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Our first day in China. We’d finally made it! I woke up and stepped out the door to find a truck graveyard. Yes, a truck graveyard. The motel was literally built around scraps of old trucks. It looked less haunting in the sunlight. Almost like an art installation, actually. But last night, the sight could’ve...
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The city of Muse was at the China-Burma border. Our last stop before we crossed over to China on the 14th. Or so we thought. Once again, I wasn’t feeling well at all. I spent most of the journey medicated and asleep. So, funny story here. We were under the impression that we would be...
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Breakfast was delicious. I regret not eating more. There was a noodle salad bar that I attacked. The noodle salad is very specific to Myanmar and I’m so glad I could try it out. Our next stop was the city of Lashio. Our drive through the city of Mandalay was so rewarding. It was the...
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Our second day in Myanmar. Our destination? Mandalay. The day began relatively relaxed. For the first time, we were able to take advantage of the breakfast buffet. My meal consisted of fried garlic flat noodles with a side of wok tossed vegetables and fried spiced chicken slices. Paired with the sweetest juice I’ve ever tasted,...
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Borders. Political divisions meant to separate one country from another. The first time I crossed a border was when we drove into Canada from the United States. Six year old me expected the atmosphere to shift as soon as we passed customs with another stamp on our passports. It’s safe to say that I was...
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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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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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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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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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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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