Maitse Myanmarista Thaimaahan – Myawaddy – Mae Sot -rajan ylitys
Rajan ylitys Myanmarista Thaimaahan Myawaddy – Mae Sot -raja-aseman kautta oli kahdeksas maata pitkin ylitetty maarajamme tällä reissulla, ja yksi helpoimmista rajanylityksistä.
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Intiasta Myanmariin – seikkailu läpi Zokhawthar-Rihkhawdarin raja-aseman
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 …
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Aizawl – Paikallisen johdatuksella ympäri ”Intian hiljaista kaupunkia”
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 …
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Hyvästit Hampille
We spent 11 wonderful days in Hampi in December. We wrote notes about our days there like we usually do for our blog, but by the time it came to publish this text, everything has changed. Hampi, as we know it, doesn’t exist anymore. At the beginning of March 2020 the authorities bulldozed down the whole part …
Update: Me ollaan kotona, mutta blogissa seikkailu jatkuu
Just to give you a little update in the middle of the corona pandemic: We returned to Vienna yesterday! At some point in January it came clear to us that we would need to change our plan – traveling back to Finland overland through China was not an option anymore. Two months later we found …
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Loma Om Beachilla – uusia kavereita, vanha munkki ja mysteeri
Om Beach, close to Gokarna in India, is a special place for us. It’s where we met each other for the first time almost ten years ago. It’s also a nice, peaceful alternative for the more crowded beaches of Goa. We had our first longer stop on this journey at Om Beach. After three months …
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Pushkar, pyhä (ja kaupallinen) kaupunki aavikon keskellä
Pushkar is an ancient, sacred city with a holy lake in the middle of India’s desert state Rajasthan. The city being sacred meant that there were dozens of Hindu temples. Holy men bathe in the ghats of the lake and perform rituals. Cows decorated with flowers or colorful fabrics walk freely on the streets. Chanting …
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Jaipur – vaaleanpunainen kaupunki täynnä palatseja ja yllätyksiä
In Jaipur, on our guesthouse’s wall, there’s a painting that says: Don’t make plans for India because India already made plans for you. This couldn’t have described our stay in Jaipur any better. Our initial plan was to do one quick sightseeing day in the ”pink city” and then continue our way to Pushkar and …
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Palampur – vähemmän tunnettu Himalajan teekaupunki
Everyone has heard of Darjeeling tea and Assam tea, but how about Kangra tea? Palampur is a small city in the Kangra Valley of India’s Himachal Pradesh, known for its tea plantations. The Kangra Valley Express, a narrow-gauge train, is running through Palampur. That was one of the reasons we wanted to have a stop …
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Meidän ensimmäiset päivät Intiassa: Amritsar
After crossing the Wagah Border from Pakistan, we spent our first few days in India in Amritsar, the “Golden City”. During these days we got our first experiences on how India has changed since our last visit, saw some interesting sights of Amritsar, learned about the history of partition and taught an Indian to ride …