Travel Blog with a focus on North East India
(continuing from the 1st part of my Sandakphu trek blog) …By the time we reached Tumling, we had realized that from Tumling to Sandapkhu, the rhododendron blooms were pretty much the same as what we had come across so far. In fact less. Also, we were really liking the location, views, and slow life at …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …