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Birthday road trip to Pobitora – one horned rhinos and black magic

For Johanna’s 30th birthday we rented a motorbike and drove from Guwahati to the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. It was such an amazing road trip and one of the (many) highlights of our whole journey. Being on two wheels and driving through Assam’s countryside was great. In Pobitora we did a rhino safari and could also …

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Pelling – More monasteries, mountains and giant Buddha statues

We still wanted to continue exploring Sikkim and after Namchi we traveled to Pelling. Pelling, in West-Sikkim, is supposed to be popular among tourists, but for us it showed itself more as an empty ghost town. Many travel to Pelling because of the apparently amazing views from the town, but we didn’t see much because …

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Namchi – Sacred mountains, countless blessings and exotic drinks for the start of new decade

As our adventures in India’s Sikkim continued, our next destination was Namchi. The name Namchi means “sky high” in Sikkimese and we were, indeed, still in the mountains and surrounded by some of the world’s highest peaks. We got to celebrate the change of the decade in this wonderful place. We also learned that Sikkimese …

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Darjeeling – Christmas surprises, Buddhist monasteries and local tea

This year our Christmas was different. Instead of spending it with our families at home we spent it with the wonderful Gorkha people in North India. Our Christmas drink wasn’t traditional Finnish Glögi, nor Austrian Glühwein, but the “champagne of teas “. We did visit a church (and became special guests there) but we also …

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