Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
Day nine marked our last day in India. It was bitter sweet. On one hand, there was the excitement of a new country and on the other, there was the fact that I was leaving the comforts of home. We drove towards the border town of Moreh from Imphal and stopped at the beautiful Loktak...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
The early morning greeted us with raindrops. We departed Dimapur in a drizzly haze and made our way towards Imphal. The distance was hardly much, but the winding hilly roads made for a longer drive time. Along the road, were signs that read out playful warnings to drive safely. A few that I can recall...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
We kick started our day with an informative trip to the Assam Rifles museum They had magnificent exhibits for each of the northeastern sister states – covering everything from historical landmarks to the clothes and jewellery native to the region. So many stories of victory from our armed forces over the years, made me realise the...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
After five days of a continuous driving schedule we decided that it was high time for a break. Our destination? Shillong, Scotland of the East! (We never really did mention which Scotland we were going to, did we?) We started off the day by giving our beasts of burden a little TLC. The cars underwent...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
After our gruelling experience with the Kolkata-Siliguri highway, our journey towards Guwahati was a welcome change. Smooth roads and lush greenery embraced us in its welcome as we drove towards Assam. Tea gardens surrounded us on either side and we were able to get front row seats to witness tea picking. We droveinto the Mahananda...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
It was a long day. We set out at 4:30 am and only rested our weary heads when we reached Siliguri at 9:30 pm. The roads were absolutely terrible and traffic backup caused by large trucks had us inching on the highway. We discovered a different side to West Bengal. A series of villages, each...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
The original plan was to head towards Jharkhand but as we consulted our route plan, my brother pointed out that taking the route via Kolkata would be a much better and so, Kolkata, it was! I’ve always been cynical when it came to my views about people in general. Today, those views were challenged and...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
Some days it feels like we’re chasing time. Other days it feels like we’re being chased by it. Forever in a game of cat and mouse, time is our ultimate frenemy. We set out later than we had hoped to this morning. Plenty of rush and tons of stress. Tension’s were high but as we...
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Written on April 3, 2017 in
India
It was the first day of travel. Was a nervous? No/ Scared? Not even a little. What I was, however, was anxious; anxious to know what was in store for the next two months. Besides this, all I felt was curious indifference. I don’t think the reality of this journey had sunk in yet. After...
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