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Assam will blow your mind as well. Very different from the general idea of India you might have. For example Meghalaya has the world's wettest place on earth (mawsynram), Asia's cleanest village (mawlynong), living root bridge (should be a wonder of the world), waterfalls, canyons with crystal blue water, cloud covered towns

[@NataliesPassport]

I really want to go to Meghalaya!!! Hopefully I can get there before my Indian visa expires in November 🤞

[@mehroseemehrosee3887]

​@@NataliesPassportif you want to witness meghalaya's beauty, no other time but during the monsoons(june to august).

[@RJBabu1]

​@@NataliesPassport he was Right... That's My Dream place to visit... Specialy Arunachal Pradesh last villege in China...

[@Mrdavid-uo5hz]

Brother to be frank there is nothing in mizoram

[@lunaSA321]

Yeah true expect blue mountain there is nothing to visit​@@Mrdavid-uo5hz

[@himangshusarma7482]

India is a very huge and diverse country in the world 🌏 28 state + 8 union territory = India (36) 🇮🇳 And many more indian island like Andaman Nikobar, Lakhyadeep etc..🙏🙏

[@NataliesPassport]

I was amazed by how diverse India is! 😍

[@ghumakkadpratap]

​@@NataliesPassportandaman is best place for foreigners for beaches , But I suggest you Jaisalmer for yellow desert , Kutch For white desert , and leh ladakh for dry snow desert , Kailash mansarovar for peace , kashmir kerla for scentic beauty , North east india for tribal + christian cultures And there is alot things MP states that full of adventure where rarely any foreigners

[@DeepakRajput2000]

Is you want desert then come to Rajasthan thar desert​@@NataliesPassport

[@-Blue-_]

​@@ghumakkadpratapMP States ?? Ye kya hai

[@sonuc7565]

I just love when foreigners come to India and explore all the beautiful places.... Not like other who just come and eat and go back...

[@NataliesPassport]

I’m actually not a foodie at all 🙈 I love traveling to explore different places like this 😍😍😍

[@nitinthakur7086]

ai Shimla ke bhi yahi haal hai ye jo ghumi ye British ne bnaya niche ram bazaar ke yahi haal hai ...population kam hai to bacha hai ram bazaar ,laddakhi mohalla sangti is like rest of India in Shimla 2

[@thunderhaze8500]

I must say the street Dogs in India are really friendly and cute...😊

[@NataliesPassport]

Right?!? Honestly the best street dogs I’ve ever met 🥹🥹🥹 I love them all SO much! 😍❤️

[@vasudhasharma5532]

@@NataliesPassportjust be careful… they are not vaccinated. Get prophylaxis vaccines for yourself.

[@godworld6370]

aint no way bro today only a group of dog was chasing me while i was driving my bike

[@BHIKARI-PAKISTANI-PM]

@@godworld6370 chasing dogs is the universal problem, they only chase running things

[@Call_me_Cheems]

​@@godworld6370 Bro lives in delhi😭

[@xdadev]

The India's diversity and beauty is both kinda amazing and insane tbh.

[@NataliesPassport]

It really is insane! I had no idea how diverse the country was until I got there 😱😍😍

[@pritam0378]

Lots of love from the Northeast part of India it is also very very beautiful like northern part of India

[@blue_butterfly436]

don't say Northern part . its our Himalayan states of india leh to north east☺ rest north india don't connect with us our culture is open there is very close .

[@NataliesPassport]

I really want to visit the northeast 😍

[@Westralia]

Travel to shillong during music festivals.Bob dylans birthday is celebrated every year.I live in Perth,Western Australia but make it a point to visit my parents high up in the mountains.Try their famed local pork dishes and pork pickles @@NataliesPassport

[@Jennie-q8i]

​@@blue_butterfly436I'm also from north india (Jammu Kashmir) and please learn north states ....north state is culturally similar

[@thelionhunter5797]

Filmed everything so nicely... Specially night shoot... Your hardwork and honesty deserve more and more rating...

