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items: Road Trip to North East – Mizoram & Nagaland (Nov-Dec’ 2017)
items: Brihadeeswarar Temple – Great Living Chola Temple
items: Rameshwaram
items: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VII
items: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VI
items: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part V
items: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part IV
items: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part III
items: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part II
items: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part I

Road Trip to North East – Mizoram & Nagaland (Nov-Dec’ 2017)
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2018-02-27T16:36:38Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Uncategorized
description: Road Trip to North East – Mizoram & Nagaland (Nov-Dec’ 2017) Distance Travelled – 8440 Duration – 17 Days Dates – 25th November 2017 to 11th December 2017 Vehicle – Mahindra XUV W8 Day wise details on the route taken and road conditions. Day 1: Chennai – Vijayawada – Rajamundry – Vizag – Bhubaneswar – […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East – Mizoram & Nagaland (Nov-Dec’ 2017) Distance Travelled – 8440 Duration – 17 Days Dates – 25th November 2017 to 11th December 2017 Vehicle – Mahindra XUV W8 Day wise details on the route taken and road conditions. Day 1: Chennai – Vijayawada – Rajamundry – Vizag – Bhubaneswar – Cuttack – Bhadrak [12.30 AM – 10.45 PM] // ODO – 0-1440 / 1440 kms. Roads were very good & free flowing till Vijayawada and from there on had to deal with 2 wheeler traffic and so many barricades till Vizag. Post lunch from Vizag, had to deal with city traffic and no dedicated fast tag lane till we crossed Andhra. All these caused considerable delay. Once we entered Orissa, our pace was better but road conditions remained patchy until Balugaon. Once we crossed Bhubaneswar roads were much better. Day 2: Bhadrak – Kharagpur – Asansol – Jamtara – Palajori – Deogarh – Banka – Bhagalpur – Purnea [8.00 AM to 10.45 PM] // ODO – 2298 / 858 Kms. Roads were good till Asansol bypass but once you take right for Jamtara you are on 2 lanes roads. Roads after Palajori is in very bad shape and it got better when we neared Deogarh. At Jharkhand – Bihar border, the road was suddenly closed. It was 6:33pm, the detour suggested by locals had fabulous road surface. There are very bad roads in Katoria & Banka and it was like that more or less that way until we reached Bhagalpur. Road from Bhagalpur was good. Day 3: Purnea – Siliguri – Coronation Bridge – Bongaigon – Rangia – Guwahati – Shillong – Jowai [7.25 AM to 10.50 PM] // ODO – 3088 / 790 Kms Roads were good almost on the entire stretch except some pot holes, under construction stretches until we cross the infamous Srirampur border. Roads improved after that and got better once we enter Meghalaya. Day 4: Jowai – Silchar – Vairangte – Aizawl [7.45 AM to 7.00 PM] // ODO – 3428 / 340 kms Roads from Jowai to Meghalaya border was good and it got bad after entering Assam. There is a junction at Kalain where both roads go to Silchar, we took …

Brihadeeswarar Temple – Great Living Chola Temple
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-08-13T15:56:17Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Big Temple
subject: Brihadeeswarar Temple
subject: Chola Temples
subject: Great Living Chola Temple
subject: Tanjavur
subject: UNESCO Heritage Sites
description: Brihadeeswarar Temple – Great Living Chola Temple (Nov ’16) This is one place I would love to go again and again. The Grandeur of this place never ceases to amaze me and no matter how much photographs I took, I still feel incomplete. Looking forward for my next visit to this place. Until then here […]
encoded: Brihadeeswarar Temple – Great Living Chola Temple (Nov ’16) This is one place I would love to go again and again. The Grandeur of this place never ceases to amaze me and no matter how much photographs I took, I still feel incomplete. Looking forward for my next visit to this place. Until then here are the pictures taken during my last visit to this wonderful place. <img decoding="async" width="150" height="95" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7572-150x95.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7572-150x95.jpg 150w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7572-650x413.jpg 650w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7572-768x488.jpg 768w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7572-1024x650.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img decoding="async" width="150" height="100" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7590-150x100.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7590-150x100.jpg 150w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7590-650x434.jpg 650w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7590-768x513.jpg 768w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7590-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img decoding="async" width="150" height="105" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7616-150x105.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7616-150x105.jpg 150w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_7616-650x455.jpg 650w, https…

Rameshwaram
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-08-13T15:35:37Z
subject: DSLR Experiments
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Engineering Marvel India
subject: Pamban Bridge
subject: Railway Bridge
subject: Rameshwaram
subject: Sea Bridge
subject: Sea Bridge India
description: Rameshwaram (Nov ’16) A trip to Rameshwaram was a long pending one and I have been fascinated long to visit India’s first Sea Bridge. Fortunately, my wish fulfilled last November. Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. This bridge also designed to open to […]
encoded: Rameshwaram (Nov ’16) A trip to Rameshwaram was a long pending one and I have been fascinated long to visit India’s first Sea Bridge. Fortunately, my wish fulfilled last November. Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. This bridge also designed to open to allow ferry movement, though I couldn’t witness this during my visit. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="88" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5842-150x88.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5842-150x88.jpg 150w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5842-650x380.jpg 650w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5842-768x448.jpg 768w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5842-1024x598.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="88" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5845-150x88.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5845-150x88.jpg 150w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5845-650x382.jpg 650w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5845-768x451.jpg 768w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC5845-1024x602.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="82" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_5857-150x82.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DSC_5857-150x82.jpg 150w, https://incredibleindiaphotogal…

Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VII
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-07-30T15:45:28Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: chennai to northeast road trip
subject: Coronation Bridge
subject: Darjeeling
subject: Long driving holidays
subject: Melli
subject: North East Road Trip
subject: Tista Bazaar
subject: Toy Train Ride
description: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VII (Dec ’16) Route Taken: Guwahati – Nalbari – Bongaigaon – Alipurduar – Coronation Bridge – Khalijora – Melli (Sikkim) – Tista Bazzar – Sixth Mile – Darjeeling As we saved a day while coming, we wanted to take a chance to do to either PURI/KONARK […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VII (Dec ’16) Route Taken: Guwahati – Nalbari – Bongaigaon – Alipurduar – Coronation Bridge – Khalijora – Melli (Sikkim) – Tista Bazzar – Sixth Mile – Darjeeling As we saved a day while coming, we wanted to take a chance to do to either PURI/KONARK or my personal favorite DARJEELING and we verified the possibilities with Adithya, who also seemed so encouraging all the way from Day 1. He gave us the route plan and possibilities and time limitations in case we go for it. All of us agreed. We ensured to make it fast to Darjeeling, as we knew it would be up the hill and that we cannot move fast after sunset. So, we finished our breakfast at the hotel itself (not to miss a mark about the tastiest complimentary breakfast we had, in fact even the bread sandwich tasted too good over the poori subji, I had my tastiest tea, while the men opted for fresh juice) The route was all scenic all the way till Coronation Bridge, saw the beautiful, huge, mesmerizing beauty of the Teesta river. We kept moving, and sudden plan change to see if SIKKIM could be possible (Thanks for tempting us enough all the way Adithya). Sikkim came with a price of 20+km one way in traffic and so we requested for any other option. Adithya suggested us to just take alternate route via Triveni Sangamam to touch the border and come back, that would just be a 2+km detour. We agreed and did. My God, while going we saw Triveni Sangamam but didn’t stop as we didn’t want to click pics on Sikkim border post sunset, as it gets too dark. I was counting every minute to not miss both, and yes we did them both! Sikkim border had all police officials near the border gate, and we were clueless how to stop and click pics and return asap, but they were very friendly and as usual wondering on enquiries as to how we made from Chennai all the way. They even helped us park our vehicle near the gate and allowed us to click a few pics and gave us a very warm send off. We rushed our way…

Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VI
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-07-30T14:05:49Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: chennai to northeast road trip
subject: Dawki
subject: dawki river
subject: guwahati dinner cruise
subject: krangsuri falls
subject: long driving holidays from chennai
subject: Mawlynnong
subject: North East Road Trip
description: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VI (Dec ’16) Day 13: Route taken: Mawlynnong – Dawki – Krang Suri Falls – Jowai – Guwahati (Dinner Cruise) We wanted to start early, as we knew it was a long day. Tourist attraction at Mawlynnong was the Rewai Village, with single living root bridge, […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part VI (Dec ’16) Day 13: Route taken: Mawlynnong – Dawki – Krang Suri Falls – Jowai – Guwahati (Dinner Cruise) We wanted to start early, as we knew it was a long day. Tourist attraction at Mawlynnong was the Rewai Village, with single living root bridge, Dawki river, bamboo house view point etc. We went to the bamboo house view point and it was quite an adventure climbing up/sliding up and down. View point was beautiful, we clicked a few pics, couldn’t see the Bangladesh border from there though, due to fog. We all wanted to make it to the 500-meter root bridge, and it was another lovely natural bridge that connected two trees, with water underneath. Couldn’t spend more time, we left early, had breakfast enroute, where the bearer told us the Dawki river had another short route, if at all we would go but we told him that we already went. We decided to take the shortcut route, which was only 28km from the point, which otherwise was around 40km usual route we came by. We all were convinced that we shouldn’t have missed taking the scenic routes, captured lovely trees, landscapes all the way, and also hit the Bangladesh border, TAMIBIL border again and saw the beauty of the DAWKI again. Though we missed Shonpodong view point of even more clearer Dawki River, one policeman wrongly guided us our way back to Guwahati, instead. Adithya also was telling about KRANGSHURI waterfalls enroute Guwahati asking us not to miss that at least. We took a deviation and made it to the view point of the waterfalls, it was so beautiful, but none of us had strength to walk down and climb up again for another 1+1 hour. So, we skipped that one and clicked a few snaps from the view point and left, as we had another target to make it to Guwahati dinner cruise. We reached Guwahati as per plan and took our stay at Hari Krishna Sweets and Restaurant/Hotel, which was almost a luxury for the night. But it was more for just an overnight stay, as we had dinner cr…

Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part V
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-03-20T15:29:13Z
subject: Food
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Cheerapunjee
subject: Cherrapunjee
subject: Dawki
subject: Double Root Bridge
subject: Mawlynnong
subject: Mawsmai Caves
subject: Nohkalikai Falls
description: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part V (Dec ’16) Day 11 & 12: Cherrapunjee – Mawsmai Caves – Nohkalikai Falls – Double Root Bridge – Cheerapunjee – Dawki – Mawlynnong Roads from Kaziranga were just wow. I very well knew my wife won’t be able to do double root bridge on the […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part V (Dec ’16) Day 11 & 12: Cherrapunjee – Mawsmai Caves – Nohkalikai Falls – Double Root Bridge – Cheerapunjee – Dawki – Mawlynnong Roads from Kaziranga were just wow. I very well knew my wife won’t be able to do double root bridge on the same day. So, we planned overnight stay at the bridge and so the previous night we had to stay elsewhere near to it. We chose PALA Resort, which was a big resort in Cherrapunjee with scenic views, and near to 7 sister falls, a few km to Nohkalikai falls and Mawsmai Limestone caves. I wanted to try cycling from the resort to the root bridge. Roads were climbing down mostly, so it’s quite good to cycle all the way. However, our first stop was to Nohkalikai falls after seeing Mawsmai caves. So, my wife took the wheels and both my wife & my friend went to Limestone caves. In the mean time, I reached Nohkalikai falls and the views were just awesome. What was more awesome was the shopping point and both my travel partners found a big shop which had almost everything they needed and also some showcase items, some shawls, etc. After shopping and loading the car with the items, we met few friends/tourist from Coimbatore and Chennai, whom we also met again at Mawlynnong, the place where both the gangs proceeded to. The time came when we reached Double Bridge and the board reading “Living Root Bridge 3 KM”, my wife almost exhausted reading it but had no choice than to proceed. We had to carry our own bags with the next day dress, while I carried couple of carry bags along with cameras, she carried another bag which has clothes. NOTE: LESS LUGGAGE MORE COMFORT, plan it such a way. The trek to living root bridge consists of 2000+ steps climb down & another 1200+ steps climb up. So, it’s a mixed bag and just not one way climb down and one way climb up. You will also cross couple of bridges which would be a thrilling experience as it’s quite narrow and also both are hanging bridge. The first 1000 steps it…

Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part IV
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-02-02T15:48:12Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Cheerapunji
subject: Kaziranga
subject: Long Drives across India
subject: Nature Hunt Eco Camp
subject: North East Road Trip
subject: One horn Rhinos
subject: Pala Resort
description: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part IV (Dec ’16) Day 10: Kaziranga & to Cheerapunji We are up as early as 5.30, so that we could be there at the Kohara camp by 6.30 to get our tickets for elephant safari. The person from Nature Hunt Eco Camp was waiting already and […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part IV (Dec ’16) Day 10: Kaziranga & to Cheerapunji We are up as early as 5.30, so that we could be there at the Kohara camp by 6.30 to get our tickets for elephant safari. The person from Nature Hunt Eco Camp was waiting already and procured tickets for us just in time. We along with a guard got in to an elephant and set of for the safari. AS soon as we entered the safari route, we spotted couple of one horned rhinos and we took some good amount photographs and set of further in to the forest. However, we could spot only a couple of deers & a bison during our 45 mins safari. However, it’s worth to take elephant ride instead of jeep safari, as you get pretty close to the rhinos. After the safari, we drove straight to Cheerapunji, though the original plan was to stay in Shillong. We stayed in a lovely resort named Pala Resort, which is very close to the seven sister falls, though the last few kms to reach the resort is awful. However, they have a lovely set up with some very good food options. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="135" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_9402-150x135.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_9402-150x135.jpg 150w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_9402-650x586.jpg 650w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_9402-768x692.jpg 768w, https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_9402-1024x923.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="97" src="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_9408-150x97.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://incredibleindiaphotogallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_9408-150x97.jpg 150w, http…

Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part III
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-02-02T15:39:23Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Hemchand Goswami
subject: Long Drives across India
subject: Majuli
subject: Neemati Ghat
subject: North East Road Trip
subject: Satras
description: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part III (Dec’ 2016) Day 8-Day 9: December 17: 325 kms / 7 AM to 2 PM Majuli: Biggest River Island in the World. From Bhalukpong, we had an option to take Ferry at North Lakhimpur, but we decided to take the road to reach Majuli via […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part III (Dec’ 2016) Day 8-Day 9: December 17: 325 kms / 7 AM to 2 PM Majuli: Biggest River Island in the World. From Bhalukpong, we had an option to take Ferry at North Lakhimpur, but we decided to take the road to reach Majuli via Ghilamora, India’s biggest river island between the mighty Brahmaputra. It was an amazing scenic route, saw Kameng River joining Brahmaputra enroute. Roads were good till Ghilamora and from there on to a single lane with occasional bad roads, but the landscape was amazing throughout the drive. Had Assam Chai, and a tasty lunch with Roti/Chowmein costing us just Rs. 150/- for three (with two water bottles purchased as well) near North Lakhimpur. The whole route had lovely milestones with lovely messages, captions, and I was waiting to click one pic with the most apt one, found one that said “LIFE IS A JOURNEY; COMPLETE IT” and was so happy posing. Majuli, a place we never wanted to skip irrespective of anything that could obstruct. Anyone with a taste for art, culture, passion for photography cannot miss this beauty in many ways. It was just a photographers’ paradise and we kept clicking anything and everything enroute. One can see ART living in any form in the place. People are so talented. “Aaya Kalaigal 64” is what we call in Tamil Nadu for a mastering 64 forms of ART, but we were surprised to see the numbers became countless as there were as many satras. Not to miss mentioning a tasty Assamese thali in Ural, a home type restaurant, for food from natural herbs, veggies. Not sure if everyone would like it, but we just loved it though the rice wasn’t that same one we have. The place we stayed, was like a natural paradise, La Maison De Ananda. We got a bamboo cottage and a tent for our accomodation. Bamboo hut had a half footed steps to climb to reach the upper deck and the rooms are tastefully done. A very scenic place to stay. It was too early but too dark by 4.30 PM, and we just wanted to have a w…

Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part II
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-02-02T15:23:47Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Bhalukpong
subject: Bumla
subject: Dirang
subject: Hotel Mandal Chang
subject: Hotel Solu
subject: Long Drives across India
subject: North East Road Trip
subject: Sela Pass
subject: Tawang
description: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part II (Dec’ 2016) Day 5: Today our plan was to reach Tawang and also visit Dirang / Sela Pass enroute. Before we started from Bomdilla, paid a visit to the Monastery at 7 am, and spent a valuable 45 mins and started our journey. The route […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part II (Dec’ 2016) Day 5: Today our plan was to reach Tawang and also visit Dirang / Sela Pass enroute. Before we started from Bomdilla, paid a visit to the Monastery at 7 am, and spent a valuable 45 mins and started our journey. The route from there onwards were more scenic and we had photography stops quite often. We had breakfast at the Awoo Resort at Dirang (a recommended place to stay for the best views and natural location of the resort). We also visited a WAR MEMORIAL of the Jawans and had tasty hot veg momos made by the ARMY canteen staff. We went through the SELA PASS (13703 ft above the sea level), and OMG, what a lake…what a view…with cool breeze pushing us, we enjoyed walking down and climbing up the lake and spotted fresh snow…which was tempting to play… and we did! Spotted a beautiful waterfall named as Nuranang or JANG falls, spotted next to tough and a mighty river stream… but again it required us to climb a long way down, as we had limited time to reach Tawang, we skipped with just the view of the fall, which was about 34 kms from SELA PASS. We spotted domestic YAK all along…in different shades…as big as it could be… spotted sheep, goats and cows, which had very small legs… cute to watch and not to miss mentioning, it was always a wow moment for us to spot the snow peaks, big or small, full or partial… Scenic beauty. Finally we reached Tawang by 4.30 PM and met Mr. Tenzing, who was our host at Tawang and he promptly helped us unload our luggage and quickly helped us to get in to our rooms. As it was already dark, we didn’t venture out that day except that I gave a much needed wash for my bicycle and also do a couple of rounds around the hotel. One thing which I noticed while driving in Arunachal was, every driver in Arunachal on our way was kind enough to leave way for us, even if they were on a uphill climb, which made driving much better on the narrow roads. This happened throughout our journey in Arunachal …

Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part I
type: item
creator: thetraveller
date: 2017-02-02T15:11:58Z
subject: Photographs
subject: Travelogues
subject: Bomdilla
subject: Long Drives across India
subject: North East Road Trip
description: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part I (Dec’ 2016) Preparation: Visiting North East was on the cards for a very long time. We were not very clear on the routes & road conditions on the roads less traveled, which kept us from visiting NE for long, but not any longer as we […]
encoded: Road Trip to North East from Chennai – Part I (Dec’ 2016) Preparation: Visiting North East was on the cards for a very long time. We were not very clear on the routes & road conditions on the roads less traveled, which kept us from visiting NE for long, but not any longer as we decided to take the plunge and visit North East last December. From that day, the preparation started by reading blogs about North East and the places I was intended to visit and the locations where we would stay in North East, both for strategic location to stay for some night photography (which never happened, as I lost the tripod before the trip begun) & also for our travel next day, as we won’t be spending more than a day in most of the locations. In about 20 days’ time, got the draft plan for the places & location where we would stay. The biggest catch was reaching Tawang, as most suggested it would take 4 days to reach Guwahati from Chennai and procuring ILP for Arunachal Pradesh, which would take another day in Guwahati. Since, we planned visting Tawang first, all other hotel bookings should be based on that and hence we couldn’t book any hotels in advance. ILP for Tawang Getting ILP online isn’t very much clear and had mixed reviews/results from earlier travelers. So, looked for someone in Guwahati who could procure ILP before we reach Guwahati. From Facebook, found a person in Guwahati who was organizing tours and spoke to him about getting an ILP. He promised to get us the ILP in a week’s time and asked for relevant documents (passport size photograph & an ID card) to be sent to his email id. We forwarded the documents and the got the ILP ready before a week of our travel. That saved a day for us in getting ILP. There is another way to get the ILP but you have to reach Bhalukpong before 4 PM and do the paper work done and get ILP, which would take 20 minutes, but I would recommend to get the ILP from a travel agent to avoid hassles on the travel day. As we wanted to spend maximum ti…