Dharamshala is the home of Dalai Lama and, by extension, Tibetan Buddhism. It’s a small city perched along wooded hillsides about 300 miles north of Delhi. I engaged a taxi to drive me from the region’s tiny airport to my hotel in McLeodganj, but arrived on foot after what was, for me, a terrifying ride up the mountain — or in my case, part of the mountain. The city is lively but not chaotic like so much of India, and it feels different because the culture is predominantly Tibetan. And the cool climate of Dharamshala was a relief after spending several weeks in the intense heat of China and Sri Lanka.