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@SomewhereOnTheMAP]

India was our first top during our travels last year but never thought about visiting this region, thank you for sharing it, liked and subscribed keep up the good work! :)

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰 it was one of my favorite areas in India! 😍

[@poetic_android4824]

Subs to you as well... You damn cute couple😅

[@Shypingping]

Your video is enough to eradicate stereotypes about India and this types of videos desrve more likes , love from India ❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Aw thank you 🥰 I hope so! Because I wasn’t expecting a place like this before I went to India, but I loved it! 😍

[@SunnySingh143sm]

I live in New Delhi, India. I often come to Shimla when I feel lonely. I feel very happy coming here...☺️

[@NataliesPassport]

Shimla is so nice and way different than a big city like Delhi!

[@nishithchauhan5099]

I am from Shimla, and thanks for visiting! Shimla in the snow is unlike anything else; it still has the good old British charm. I run an Airbnb there, and I always tell my guests that they should visit Shimla during the snowfall. When everything shuts down and the only way to explore is on foot, it will remind you of Narnia. PS: Have a wonderful stay in India!

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰 I had an amazing time in India! I’m so happy I got to see so much snow in Shimla - it was such a cool experience 😍

[@goldstonpreetham1449]

finally someone is not taking a picture in the slums , oh there are other places in India too, I am surprised !

[@NataliesPassport]

I was surprised by so many places I visited in India! And so many I still want to visit!!

[@rahulsinha6391]

May this channel grow more than you ever expected it. God bless you, thank you for showing our country in such a beautiful and real way.. ❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰🥰 I had a great time in India!

[@dhruvilkumpavat6037]

13:30, This part looked like somewhere from Europe. All these nice architecture shops, clean and beautiful. Thats why I love India. There is chaos and uncleanliness in cities and then the northern part where its clean and beautiful. India is everything. The best and the worst

[@NataliesPassport]

It really is so diverse! 😍

[@AryanSinghRana-zp7kf]

Shimla use to be British winter capital

[@D___line]

India is the only country in the world where there are forests, deserts, mountains, agricultural areas, where there is maximum rainfall, and also deserts where there is no rainfall, there are rivers, where snow falls and it is also a place with extreme heat. It is the only country in the world where you can feel all the seasons and all the nature.

[@NataliesPassport]

I met so many Indians solo traveling India because they can see so many diverse places without leaving their own country 😍

[@granand]

One of the countries. Australia, USA, Russia and many have all that. Yes Maximum Rainfall in North East tea planation apart.

[@Gayatri-by3wi]

This was one of the few vlogs by foreigners that I enjoyed. Even as an Indian myself, your vlogs helped me get the feel of the town and plan my trip! Hope you didn't catch a cold from your trip! Stay safe and have fun!

[@NataliesPassport]

Awww thank you! 🥰🥰 somehow I didn’t catch a cold, but I was freezing 🤣 hopefully I’ll get the rest of my India videos edited soon!

[@Gayatri-by3wi]

@@NataliesPassport I look forward to your new videos!

[@shrinishdonde343]

I am from India and visited Shimla when I was very young. This video is so well taken, it makes me feel like visiting Shimla again. A lot seems to be changed and it is had now become so much better.

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰 hopefully you can visit again soon! It’s such a cool place!

[@sanji67]

I’ve been to Shimla about some years ago and the city was so overwhelming that I feel like people around the world should visit there in winter. Love from India 🇮🇳 💖

[@NataliesPassport]

It was amazing - and especially gorgeous with all the snow! 😍

[@sanji67]

@@NataliesPassport thanks for visiting Shimla 🙏 foreign social media nowadays never show such things in india 🇮🇳

[@NataliesPassport]

@@sanji67 I know, I hate when people just make videos for money 😭 I prefer to make videos of cool places I go to show my friends/family. If they make money that's great but 🤷‍♀

[@hot_Vampire]

Our north india is so beautiful and clean✨🌙 i 🇮🇳

[@NataliesPassport]

