Why You Should Escape to Darjeeling, West Bengal (India) 🇮🇳

[@takuan650]

Probably one of the most charming places in India for me. Thanks for sharing.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Agreed!

[@tomojitghosh3006]

Hello, I am from Kolkata. Loved your content!! I'm glad that you made it to Darjeeling which is one of my favourite places to go as it's not far away from Kolkata. I hope you had a nice trip there!!! 😊

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Happy to hear that - wish I spent longer in the hills!

[@TruthBeTold121212]

I have fond memories as a young kid, eating breakfast at Keventer's with my family - sausages, fried tomatoes, eggs and toast, and their famous milk shakes, pony rides around the Chowrasta Mall, delicious baked treats from Glenary's, watching movies at the Clock Tower movie theatre and Rink cinema and attending North Point, St. Joseph's School ...more than fifty years ago! The large English-style building that you pointed out used to be called the Ajit Mansions (had rented opulent apartments) owned by by a wealthy family and the Oxford Bookstore has been there for over 100 years. Watching this from halfway across the world brings back some very nostalgic memories of places and people, some long departed. Darjeeling was much smaller back then - not so crowded, no street food stalls, fewer cars,, less pollution. Thank you for this lovely stroll back in time.

[@MichaelLoda]

I love Darjeeling so much, such a beautiful place to explore and the tea just drives me crazy.

[@michihofer587]

I'll be there very soon. Greetings from the European Union 🇪🇺 ❤😂

[@MichaelLoda]

@@michihofer587 oh I’m from EU too! never been there, only watched it on videos so far, and order tea regularly. One day I’ll travel there

[@春の子-d7n]

​@@michihofer587We welcome you warmly!

[@tulsirai6445]

here are many people lived belonging with different cast such as Lepcha, Rai,Limbu,Chettri,Bahun,Kami,Damai,Pradhan, Tamang,Gurung,Bhutia,Sherpa,Dukpa,..in our beautiful and lovely Darjeeling..I loved ❤your vlog

[@wanderingwelshman2858]

Another excellant video This is the best one fron the india trip so far Great stuff ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TingitanianCenturion]

👍

[@patriciafuchs5970]

Great video, loved the history, town, population. It’s beautiful. Love Darjeeling tea.

[@Satadru-z9z]

I visited Darjeeling and Sikkim last year. It's my favourite city in the mountains, Darjeeling ( The queen of hills).

[@danielvalenzuela9764]

Really nice Jason such a peaceful place to be at in Darjeeling. Now I know about the tea. Thanks again looking forward to the next location of your interest

[@arpachakrovorty8911]

everyone should visit West Bengal! this one state has it all yet mainstream KZbin doesn't recognise it enough! thanks, brother and definitely come again!

[@KoyelaBarman]

I was sipping Darjeeling tea while watching your video. Enjoyed watching it a lot.👍

[@kocahmet1]

amazing video , amazing place. would love to visit. hi from istanbul

[@kalsangboztemir7962]

selam i am from darjeelinggh

[@the_drifter-bw9hj]

Yes the siliguri darjeeling line was a tough job, thousands of workers died during its construction as the British wanted it done as soon as possible and their safety was no concern. Similarly the konkan west coast railway line was also a challenging task, taking the lives of more than 15000 workers during a course of 10-15 years. Beautiful and yet sinister.

[@varieties12]

I think he is british. So he is feeling happy to speak about british, who ruled us, tortured on us, destroyed our peace over 190 years.

[@春の子-d7n]

Thank you for visiting our beautiful town, your presence made it even more beautiful ❤

[@brigittelehmann9749]

Love these walks with you greetings from the Netherlands

[@coolcicada]

Incredible place, thanks for sharing. I’m surprised it was so bright and noisy at 5 in the morning!

[@gtanuja5931]

It's amazing Kerala, munnar, kochi, wayanad, Ooty, coimbatore, manglore, Gokarna, Coorg, Bangalore, Mysore, Alleppey, Udupi, Chennai, Karnataka,Hampi, Dharmashala, Kodaikanal, visakhapatnam, Darjeeling, Shimla, Kulu Manali, Himalayan region, kashmir, ladakh, allora caves, world heritage site tanjavur bruhadeeshwara temple tamilnadu, Andaman Nicobar islands, lakshadweep islands and northeast India and Kerala, tamilnadu, Karnataka, goa, Hyderabad, Orissa - puri, Konark, bhubaneswar, gujrat, Rajasthan, Up - varanasi, ayodhya, gujrat, Jaipur, indore, Ahdembad, Aurangabad

[@Juli-qs9gr]

I like your Channel and the way you are presenting different non mainstream countries and cities. Algier, Algeria, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kairo, Egypt and so on. Keep on the good work.

