I’m not too good with water (hate it) and that’s why I wasn’t looking forward to rafting. But I put on a brave face. We left at 9 am. A vehicle picked us from the camp and dropped us at the starting point. Our raft was more of a buoy. Before us, there were was…
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The journey to Nameri National Park was two hours long. We passed through a familiar terrain of fields and forests. We had managed to make a booking at Jia Bhorelli Wild Resort. The journey, from the main gate of Nameri National Park to the village, is a long one. It’s best to come to come with a…
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We hadn’t hired transport to go to Tezpur. So the next day, we asked one of the helpers of the camp to help us take a bus that stops at Tezpur. We reached the highway at 9:00 am. But there wasn’t a single bus that stopped for us. After a while, an Assam State Tourism…
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Day 6 -7: Kaziranga National Park Almost a week on the road and we still had a week more to go. After Kaziranga, we didn’t know where we were headed (probably not the wisest thing to do in the NE). We left Shillong at around 7 or 8 in the morning. This time, as we…
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With an extra day in Shillong, we could now do what we do best when we aren’t sightseeing – wander around aimlessly and choose to live the local life. Our first scheduled stop for the day was Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures. The museum is situated at a distance of 3 Km from Police Bazaar.…
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Our cab driver picked us at 9:00 am. The route to Sohra wasn’t very different from the previous day. Through the bustling meat markets into the rustic countryside scenery of pear tree blossoms; our car traversed large distances in minutes. The advantage of hiring your own vehicle is the luxury of taking regular halts for…
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The best part of sleeping early is that your eyes open by 5:00 am. the next day. We had to report to the MTDC office by 8:00 am. We left a little earlier to grab a bite to eat at ECEE bakery. To our disappointment, the bakery was closed. Here’s where the biscuits we bought…
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Why? That’s one question people never fail to ask us. Wouldn’t it be better to go to another location? It’s hard to explain to the non-traveller, the thrill of going to a place few people visit. Now, imagine a place neither your family, friends nor remote acquaintances have visited or better still heard of? Yes,…
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