It really is! 😍

[@flame0111]

I enjoyed the entire video, i love how you got excited like a kid when it was snowing. India does have snow basically every year. 🌸

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰 idk, in my mind India seems like a hot place so I thought it was so cool to see snow there! 🙈🤣🤣

[@tweetmemes5015]

@@NataliesPassport There are also many places here which are snow covered throughout the year

[@manjai1786]

Hello👋 Love from Nort East India🇮🇳 Nagaland ❤

[@NataliesPassport]

I’d love to visit there one day! 😍

[@Noname4u-dm6qe]

India it’s self has all kinds of geographical features you can expect

[@NataliesPassport]

It really does! It’s amazing! 😍

[@akashawale3748]

Great video! If you haven't experienced the Indian monsoon, you should explore the Western Ghats and near waterfalls during that time. The rain-soaked landscapes are stunning.

[@NataliesPassport]

I have not experienced that yet! Hopefully one day 😍

[@prateepdasgupta]

It's not just Shimla but the northern states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh then north eastern states like Sikkim, north Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya etc all the places are beautiful

[@NataliesPassport]

I really want to explore more of that part of India! 😍

[@prateepdasgupta]

Please do explore and share more of such wonderful vlogs. Hope you have a great traveling experience in India 😊

[@bobbyeapen6049]

and they even have clean roads and there's an actual sidewalk... wowza

[@NataliesPassport]

lol 🙈 honestly I also didn’t know what to expect in India, especially traveling alone. India is HUGE!!!! It does have the typical ‘dirty cities’ that you would imagine. But there’s also soooo much more 😍😍😍

[@SatyajitMoharana-e9t]

Even you can find dirty areas in Us and EUROPE.India is huge so you can find both dirty and very clean areas.

[@NataliesPassport]

@@SatyajitMoharana-e9t agreed - there are dirty parts in every big city everywhere

[@bobbyeapen6049]

@@SatyajitMoharana-e9t you can, but its not as frequent... but some areas in India is well maintained... others... not there yet

[@ivak4802]

@@bobbyeapen6049 Thanks to a certain community.

[@Fun-TV-eo7ej]

When you think about India include Nepal, Bhutan,Shrilanka also Culturally we are same.

[@NataliesPassport]

I’d love to visit all of them! 😍

[@sunityadav3654]

Yesss.. We are one.. Even DNA is more or less same.. Just little different

[@rahulroy4687]

Right bro 👍

[@shreygaming4551]

Few of my friends and my bestfriend are nepali

[@UltimateProGamer2024]

Shimla is definitely a great place to visit it seems... It's really good to see an American woman enjoying herself in Shimla without any security issues... This shows that India is becoming more safer for foreign tourists... Only Jammu and Kashmir can beat Shimla in my opinion...

[@NataliesPassport]

I spent 3 months alone in India and I had a great time! I’d love to visit Kashmir one day 😍

[@kapilsaxena8097]

I really hope this video gets a hell lot of views. Thanks for sharing this side of India

[@NataliesPassport]

Thanks for watching 🥰

[@ManadayMavani]

You captured Shimla sooo beautifully! ❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@rapid-clip]

You can find snow in Jammu & Kashmir. Auli, Uttarakhand. Munsiyari, Uttarakhand. Katao, Sikkim. Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir. Nainital, Uttarakhand. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

[@ITACHI-ol2pz]

Basically in northern parts of India

[@vaqarahmad7183]

Mussoorie...in Dehradun. North Indian state.... QUEEN OF HILL'S

[@NataliesPassport]

Honestly (I know I’m ignorant) but I had no idea India had really snowy places and I loved it!!! Hopefully one day I can see more 😍

[@9TF_SAIYAN]

Bro you forgot to mention Darjeeling

[@9TF_SAIYAN]

​@@vaqarahmad7183queen of hills is Darjeeling not dehradun

[@MissHallikeri]

I always sleep well in winter....even in my small South Indian city winter is fast approaching

[@NataliesPassport]

I was sooo cold sleeping in Shimla actually 🙈😅

[@harshprajapat9042]

Be safe sister

[@NataliesPassport]

I was, thank you! ❤️

[@SUMANDAS-hq1bd]

India the most diverse country in the world,we have diverse culture diverse weather, diverse landscape,we have mountain,we have inland,we have desert, India is a miniature of whole world.