[@RChhetri_UK]

What you missed is a real time moving train (DHR) in Darjeeling and in the famous Batase Loop where most tourists flock. Excellent video, narration and quality of voice and visuals. I would request you visit again and capture many more including the glimpses of Kangchenjunga peaks, the train, schools and colleges, cultural events, festivals and live capture of the sunrise from Tiger Hill, and of course many more. Good luck and best wishes.

[@sayanmandal1289]

You missed The mangroves , The Sundarbans world's largest Mangrove forest shared between India and Bangladesh. The Bengal (WB) has almost everything that a country has (geographically) Mountains, snow sometimes, Beaches ( Digha , Mandarmai, Bokkhali) , jungles Jaldapara and Gorumara National forest, mangroves, historical places like Kolkata, Murshidabad, Nadia and all almost all districts have their own history and British, Mughals, French.

[@DipakBose-ge1hm]

There is nothing to miss.... filthy, muddy places full of very poor people, who live like as if they just came out of stone ages. It was a great mistake to keep those forests which could be converted into houses for the refugees from East Pakistan in early 1950s.

[@bicycleman6481]

Enjoyed your video. I was the American cyclist you spoke with in the Coffee shop.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

It was great chatting to you. Best of luck with your travels!

[@DrSongs-rg4ry]

Amazing And Love From India

[@buddhadevsamanta8011]

The eye caching valleys, meandering rivers and of course the lush green tea gardens are the unique features of Darjeeling . Beside all these the main attractions of this popular hill stations are Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) , Himalayan Zoo , Tiger Hill , Rock Garden , Batashiya Loop.

[@israr144]

from Tiger Hill View point in Darjeeling world 3rd highest peak Kanchenjunga can be seen even Mount Everest on a clear day.

[@NahiDegi]

Darjeeling is a place where you can truly explore its essence by venturing into the village areas. There, you'll experience the authentic beauty of the region, in contrast to the more superficial charm found on Mall Road.

[@Jpkjr52]

The journey continues.Thanks again John in Chicago

[@user-om2zq6md4u]

Beautiful Darjeeling with world famous tea and food.

[@abhyuday_bose]

🇮🇳The Beauty of w Bengal 🇮🇳

[@nixonraj]

Thank you for visiting Darjeeling....my favorite town in the world.

[@sn59826]

Never seen Darjeeling revealed in such detail as this video!

[@williamsalt6403]

I spent 10 days there last October and loved it. If you haven't already left try and seek out a tibetan monastery tour as there are lots of hidden gems in the area. If you're planning on Sikkim next, a highlight for me was peling and yuksom (particularly I you want to trek). Really enjoying the videos.

[@a1q369]

Ohh ÇalÇutta I Love you sooo much! 😘😘 Britishers 1st choice NEVER can be disappointed 💯 Kolkata is my best city after London💝156 years Kolkata was the capital of British United India 🇮🇳 You can travel in Darjeeling, Digha, Sundarbans, Mayapur alsó 😊❤✨

[@tinkuraj479]

So beautiful place

[@dwijensaha4355]

The queen of hills.

[@sudhamaskare4058]

Its very amazing and really greatful sir for your vlogs

[@akelsaleh3024]

This is the best viedio I have seen for you

[@anamariavarela1645]

Beautiful!

[@59263]

Tq your video Jason🙏.

[@ilaupadhyayupadhyay3211]

Amazing views❤

[@BruceKessel]

Hare Krishna

[@NJ-vv8dl]

8:05 what are you talking about tenzing was born in Khumbu Nepal 🇳🇵

[@Siopaoko]

Interesting city. I like it

[@PT.PRADEEPMISHRASEHOREWALE]

Darjeeling makes beautiful not only bangal but also India

[@cem611]

Darjeeling is known for best tea in the world. it also has tastiest Momos in the world.

