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Pelling is a town in the district of West Sikkim, India. Pelling is nestled at an altitude of 2,150 m (7,200 feet). The town is located at a distance of 10 km from the district headquarters of Geyzing. A regular bus service connects the two towns. However with the influx of tourists, the region is undergoing a metamorphosis, with the roads being repaired and hotels being set up.
The Himalayas and the Kanchenjanga may be viewed at close quarters from Pelling. Pelling also forms the base from where trekkers and other peripatetic adventurers undertake the strenuous and arduous treks in West Sikkim. The land around Pelling is still a virgin territory and is bathed with alpine vegetation, with numerous waterfalls lining the hillside. In the months of winter, Pelling is sometimes covered with a blanket of snow.
Pelling is 115 km from the state capital Gangtok and about 135 km from Siliguri, the nearest railhead and airport. Regular jeeps connect Pelling to the towns of Jorethang, Kalimpong and Namchi. The nearest airport is Bagdogra airport.
Most of the people of Pelling are Buddhists and speak the Sikkimese language. Other languages spoken are Nepali, Hindi, and English.
Pelling is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Pelling (1903–1977), British fencer
- Andrew Pelling (born 1959), British politician
- Christopher Pelling
- Henry Pelling (1920–1997), British historian
- John Pelling (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nick Pelling (born 1964), British computer programmer and inventor
- Rowan Pelling (born 1968), British journalist
Usage examples of "pelling".
I said, I got the impression that, although Jessica Pelling was extremely anxious about undergoing the experience, she also felt that she had little choice.
Jessica Pelling came to my rooms on the third and last occasion, I could see that she was distraught.
Within a very short time Oscar Pelling had utterly destroyed my reputation in the region.
I said, it was likely that sooner or later I would come across Pelling now that we are back in London.
And who cared a fig about Pelling, anyway, now that Tobias knew the truth and did not count it against her?
I must admit that the sight of Oscar Pelling on the street the other day was a sad reminder that marriage is not always a safe, secure institution for a woman.
But from what we can determine by talking to the stable lad at the inn, Pelling is merely in Town to see to his business affairs.
Has Pelling actually said or done anything to indicate that he has an interest in Lavinia?
Even gentlemen who prefer their estates, as Pelling does, must come to Town once in a while to tend to their business affairs.
In any event, when you locate the light-skirt Pelling is bedding, come to me.
The long and the short of it is that I have been told that this woman named Maggie has been entertaining Pelling during his stay here in Town.
Anthony asked some questions at the inn where Pelling is staying and learned that he has been visiting a prostitute in the area.
But I was never comfortable with the fact that both Pelling and Hudson showed up here in London at the same time.
Women who get close to Pelling seem to meet with bad ends, and Anthony had a deal of trouble locating her.
But what possible connection could there be between Pelling and Celeste?