East India Travel Travel tips West Bengal

Overnight At The Kolkata Airport – Where To Stay?

Kolkata Airport Retiring Room

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 …

Continue Reading
ILP Travel tips

Inner Line Permit (ILP) For Assam

assam ilp online

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 …

Continue Reading
India ILP Manipur North east Travel Travel tips

Manipur Inner Line Permit (ILP) Guide For Tourists

Manipur Inner Line Permit

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 …

Continue Reading
Adventure East Hill-Stations India North east Travel Travel tips Trekking West Bengal

Walking The Colorful Woods – A Rhododendron Trek To Sandakphu – II

sandakphu and singalila trek

(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 …

Continue Reading
India ILP Mizoram North east Travel Travel tips

Mizoram Inner Line Permit (ILP) Guide for Tourists

how to apply mizoram ilp

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 …

Continue Reading