Maitreyi Mittal

Not all those who wander are lost

Maitreyi Mittal

Hi! I'm a young traveler just exploring the world! I hope the blogs help you and you find my adventures interesting enough to go out on them yourself 😊



Asia » India » Arunachal Pradesh March 23rd 2014

On 23rd March, we started again from Tenga valley, on the supposedly last leg of the journey to Tawang. The car was buzzing with anticipation as all of us were looking forward to today's sights. The Army guesthouse I was staying at rested at the very bottom of the valley - and the surrounding mountains were rising high above us. A fast flowing rocky stream cut through the valley. Short metal bridges spanned it at intervals. We crossed several of them on the road. We were climbing higher and several times I felt my ears pop. We bypassed the town of Dirang, and headed higher towards Bomdila. Bomdila is a sub-city - it rests on a horseshoe ridge and is fairly developed. It had two museums of craft, culture and ethnological basis, both of which we ... read more
Gateway to Bomdila
Roads snaking the mountains
Sunshine

Asia » India » Arunachal Pradesh March 21st 2014

The journey we took from Digaru (in Assam) to the night's halt in Tenga, was by road. The tea gardens of Assam are calming to watch as they roll by, but during this stretch I was asleep. When I woke, the car had passed the Bhalukpong checkpoint. Bhalukpong itself is the entry point into Arunachal Pradesh. My family and I cruised in the river (a service provided by the Eco Park). The cruising was pleasant with very minor rapids at this time of the year, but is a paradise for bird watchers. Bhalukpong is mostly plains with a background of the foothills. I ate lunch and continued on my way. The road after that starts undulating and is accentuated with hairpin bends and rises and drops so unexpected you can feel the negative g in your ... read more
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