I had been wanting walk the Sandakphu trek route since a while. The aim was not to do it during the best time to visit Sandakphu, that is during one of the dry months when the sky is clear and you get great views of Sandalphu from multiple places on the trekking trail itself. My …
Category: North east
Why walking the Ima Keithel (Mother’s Market) is one of the best things to do in Manipur?
One of the must-do things in Imphal is a visit to the Mother’s market, also known as the Ima Keithel. Ima keithel is a 500-year old all women’s market in Imphal, Manipur. Everything in this market is done by women. The men are welcome here only as customers. On the second day of my trip …
Being a kid again at the Gandhi Mela
Finally, after I don’t know how many years, I managed to visit Gandhi Mela this time. As kids, the Gandhi mela was THE biggest thing after the Durga Puja, that we looked forward to. As the calendar changed to February, everybody knew it was mela time. It used to be no less than a festival of sorts. …
Mizoram Inner Line Permit (ILP) Guide for Tourists
Just like the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Sikkim, planning a trip to Mizoram also means fretting about applying for an Inner Line Permit for Mizoram. Thankfully though, the procedure to apply for an inner line permit for Mizoram is simple. And most importantly, it is way faster than the time taken to get …
Year-end Drive To Manas National Park
It had been a while since we last went out on a trip. Work had kept both of us busy and we were really looking forward to changing that. I had been thinking to visit the Manas National Park since a while now but somehow it had not materialized, until now. A few quick phone calls to …