‘Life on Weekends’ came into being more than eight years ago in November 2015 and since then, one thing that has stayed constant in my life is travel. Well, that and my travel partner, my husband, Prashant. Nothing could come in our way. We have travelled through it all: family emergencies, long work commitments, extremely…
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Shergaon: an experience brimming with the bounties of nature & of the old world charm
Shergaon was one of the last few stops in our trip to Arunachal Pradesh. We had stayed in Bomdila a day previous. The cold was bearable by then (or I had begun to acclimatise). I had started to miss home-cooked food. 😛😛 Yeah, I can be a child. I cut short my trips sometimes just…
7 things to do in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh for a soulful experience
Perched at a height of 10,000 ft., Tawang monastery is one of the oldest & the second biggest monasteries in Asia. It’s also one of the main attractions of Tawang. That, and the war memorial! On a 10 day trip to Arunachal Pradesh in March this year, we spent three days in Tawang from Day…
Braving through Bumla Pass at 15200 ft & minus 10 degrees celsius in Arunachal Pradesh
Minus 10 degrees at a height of 15200 ft is crazy altitude for anyone. To be able to survive this altitude, you got to be healthy (like really) & not just from the outside. At that height, when the the air is thin & the Oxygen pressure is low, your lungs are subjected to real…
Theme 5: Introducing the Land of the Rising Sun in India – Arunachal Pradesh
Welcome to the next theme of our ongoing travel campaign of 2023, ‘Rediscover India, Incredible India’, as part of which, we bring unique & magnificent places of India to you one blogpost at a time. This week is the time for our next theme, and here we are with Theme 5: Introducing the Land of…