[@NataliesPassport]

It really is! 😍

[@imveekay37]

Shimla beauty heart of india❤

[@NataliesPassport]

It is beautiful! 😍

[@trinayanakaushik811]

Why do foreigners get surprised by snow in India. There are just two countries in the world that which has world largest mountain ranges from end to end and one of them in India.

[@NataliesPassport]

🤷‍♀️ most of western media just shows hot pictures of India so I guess it seems surprising to a lot of us!

[@dssoul]

Our Beautiful Shimla ❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Such a nice place 😍

[@sanjaysanj6688]

You choose the perfect season , nice planning 😉

[@NataliesPassport]

I actually decided like a week before going to Shimla that I was going to go to Shimla 🙈😅🤣 I was not prepared for the cold!!! But I’m so happy I went 😍 next time I’ll be more prepared lol

[@musicalsandy4023]

Traveling solo is one of the best experiences you can have. There's something incredible about it-no outside influence, just pure, unfiltered adventure. It’s a journey of self-discovery, where every moment is yours. Keep exploring as long as you can.

[@therash09]

Why is snowfall in India so surprising? We have a whole Himalayan range and so many of our states lie in this range. Do foreigners not expect snowfall in the world's highest mountain range?

[@NataliesPassport]

I think most foreigners just don’t expect snow in India 🤷‍♀️

[@therash09]

​@@NataliesPassport, interesting! That surprises me because the world knows the basic fact that India has the Himalayan range. And given that the western world enjoys a very high literacy rate, one would expect at least them to apply basic common sense in this regard. One reason behind this could be that these people perceive the Himalayan mountains as tropical, devoid of any snow or chill, despite its elevation. The other could be that human ignorance is so rife that most of the times, stereotypes trump reasoning, the level of education notwithstanding.

[@Warsorcerer2510]

@@therash09 Damn bro you kinda went in on her. I agree with you but you came out to be a little rude to this nice lady. Just leave that aside and see how she's one of the few foreigners to actually do India justice.

[@therash09]

@@Warsorcerer2510 I'm really sorry if my reply came across as rude. I was merely exchanging views without any intention of targetting her. If you read my reply, you'll find the phrase "these people" which indicates that my reply was not directed at her but at people in general. She cared to reply to my original comment which is so nice of her. I have no reason to be rude to her, irrespective of her portrayal of India in her videos. My apologies to @NataliesPassport if she also found my posts rude. I hope you keep enjoying your travels across India and around the globe and get people's love everywhere.

[@Warsorcerer2510]

@@therash09 well i understand your point of view as well. It's indeed really frustrating to see these people make bad comments about our country after just visiting a few, one of the most crowded places that they can find, leaving behind every other beautiful views in India.

[@AnandKumar-qd3qh]

If you enjoyed your trip and are happy, then us Indians are happy for you too. Have a safe and happy journey through India. Discover India Discover Yourself.

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you!! ❤️ I was there for 3 months and had a great time!! The biggest issue is there are so many cities I still want to visit 😅❤️

[@Hpboy-l8j]

Proud to be Himachali

[@NataliesPassport]

Himachal is great! 😍

[@ririiii21]

I'm from Shimla and regularly travel to places by foot because of snow and stuff during winters and it's a heavenly experience.. Even when you are out with friends at night during thunderstorms and snow its so good.. I remember my mother carried me when i was 13 months and walked up to Jakhu temple holding me all the time.. Idk how she did it but it's amazing 😭

[@NataliesPassport]

😱 that must’ve been a workout to carry a child up there! But yes - I loved walking around Shimla! 😍

[@keshavmishra07]

Our India is a world in itself.🇮🇳🌍 We have: snowy mountains🏔️, deserts,🏜️ beaches, 🏖️ islands and 🗾 active volcanoes.🌋🗻 And it is only Country in the world that Tiger 🐅 and lion 🦁 both exists.😊

[@NataliesPassport]

That’s amazing 😍

[@somerandomguy234]

Finally a vlogger who doesnt visit india and goes to the most gheto-est places and actually goes to beautiful touristy places kudos !!

