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Part VII in a series on SikkimIn my previous posts, I have outlined the story of our arrival in Gangtok and the drive up to Gurudongmar Lake. 9am: Gurudongmar Lake. One of the highest lakes in the world, at 17100 ft, it is barely 5 km short of the India-China Line of Control. Popularized by the […]
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Part VI in a series on SikkimUntil now, I’ve written about planning a trip to Sikkim, making Sikkim itineraries and booking North Sikkim tours. In the last post, we left Gangtok and arrived at Lachen at a height of 9500 ft, our final halt before attempting Gurudongmar Lake. The story continues from the next morning… 3am: […]
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Part V in a series on SikkimMy previous posts on the series offer tips to plan a Sikkim trip, make a good Sikkim itinerary and book tours for North Sikkim. In this post, I give an hour-by-hour update of our journey into North Sikkim. 10am: After a quick shower and breakfast, we pack our bags […]
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Part IV in a series on SikkimLast week, I wrote about arriving in Bagdogra and the drive to Gangtok. We stepped out that evening to make arrangements for our North Sikkim trip, which was to start the very next day. As mentioned in my earlier posts, we had heard that one gets the best prices […]
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Part III in a series on SikkimIn my previous posts in this series, I suggested some tips for planning a trip to Sikkim and offered a few Sikkim itineraries. Hereon, I’ll give you an hour-by-hour account of our own Sikkim trip. 11am: Our Air India flight from Delhi departs at around 11am and arrives in Gangtok […]
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Part II in a series about SikkimFor those of you who have charming Sikkim on your travel list, this series of posts should be able to help you plan your visit. In my previous post, I shared some tips on the best time to visit the state, what to pack and how best to book […]
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Part I in a series about Sikkim The North-eastern part of India has a certain charm and mystery attached to it. This is probably because it is not widely travelled by the regular Indian tourist or maybe, because it is not easily reachable. We planned to go to Sikkim in the first half of 2014 and […]
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While in Ivory Coast, if you would like to take a visa-free tour to the Vatican, you need not fly down to Italy! Just drive out to Yamoussoukro and enter the premises of the Basilica of our Lady of Peace and you will be on Vatican land. When it was built on the 1980s, the […]
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Living in or visiting Ivory Coast, one may put Assinie, Bassam, San Pedro and even Grand Bereby on one’s list of cities to see. But the tiny settlement of Dimbokro, somewhere between the country’s largest city, Abidjan and the country’s capital city, Yamoussoukro, can easily go unnoticed. After spending over two years in this country, […]
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While my Spanish, French and Mauritian friends are spared the barber’s sharp tools at a tender age, as an Indian baby, I had to undergo mundan during my recent visit to India. This ritual entails the tonsuring of one’s head and the gifting of the hair one brought from within the womb to the Gods. […]
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