http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Assam en-us Tue, 10 Nov 09 08:59:47 +0000 Tue, 10 Nov 09 08:59:47 +0000 I am a student of Gauhati university.My dept is History. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-403270.html Picture perfect landscapes lush greenery rich flora fauna sunkissed golden beaches breathtakingly beautiful backwaters snowclad mountain peaks verdant hill stations blazing deserts shimmering sand dunes enchanting rivers roaring sea waves wildlife parks sanctuaries timeless monuments majestic forts elegant palaces terrific temples intricate churches pilgrimage sites gushing http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Jorhat/blog-388422.html Plan your tour to Rajasthan a tour with a difference. Rajasthan is one of the most favored travel and tourism destinations of India. Drenched into royal grandeur it is the largest state of the country. 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There are several tourism http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-388411.html WHERE ARE U http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Digboi/blog-368374.html Am Morgen gab es die grosse Verabschiedungsrunde. Marina und Donald flogen nach Bangkok. Helmut und Raj blieben noch einen Tag und machten eine Bootstour. Renate Stefan und ich fuhren mit unseren Fahrer im Jeep nach Kaziranga Nationalpark. Dort im besten Hotel Wild Grass einquartiert genossen wir erstmal eine richtige warme Dusche und ein richtig weiches Bett. Das Essen hat mir persoenlich ni http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/blog-344349.html Die laengste Zugfahrt die ich jemals in Indien machte 20 Stunden war eindeutig die angenehmste. Das Mittelbett wurde nicht ausgefahren so konnte ich mich jederzeit hinsetzen. Es war angenehm frisch und der Zug war nicht voll und somit war es ruhig. Ein Sonnenuntergang rundete allet noch ab.In Guwahati angekommen musste ich erst einmal hoeren dass es am naechsten Tag einen Generalstreik geb http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-339572.html So I started this blog a little late but I feel like I made it just in time to start the real part of journey. So far I have already been in Guwahati for 2 weeks and then traveled to Thailand for 2 weeks and am now back in Guwahati. I will be here for 3 weeks before I begin my trek across India. I have experienced so many different things since I've been here already. From being stared at by http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-336497.html Stilwell Road A Trip to Amazing US Army AchievementPartha De SarkarI closed my eyes sitting in Indian Airlinesrsquo flight IC 701 to Dibrugarh from Calcutta. We were going to Stilwell Road that is within Indian side. I shut my eyes not to sleep but to take me back to Pangsau Pass on the IndoMyanamar Burma border. I could hear US Army jeeps and trucks with trailer carrying field guns rolling http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Digboi/blog-307860.html Fear not...she's back.....Many of you have expressed concern for my travels for me personally and nervousness cause they haven't heard anything in weeks....months. No I you haven't missed a blast I simply haven't written any. This is my first email blast since MarchI left the HODR deployment on the 17th of April along with the other remaining seven volunteers who all went their separate ways http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/blog-306922.html Manas National Park and Bodo Village tourPartha De SarkarMarcus of Berlin working for us had just returned from the Manas National Park and had sighted tigers twice. He was full of admiration of northeast Indiarsquos beautiful mountains open wilderness flora and fauna and most importantly its colourful tribal life and of work being done by Help Tourism among the Bodo tribe. Northeast is a beau http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-301830.html ldquoThe door of the historic Kamakhya temple will remain closed on Sunday morning for the Anbubachi Mela....rdquo Excellent timing again. But the rest of the Times of India report is encouraging ldquoThe door will reopen on June 25. Over six lakh devotees from across the country and abroad are likely to converge during the fourday congregation atop Nilachal Hills.rdquo So we proceed to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-298700.html Crested in the bosom of the mighty Brahmaputra and fondly tucked up by Subansiri and Kherketia rivers with loving care Majuli enjoys the privilege of being the largest freshwater river island in the world in Upper Assam. The in scape of its landscape cannot escape from the imagination of anyone travelling through it. Its individual distinctiveness is that it is the freedom of the wind the fre http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-293823.html From Shillong we moved rapidly southward to Silcha in Assam again. Well rapidly is a bit of mistatement Firstly we found that we couldn't get any shared jeep transport and were at a loss how to procede until a helpful local took us to a suburb of Shillong where a private bus company had an office. After hanging around for awhile we were finally on our way in a big bus. It wasn't long before w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/blog-271790.html There are some scenes you need to see to get a feel for a culture. Some beautiful some challenging.... check back here often because I'll be adding a lot here after my initial publishing...But firstBihu Festival a moment of fame and a small world.When I headed for Assam I had a vague knowledge that a festival would be happening around the time of my arrival. I didn't stop to consider the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Assam/Guwahati/blog-267044.html