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1 December 2018
I was booked on the 1000 sumo (jeep) from Mokokchung to Kohima which required a report at 0930. With a 15 minute walk downhill to the departure point, breakfast, check-out etc, I had to wake at 0700. The sumo takes ten passengers plus the driver. That’s two pax by the driver, and four pax for […]
30 November 2018
Today seemed like a day too many in Mokokchung. But it was a necessary rest day with the long previous days. It only seems excessive because I had arrived one day early due to things going well in Mon/Longwa. I took it at a really slow restful pace and killed time with a walk into […]
29 November 2018
I have two whole days to spend in Mokokchung. It’s a bit much for the town since I have already had a good dose of Naga villages. But one full day was intended as a rest day after the long hard days and the second was gained from things going well with transport on previous […]
28 November 2018
Free ride and sightseeing detour Today I go to Mokokchung with Sheily, Tejas and friends. They had kindly offered me a ride in the Toyota Fortuner 4WD. They had planned on departing at 0730 and for the first time managed to get the oldies and young boy ready by that time. Our departure was only […]
27 November 2018
Going to Longwa I had booked my sumo for 0730 to Longwa for an overnight stay. Last night Aman, who runs the homestay, mentioned the possibility of taking me there instead. He was meant to confirm it to me before bed but it didn’t happen. At 0600, I didn’t have much time for breakfast and […]
26 November 2018
How to get from Dibrugarh to Mon Today is possibly my hardest day, in terms of uncertain and long road travel arrangements and uncertain accommodation at my destination. I wanted to get from Dibrugarh to Mon: My guidebook and internet research suggested that I need to get from Dibrugarh to Sibsagar, change and get to […]
25 November 2018
My flight from Kolkata to Dibrugarh departs at 1230 today. With all that heavy food over the past days, I thought I’d skip breakfast and go to the airport lounge and eat lightly until departure. Checking out around 0815, the hotel bill was INR1000 more than the INR7000 I had expected. At first I was […]
24 November 2018
Flower market & Howrah I Uber’ed to Mallick Ghat after breakfast for its flower market, located next to Howrah Bridge. Supposedly, photography of the bridge isn’t permitted but I stealthily took photos there (and got more brazen as I moved further away). The flower market was pretty colourful but the predominant colour was marigold. There […]
23 November 2018
Arrival We landed on time around 0100. Seated close to the front (because I paid, because I had been auto-assigned a bad seat), I was through immigration promptly. One stands high up on steps at immigration perhaps in order to access the fingerprint scanners that may have been introduced after the desks were made. A […]