Ever wonder what it feels like to be in a town where nature feels closer, city chaos becomes a distant memory and life is suddenly, gloriously simpler? Manali is that town. Nestled in the Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh, this small yet mesmerising hill station has a way of slowing everything down. Mornings here begin with mist settling over the Beas River, the air carrying the faint fragrance of pine and the quiet promise of snow-capped peaks somewhere beyond the clouds. It