A few days back, I was driving down from Lungro La — a high mountain pass at 14,266 feet above sea level — after visiting the ever-so-gorgeous Sangestar Lake (better known to most as Madhuri Lake). The road down to Tawang was quiet, the air thin, and the scenery nothing short of surreal. And then, …
Category: Travel
Overnight At The Kolkata Airport – Where To Stay?
One of the things that come with staying in a small town is that there aren’t many direct flights to most parts of the country. Whenever I am flying out somewhere from Silchar and not from Guwahati, I get this reality check. The same happened this time too when we were coming back from a …
Drive to the Chandubi Lake
A Fun-filled Weekend Trip
I had just come back from a two-week trip to Nagaland, Manipur, Majuli & Kaziranga National Park as part of work but it had been a while since we, me and Ruchi, went out anywhere for a trip. So, a trip, even if small, was long overdue. But due to the usual year-end issues, leaves were an …
Inner Line Permit (ILP) For Assam
A temporary ILP-like arrangement will soon be implemented by the Assam government, said the state health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. The process will be in place to impose restrictions and keep track of people who are expected to return in large numbers after the country-wide lockdown is supposed to end on 14th April. Unlike the …
Manipur Inner Line Permit (ILP) Guide For Tourists
After years of demanding it, the state of Manipur finally has come under the ILP regime. Much to the joy of the people of Manipur. But what would it mean when it comes to traveling to Manipur for any Indian who is not from the state? To be frank, it has already been more than …