[@Rahulkumar-cq5xx]

Hi. Pls visit Northeast India also. Guwahati, Shillong, Cherrapunjee, Tawang, Dirang, etc. You'll love it....🩵🩵🏔️🏔️🏔️🌱🌱🌱

[@angshumansarma4820]

Forget the rest of India and travel west bengal. It's the most beautiful place to visit in whole of India, visit during the Durga Puja in October

[@BANERJEETILAK]

In Kolkata there is only Biharis, UP wallas and Rajasthanies।Bengalis are minority their ।

[@sandeepshah105]

Well because Bengalis can't find jobs in Kolkata, they are all over India except in Kolkata.

[@BANERJEETILAK]

@@sandeepshah105 There are jobs in Kolkata but no jobs for Bengalies in Kolkata । Non Bengalies hire non Bengalies। That is why so many non Bengalies stay in Kolkata। Bengalies are minority there। Son of the soil reservation is needed just in the line of amchi Mumbai to prevent exudous of Bengali working class। Bangla Pokho has started their agitation। Jai Bangla।

[@sandeepshah105]

@BANERJEETILAK Hardly so my friend. Non Bengalis who stay here are largely traders/mini manufacturers etc. They are hardly any industrial house left in Kolkata after the rule of CPM. The kids of Marwaris who don't want to enter business also end up migrating to other states for jobs, Kolkata has actually become a old age home for parents who don't/can't migrate with their kids are left behind. Bengalis unfortunately don't focus on entrepreneurship and end up more going out of the state. Reservations won't solve anything, generating more jobs can. Plus talking about reservations will only hurt Bengalis, as other states will start doing so. Imagine reservations in Bangalore, where will Bengalis get job in?

[@BANERJEETILAK]

​@@sandeepshah105 It is a false narrative। Bengalies have suffered most by division and then the invasion of non Bengalies who are taking their welth। Bengalies are open minded and humanitarion by nature devoid of caste culture in Bihar UP and other western states । Even in WBCS exam Bengali is not compulsary। No state has this। Non Bengalies are taking RPF,CRPF,BSF and other jobs in Bengal quota by false domicile certificates। And Bengalies have to go to other state to hear that they are Bangladeshies । 85% of names in Celular Jail are Bengali but in indipendent India their decendents are suffering। Netaji's Bengal do not have Bengal regiment in army । Son of the soil reservation is needed because it is already prevail one form or other in Jharkhand, Maharastra ,Orissa,North east and Assam, J&K and many states। We are not concerned about educated urban Bengalies who can earn their bread in Bangalore or in Silicon valley USA । Actual problem is faced by rural educated or little educated Bengalies । Their opportunities are ripped off by non Bengalies। Bangla Pokhho has started the agitation and it will gather momentum in near future।

[@BANERJEETILAK]

@@sandeepshah105 Educated urban Bengalies will get their jobs anywhere in the world if not in Bangalore then in Silicon valley in USA or in any other places । It is the rural youth who are facing the problem । It seems Kolkata is closer to Bihar and UP compared to the Bengal villages। Lions share of Kolkata's welth should go to rural youth । But all jobs and businesses be It foot path treading to RPF BSF CISF Bengal quota posts all are taken with false domicile certificates। Even WBCS exam can be given in Hindi or Urdu which is unthinkable in other non Hindi states। Bengalies can not give central exam in mother tongue but this gutka people can । We were liberal by birth and castism which playes havoc in other northern states is non existent here। But liberal outlook plays havoc । Son of the soil reservation is needed immediately। It is existent in Jharkhand North east states,Assam,J&K,Himachal even UP,Bihar। Bihar for Biharis was a movement started before indipendence by Bharat Ratna Karpuri Thakur and tortured innocent Bengalies there and they fled from Bihar। But now Urdu and Hindi people has captured the welth of Bengal। In Kharagpur Kulti or Ranigunge if you have Bengali adhar card you will not get employment ।85% of the names in Celular jail is Bengalies। But their decendents are suffering in the hands of those who does not have any contribution in indipendence। Netaji's state does not have Bengal regiment in the army but Bihar has। Bangla Pokkho has started agitation and it will bound to get momentum।

[@pushpasharma5591]

Beautiful ❤️ vedio jason

[@tahreenahmed4894]

As I watch this, it was a stifling 39 degrees in Dhaka and I wish I could be in Darjiling.

[@DrInduchak]

Luckyyy you !

[@تحياالجزائر-ب2ه]

Jason, I was sick and I feel tired for this reason. Did I follow your previous videos, but I watched them now and they were amazing. Good luck, my friend. ❤

[@JasonBillamTravel]

I'm very sorry to hear that - I hope you feel better soon.

