Tag: Travel
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Bali to Gilli Islands
With a heavy heart we bade farewell to Ubud and got into a mini-van that had been arranged by Wahana Travels to pick and drop us off at Padang Bay, from where we were to catch the fast boat to Gilli Islands. The one hour journey to Padang Bay was uneventful. There were loads of…
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Eat, Pray, Love, Shop – Bali!
I knew Bali from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, ‘ eat pray love.’ Well I guess that doesn’t say much about my knowledge of Geography or my fascination for Hindu culture or maybe it just says a lot for the romantic in me. When we decided on Bali, I was thrilled. I had been longing to go…
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Day 4 : Gangtok to Namchi to Pelling
While the original plan was to drive down directly from Gangtok to Pelling, our driver enticed us to going to Namchi for an additional Rs.3000. Google maps said that it would take around two and a half hours to Namchi and then another two and a half hours to Pelling. We started early the next…
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Day 2 and 3: Gangtok
Gangtok looks simply picturesque by day and the roads not as terrifying as they seem at night. Or maybe a night’s rest, had made us braver . “The mind is the greatest trap of all. You need to control your mind so that you don’t turn on yourself.” Wasn’t those the words that Hephaestus said…