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰 I love visiting less touristy (for foreigners) places! Although I did also make a stop in Delhi, Agra, varanasi…but my favorite places were like this 😍

[@raburesu2702]

You're so brave you got out of the monkey situation,i would have started crying (I'm telling this from past experiences)

[@NataliesPassport]

Omg I was so scared!!! I actually HATE monkeys and I’d never heard any of them make that kind of noise before 😱😭😱

[@raburesu2702]

@@NataliesPassport They make that voice when they are aggressive or about to attack 😭😭 my school had lots of monkeys and I have so many bad memories 🥹 so I hate monkeys too

[@spade5752]

Guess the founder of Simla, Sir Henry Lawrence was right, that, I haven't seen such a sublime place in my life and its the perfect place for British to live here during scorching heat of plains.

[@NataliesPassport]

It really was a cool city 😍

[@sunityadav3654]

While Indians were dying due to famines and Maladministration by brits

[@mrkammytv]

As an Indian I have never visited these places before, watching your videos have give me excitement to go and explore 😊 and your videos are very well documented and narration too, I love it 😍

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰🥰 hopefully you can visit Shimla next winter! Although be prepared for the cold 😜🥶🤣

[@navpreetsharma2211]

Thanks!

[@NataliesPassport]

Awww thank you so much! 🙏❤️❤️

[@garygill1034]

Hi Natalie, just came across your channel and Subscribed instantly, you have a very positive attitude. I recently travelled all over western America and i must say it is mind blowingly beautiful! Shimla reminds me a bit of the mountains of western America, i will definitely visit Himachal Pradesh when i get back to my home city of Chandigarh! Thanks for the videos and keep up the great work. All the best!

[@NataliesPassport]

Aw thank you 🥰🥰 I haven’t really seen much of western America actually! Hopefully one day 🤞 but yes you must visit Shimla!! It’s not far from Chandigarh! 😍

[@danbastille3817]

thank you for showing what others dont to make india look bad, earned a sub

[@NataliesPassport]

Aw thank you 🥰 I had a great time in Himachal!

[@rishiprasharrp3933]

Good beautiful video ❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰

[@gaddithetribe]

Hye Natalie thank you to explore our india and shimla ❤🎉❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Thanks for watching 🥰 I loved Himachal! 😍

[@gaddithetribe]

@@NataliesPassport when you come next time India kindly visit Himachal Dalhousie Khajiyaar Bharmour ❤️❤️❤️

[@shivamduhan7700]

wow you're a real explorer: experienced all weathers and environments with a smile on your face! Hope you enjoyed it, I really appreciate your fearlessness.

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰 it was cold, but I loved it! 😍

[@Jooyyyyy-o1d]

India has everything. Must visit place for all travelers

[@NataliesPassport]

It really is so diverse! 😍

[@comedystar9615]

Good to see foreigners are exploring more places in India.

[@NataliesPassport]

There are so many places to explore in India 😍

[@79angel]

She's genuinely happy.... I can feel it❤

[@NataliesPassport]

I was soooo happy in Shimla! 😍😍😍

[@streetleveldiscovery2958]

Beautiful video! Thank you.

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank YOU! 🥰🥰

[@TheSpeechOfTiusbathSangma]

Shimla city and places are so Beautiful in North India. So cold like everyday'z snow falling on Shimla, Himachal Pradesh and even very many colder snowfall in Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal, Sikkim that in Places of India. I'm watching from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Thank you for sharing this video were about India's places. You're most welcome to our India. However can you meet with me in my Meghalaya state, Northeast India? Please come back to India, I would like to meet you.

