Winter temperatures plummet to sub-zero in Tawang. It starts snowing as early as October. On several days in winter, Se La, the mountain pass which is the only gateway to Tawang, is covered in snow. Yet, we will recommend Tawang as a top destination for a winter holiday in India. […]
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Rajasthan, the desert state of India is a prime tourist destination in India. Studded with “must sees”, it can be difficult seeing it all in one go, especially if one is short on time. Instead of just rushing through the sights, choosing a variety of different activities in the various […]
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Zanskar valley, in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, is probably the most isolated valley in India and Phuktal is amongst the most remote places in Zanskar. A few hours of drive from Padum, the biggest town in Zanskar, brought us to the “end of the road”. After this, a compulsory […]
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“Ooh, that’s such a fairytale setting”, I exclaimed as the car came down the turn on the Bomdila-Dirang highway. I was looking at the faraway lights over the horizon glittering against the still blue sky of the twilight hour. What place is that? I asked Sange, who was behind the […]
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Or, how the people of Majuli island in Assam are using technology to overcome natural adversities. “The biggest river island in the world that’s fast receding” was all we knew of Majuli before we visited this island on the Brahmaputra in Assam. On our way from the ghat to our […]
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I took a few steps away from the crowds and started walking – towards “nothing”, I soon realised. There were no mountains or lakes, not even flickering lights dotting the horizon. Just a blanket of white merging into another blanket of white. The mind games had begun on the very […]
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