[@تحياالجزائر-ب2ه]

Thanks my friend Jason I'm getting better 🤗❤​@@JasonBillamTravel

[@Deepnandy148]

I love Darjeeling ❤❤❤❤

[@Skyers_rn]

Nice vlog jason, just a piece of advice pls upgrade your camera maybe to a better version of gopro.

[@rjcreations5709]

That property u r staying in is also one of the haunted manshon in Darjeeling, once I visited for a tour I Heard from the locals..

[@ABO-Destiny]

Tea is a Chinese origin product and the more one goes inside East Asia the more people understands that. Tea or Cha in Bengali is same as the Chinese and Japanese word for Tea and similar to Portuguese and many other European (mostly Romance) pronunciation for it.

[@STARK50]

You're so close to North-East India, do visit!

[@avishekmitra2801]

So big relief from the hot and sultry weather of Kolkata Mate!😄😄😄. Today it is 40 degrees C in Kolkata🥵🥵🥵

[@JasonBillamTravel]

:0

[@worldtravellerswindow4428]

Nice 😀

[@fahadamjad3180]

U did not visited Nepal yet.u should visit nepal.darjiling is hilly area just like murree hill station near islamabad.so nice to see u visiting hilly areas of India.

[@TheTrippleTKA]

Darjeeling, or as I like to say, Main Hoon Na

[@rocktimacharya]

Happy to see you in Darjeeling, Jason. That's near my hometown. Regarding the Taxi, normally it's ₹250/- per person, but ₹400/- isn't bad. :P

[@goutammaity7970]

Vary good ❤

[@wanderwithrm]

pretty darjeeling

[@bahtois4741]

Did you take the airport at Bagdogra?

[@naveex6968]

please visit greatest spectacle made by humans on earth- Kailasa Temple at Ellora caves Maharashtra India 7 hours from Mumbai. if it was in a western country it would have been called wonder of wonders.

यह नई दिल्ली से कितनी दूर है दार्जिलिंग के लिए?

[@craigadams4143]

Such a disappointment when us sunrise and sunset chasers are interrupted by the weather. Sunrises and sunsets are such spiritual moments but theres also something soul connecting about working through the disappointment of not being able to see it. Both scenarios provide an opportunity for self reflection.☮️✌️🕊️

[@swagatabasu79]

miss this hill station such a beautiful place. share taxi from siliguri to darj shouldnt b more than 250 bucks per seat so they overcharged u .

[@gunashekardk4634]

Nice

[@NertVvvhwuqkks9182]

I very like architecture of South Asia)

[@KiranMachiraju]

Try Arakku and Ooty if you're interested in hill stations

[@birendrarai5488]

Hi...I m from kalimpong (darjeeling ) india...❤

[@nobeus1]

Must visit panchmarhi hill station in madhya pradesh 🙌. Most of the foreigners waste their time in boring cities . Hope you Explore new places .

[@RandolphSouth]

That is a Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood painting from the Tate in your room.

[@ho-leesheet5923]

Visit sikkim too

[@mijanurrahman-m3s]

Love you ❤😍😘

[@michihofer587]

Um mane padmehum. ❤

[@itsfact6744]

Brother how are suffering this extreme heat? I live in Kolkata howrah do you know it is 44 degrees in my area. I cant bear this heat how can you? You are a brit United Kingdom's weather is far different than india .

[@thaidawg9231]

What's the cost of the buffet at Grains ?

[@Cta2006]

9:56 Was that a real tiger hide hanging there ?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

It wasn’t real, thankfully!

[@soumyadeep5]

Mahakal is Shiva

[@mariaperea9949]

👍👍

[@kitty_s23456]

Hi all. I've looked at the train website for India. Does 3A mean 3rd class, 2A = 2nd class and 1A = 1st class? Does the 3rd class have A/C? In the sleeper trains, does the 3rd class mean 3 tiers/ levels of bunk beds and 2nd class is 2 tiers? I'm planning to travel to India and am estimating the expenses and time involved for the train journeys. Thanks in advance to whoever will answer.

[@MohammadAliji]

3A means third class AC Coach

[@kitty_s23456]

@@MohammadAliji thanks! 👍

[@bhawanabansal2813]

Ossum

[@ritadas9406]

You are heading to Mumbai. I would like you to visit cafes in Bandra. You would really like it.

