From Aizawl, the capital of the North-East Indian state of Mizoram, we headed to Champhai in the same state. Champhai was our last destination in India, as it is the last bigger town before the border to Myanmar. We crossed the border through the Zokhawthar-Rihkhawdar border post, which opened up for foreigners just recently and …
Intiasta Myanmariin – seikkailu läpi Zokhawthar-Rihkhawdarin raja-aseman Lue lisää »
Aizawl is the capital of the North-East Indian state of Mizoram. The state is located at the most eastern end of India, in the remote corner between Bangladesh and Myanmar. We didn’t stop there only because it was on our way to Myanmar, but in order to meet someone special. We got a good insight …
Aizawl – Paikallisen johdatuksella ympäri ”Intian hiljaista kaupunkia” Lue lisää »
We aim to live without harming other beings, including animals and even insects. Therefore, we have avoided buying silk products as most of the silk is produced in a way where the silk moth is boiled alive in order to obtain the fibers of the cocoon. In fact, until we came to the North-East Indian …
Meghalayan ”rauhansilkki” – Visiitti Muezartin studiolla Shillongissa Lue lisää »
We arrived to Shillong after spending a few days in the jungle and the small town of Sohra. At first the crowded capital of North-East Indian state of Meghalaya felt like a place we wanted to escape straight away and to get back to the peace of nature. But slowly we warmed up to it. …
Shillong – Missä perinteet yhdistyvät kaupunkilaislämään Lue lisää »
Our trek in the jungles of Meghalaya was exactly that kind of an adventure that we had had in our minds when we dreamt of this journey back home. Mysterious living root bridges, waterfalls, turquoise pools deep in the forest… We enjoyed every bit of our trip from Sohra to the root bridges, but the …
Viikonloppu viidakossa – Retki Meghalayan eläville juurisilloille Lue lisää »
From Assam we traveled to the state of Meghalaya, which is, like Assam, one of the remote North-East Indian states known as the Seven Sisters. Our first destination, Sohra has often been credited as the wettest place on Earth. For us it was our first introduction to the fascinating culture and the mythologies of the …
Sohra – Ensikosketus khasien kulttuuriin ja mytologiaan Lue lisää »
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 …
Synttäriroadtrip Pobitoraan – Intiansarvikuonoja ja mustaa magiaa Lue lisää »
Guwahati is the capital of the Northeast-Indian state Assam. It’s said to be the gateway to the Northeast, as it serves as a hub for this part of the country. The city felt quite different from other parts of India that we have visited so far. But we mostly explored the area where we lived, …
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 …
Pelling – Lisää vuoria, luostareita ja valtavia Buddha-patsaita Lue lisää »
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 …