[@NataliesPassport]

Omgggg Meghalaya is like the number 1 place I want to go to when I return to India! 😍😍😍 it looks amazing!

[@raburesu2702]

Seeing your hometown in the videos is really weird. The thing i love about Shimla is I can tell it's my city just by the architecture as the city has a lot of buildings from british times. It feels like a special city to me.

[@NataliesPassport]

Hopefully weird in a good way 😅🤣 Shimla really is so unique! 😍

[@raburesu2702]

@@NataliesPassport yes of course in a good way

[@Harshul14]

Hi, Being from Shimla, this video is an accurate description of how beautiful it is, haven’t been home in the last 5 years, soo many things look different but I’m soo happy after watching your video, feels like I was just there!! Loved it!

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰🥰 it was such a cool place! That’s crazy so much has changed in 5 years tho 😱 hopefully you can visit home soon!

[@spititout12]

Beauty of India lies in its diverse landscapes, offering mountains, lakes, beaches, deserts, safaris , all seasons all in one country.

[@NataliesPassport]

I saw almost all of those during my 3 months in India! Yet there are still so many places I want to visit there! 😍😍

[@Storymfile]

India is a country where the climate of the entire world is found here.

[@NataliesPassport]

I completely agree! 😍

[@rishuchauhan007]

Thanks for showing the beauty of India 😊

[@NataliesPassport]

Thanks for watching 🥰

[@balbirne46rs]

My home town shimla😍😍😍

[@NataliesPassport]

Love it there 😍

[@mr.factsteller4093]

I hope u keeps enjoying in India and be happy 😊😊

[@NataliesPassport]

I was there for 3 months and I loved it! 😍 I’ll be back!! ❤️

[@rapsutra]

india has every kind of tropical weather good to see visit uttarakhand and here in temples

[@NataliesPassport]

There are sooo many places to visit in India! 😍

[@reenagarg4671]

In past 2 weeks i got recommended by youtube about so many channels in which people travel in india but most of them were in rajasthan/ Agra/ delhi and all of them were irritated with all the honkings and air pollution. This is the first channel in which i saw something new ❤ apart from the golden triangle , its beautiful, clean and just wow ❤❤ i feel they themselves choose those places to visit and then complain that India is like that only 😢 they dont know what in all India has to offer from desserts to rain village form sundarban ghats to so many wildlife sanctuarys from hills to beaches ...everything you can find in india even islands ❤ so i hope your channel grows 100X ❤❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Aww thank you 🥰 actually I didn’t visit Delhi until after I was in India for a month 😅 and Agra and varanasi were my last two stops after 3.5 months. India is SUPER intense cuz as foreigners were not used to the honking or the intensity of India in general. BUT I visited soooo many amazing places in India!!! I tell everyone to go - but start in chill places like Himachal or Kerala before the more busy chaotic places that most people jump right into 🙈 there are still so many more places I want to visit in India! 😍

[@reenagarg4671]

@@NataliesPassport so true 💯 and great advice 💯 I am enjoying your videos a lot and thankyou for replying to every comment of mine that's so sweet of you ❤️

[@goldeneraofindia4301]

Also travel western ghats in Monsoon season this is perfect time to teavel ❤❤❤its realy heaven 💓 travelling in bike in western ghats is really fun and Nature is like heaven 💯💯💯 Love from Karnataka.

[@NataliesPassport]

It sounds amazing! 😍

[@chad_23478]

Im from Uttarakhand both himachal and Uttarakhand are same and similar culture love from India , Uttarakhand ❤

[@NataliesPassport]

I’ve heard about some good places there as well! 😍

[@iTi_0177_]

~If u reach this part of the country, u sure r a real one♡♡

[@NataliesPassport]

More people should visit Shimla!!! It’s so nice! 😍

[@mowiththeflow4446]

Hello Natalie, glad to see you're having fun in India while solo travelling. Please consider Leh, Ladakh if you're into high-altitude trekking etc. There is also the Spiti Valley, Dehradun (small quaint hilly town) which are nice to explore. I know I shouldn't be saying this about my own country but please be a bit careful while selecting places for solo travel. Especially avoid camping etc. in remote locations for your own safety. If you're staying in hostels/hotels then it should be super chill :) good luck in your travels!

