Is spotting the one-horned rhinos your main reason to visit the Kaziranga National Park but you don’t have the luxury of spending one night in Kaziranga? Or are you finding it tough to book a Kaziranga jungle safari because all of them are sold out? Or are you someone from in and around Assam who …
Dochula Tshechu – The Festival of Bhutanese Soldiers
The previous post about Thimphu Tshechu was loved by many. So, I went ahead and requested Sherab Tenzin for yet another story and he did not disappoint. So here it is. If you travel Bhutan in winter, and especially sometimes at the start of the second week of December, you’ll get an opportunity to attend …
How To Survive Any Airport
We all know that airports can be an absolute pain and not the most enjoyable places in the world for the common traveler. That is unless you know all the ins and outs of them, which can really help to make your time there much better. I have decided that it is about time that …
Cherry Blossom Festival, Shillong 2017 – A Riot of Pink
The wait finally ended when the Hills of Shillong and those around it started to turn a soft shade of pink, around the second week of November this year. The otherwise indistinguishable cherry trees had started blooming at it looked heavenly. And no I am not going overboard when I say this. I have taken …
Sangai Run – The Curtain Raiser Of Sangai Festival 2017
I had planned and then postponed a trip to Manipur more than once, in the past few months which was kind of frustrating. Now looking back, I realize, the postponements were actually a blessing in disguise. After I planned my Manipur trip the third time, I found that the dates almost coincided with the Manipur Sangai …