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Overland from India to Myanmar – our adventure over the Zokhawthar-Rihkhawdar border

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From Aizawl, the capital of the North-East Indian state of Mizoram, we headed to Champhai in the same state. Champhai was our last destination in India, as it is the last bigger town before the border to Myanmar. We crossed the border through the Zokhawthar-Rihkhawdar border post, which opened up for foreigners just recently and …

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Eri Silk, the ”peace silk” of Meghalaya – Visiting Muezart in Shillong

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We aim to live without harming other beings, including animals and even insects. Therefore, we have avoided buying silk products as most of the silk is produced in a way where the silk moth is boiled alive in order to obtain the fibers of the cocoon. In fact, until we came to the North-East Indian …

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Birthday road trip to Pobitora – one horned rhinos and black magic

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For Johanna’s 30th birthday we rented a motorbike and drove from Guwahati to the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. It was such an amazing road trip and one of the (many) highlights of our whole journey. Being on two wheels and driving through Assam’s countryside was great. In Pobitora we did a rhino safari and could also …

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Pelling – More monasteries, mountains and giant Buddha statues

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We still wanted to continue exploring Sikkim and after Namchi we traveled to Pelling. Pelling, in West-Sikkim, is supposed to be popular among tourists, but for us it showed itself more as an empty ghost town. Many travel to Pelling because of the apparently amazing views from the town, but we didn’t see much because …

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Namchi – Sacred mountains, countless blessings and exotic drinks for the start of new decade

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As our adventures in India’s Sikkim continued, our next destination was Namchi. The name Namchi means “sky high” in Sikkimese and we were, indeed, still in the mountains and surrounded by some of the world’s highest peaks. We got to celebrate the change of the decade in this wonderful place. We also learned that Sikkimese …

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