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank youuuuu 🥰 I actually had a lot of people warm me about solo traveling India (Indians included) but I had a great time! 😍 and no, I don’t think I would ever camp as a solo female 🙈 I like being locked in a room before it’s dark out lol ❤️

[@not_ringo]

Looks so peaceful..

[@NataliesPassport]

It’s such a nice place! 😍

[@O0O0-Il]

I think you have missed Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar Islands trip yet 😁😁🙏

[@NataliesPassport]

I really want to go to both of those!!! 😍😍😍

[@eshikaudayanawanigasekara]

❤From 🇱🇰

[@NataliesPassport]

❤️❤️

[@tanyachauhanrajput]

Iam from SHIMLA and im Glad you liked it

[@NataliesPassport]

I had a great time in Shimla! 😍

[@tomorrow.]

There are lot of beautiful places in India. Happy Journey!! Stay safe and have fun!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you! 🥰 there really are so many amazing places in India!! 😍

[@Realjayeshh]

Every street dogs in the world are best , becoz of people behaviour towards them,they sometimes show agression ❤❤❤❤❤

[@NataliesPassport]

The street dogs in India are on another level of amazingness 😍😍😍😍

[@TheShutterBugBob]

all dogs are cuties but i must say the dogs of Himachal are like teddy bears :)

[@ChandanChettry]

You are in the Himalayas literally means Land/Home of Snow.

[@NataliesPassport]

So cool 😍

[@gauravtejpal8901]

Shimla was the 'summer' Capital of British India in the 19th century along with Calcutta (today called Kolkata) - the 'winter' capital. At that time, there were no motor cars and the entire British Indian government including all the people and the stuff they would need, used to load up on animals and travel to Shimla and back to Kolkata in a caravan...Many buildings and other structures from the British era still remain in Shimla. And the combination of the British and Pahari (mountain people) cultures, gives Shimla its unique Identity and ambience

[@NataliesPassport]

😱 I didn’t know Kolkata was the winter capital! That would’ve been such a long journey every year. But agreed - Shimla is such a unique, cool place! 😍

[@gauravtejpal8901]

@@NataliesPassport This was a very different time - before locomotives became common. And people used to regard the passage of time in a different way from us

[@kshitijbali]

I love to see travelers' videos and meeting them in person. They are some of the happiest people I meet. Their energy is just great. You also have a great energy, I can see it through the video.

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰

[@JatinSharma-p1t]

Hey there! I highly recommend you to do the Spiti - Manali Road Circuit the next time you visit India. I am honestly speaking, that journey has the potential to change your whole life, BTW Nice vlog :)

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰 I’d love to visit there one day!! I was actually planning on going to Manali after Shimla, but I last minute changed my plans and went to Dharamshala instead 😅

[@legalmaster6885]

Thank you for promoting tourism in india, specially in northern parts of india🙏🏼 travel safe🙏🏼

[@NataliesPassport]

Thanks for watching 🥰 I loved Himachal and hope I can visit more places there one day!

[@PankajKumar-z6y2x]

India is a mini world for every forniers and also for indians😊

[@NataliesPassport]

I believe it! I was amazed at how diverse India is. I also met soo many Indians solo traveling all of their own country too 😍

[@30ashvin]

Love your vlogs Natalie. They are so fresh & full of positive vibes unlike a few other vlogs by foreigners which just focus on the cramped quarters of old Delhi.

[@NataliesPassport]

Thank you 🥰 I still went to Delhi, but I prefer to make videos of places I like! 😍