[@banerjeesiddharth05]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Indianoamericanorussiano]

Bro I grew up watching your videos & today you came to my city but i missed to meet you in person 😢

[@kkrmomin7696]

hey jayson , please visit kerala ..Munnar , waynad , palakkayam thattu

[@JasonBillamTravel]

I’d love to get down to Kerala at some point!

[@PomegranateChocolate]

Historically Darjeeling was part of Sikkim but became a hill station favored by the elite of the British Raj to escape the Indian heat during summertime but the British nevertheless left Sikkim alone. In the 18th century Sikkim was briefly overrun by the Nepalese Gurkhas. The Sikkim king fled to China and asked China for help. The then Qianlong emperor of the Qing dynasty dispatched an expedition to Sikkim and expelled the Gurkhas and restore Sikkim's independence and sovereignty. Sikkim was left unmolested for the rest of its history until it was gobbled up by India in 1975. Sikkim's annexation by India in 1975 is even more sinister than Saddam Hussein's annexation of Kuwait in 1990. The Iraqis and the Kuwaitis are the same people. They are Arabs, speak the same language, same religion and same customs. India's annexation of Sikkim is a different animal. This is classic colonialism, there is no way to characterize it otherwise. Sikkimese see Indians not only as occupiers but also strangers, no different than how the Indians see the British in the Raj times. The difference is in old school colonialism, it is the White colonializing the Browns whereas in new school colonialism it is the Browns colonializing the Yellows. Most people think of colonialism as in institution in the 19th and 20th century that don't exist anymore. Wrong. Colonialism is well and alive in the India's northeast in general and in Sikkim in particular. Hope one day people in this region will be free from India.

[@Ari-zg9pw]

Really!! I'm from Darjeeling and we are Indians. People are very patriotic here and we love our country

[@PomegranateChocolate]

@@Ari-zg9pw I heard this a lot. You must be one of those 'Proud Indians' then. Curiously Indians are the only people in the world constantly proclaim they are proud of their country. But talk is cheap. The way Indians behave they are the least proud of their country. Give a chance an Indian will move to a foreign country in a heartbeat. Darjeeling has a lot of migrants from the mainland. Real Sikkimese found the desi people repulsive.

[@ONLY_CRIC_]

Bro where are you from?

[@PomegranateChocolate]

@@ONLY_CRIC_ India is an artificial country created by the British. The people in the northeast don't want to have anything to do with this filthy artificial country.

[@stxfdt1240]

Bro weed or ĝanja...say clearly

[@afridikittur9757]

Darling 💕

[@thaidawg9231]

What's the cost of the room ?

[@Leo-wp4tn]

32000rs

[@dianach-fl7fw]

Is bengal and Bangalore are similar?

[@SameerAli-zi1mf]

No, different language and culture. Bengal is closer to Bangladesh.

[@dianach-fl7fw]

@@SameerAli-zi1mf what is the most historical city in India?

[@SameerAli-zi1mf]

@@dianach-fl7fw I would say kolkata

[@cem611]

@@dianach-fl7fw Varanasi is the most historical city in India. Yogic culture say Varanasi is more than 40000 years old but it has been invaded by foreigners many many times and most of the Ancient staffs are destroyed. Varanasi Still has iconographic proof of being some 12400 years old.

[@ONLY_CRIC_]

Bangalore is capital city of Karnataka state And west Bengal(BENGAL) IS State of india and Kolkata is the capital city of west Bengal Abd before partition bengal were united but Britisher split bengal to two state,one is called west Bengal that is part of india and other is east Bengal that today called Bangladesh it was part of Pakistan but nowadays it's a sovereign country

[@soumyasekharsar1591]

Visit Sikkim too

[@ekamsat429]

The famous sherpa Tenzing Norgay's image defaced (7:56) under the claim of being the "world's nicest place"!

[@Masteroogway_2]

40° C temperature in Kolkata bro😢

[@SanjaliJainvlogs]

Mcleodganj in Himachal Pradesh is little bit similar to Darjeeling.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Nice, I’ll have to add it to my long India travel list.

[@anikm111]

You can add sikkim, Meghalay, andaman and nikobar island​@@JasonBillamTravel

[@Roy1-ub9ij]

@@anikm111 Kangladesh

[@eifelitorn]

What's with all the dogs everywhere? :D

[@dooteriahlaimayamero9538]

R u here nice video

[@jellamakande7953]

I want to work with you ❤❤ I like the area and country you go so help me to work in your company

[@Fasterman-nv4tt]

สวัสดีค่ะ🙏💞🌿