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And so a diminished fellowship decided to extend their permit for Arunachal in order to also visit the eastern parts of this very interesting state... And though it was expensive business, there are no regrets...

Eastern Arunachal Pradesh is perhaps even more wild then the western part, and it is full of tribes, either still animistic or just converted to Christianity (yes there are souls to be won over here..)

The road winds it's way through the green jungle clad mountains, cut through by blue rivers with white sandy beaches every know and again passing bamboo villages... And I found what my hostel will one day look like, the houses are fantastic, all made of bamboo, with big verandas and on stilts and thatched roofs...

The tribes? Around Ziro, you have the Apatani tribe, where the women (at least the older ones) have nose plugs and tattooed faces, but unfortunately they are very camera shy and turn or run away as soon as you point your camera at them... At Daporijo, the Adi tribe hangs out, who wear cool hats and big swords... The most interesting tribal people you meet while waiting at the bus station, where we

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