After many weeks in India, we have finally moved on and have just entered Myanmar via the Tamu friendship bridge. It took longer to departing India than arriving in Myanmar, even with the Coronavirus health screening.
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Resting up in Imphal
After our nightmare journey it was time to rest with a three night stay in Imphal, we only ventured out to Kangla Fort.
The journey that nearly broke us
Some days nothing goes quite as you hope for. Our latest journey between Silchar and Imphal was one of those days……….. It all started with the accommodation we had taken in Silchar. Owing to there being a number of weddings in the city that day, most hotels were fully booked, this resulted in us staying…
Coronavirus
Thank you to those of you who have been messaging us with updates on the problems in China. Owing to this situation and on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, our plans to enter China have been put on hold for now. Hopefully we haven’t waisted the £350 it cost to obtain the…
Invisible friend
Since we have entered north east India, a popular and cheap way of travel is via shared jeep, commonly referred as sumo, the model of one of the jeeps used. These sumo’s are manufactured to seat nine but are licensed to carry eleven. This can make for a very uncomfortable and cramped journey. With us…
What are these?
We came across these whilst waiting for our shared jeep to leave the car park. They are hanging from the ceiling but did not grow there, probably there as a result of a game, they have many names and come in lots of varieties, it’s the answer to many problems and consumed daily worldwide. Answer……….
The hare and the tortoise
See photos Yesterday morning we set off from our accommodation for the trek down the mountain to the village of Nongriat, in the East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya State, to see the awesome double decker root bridge and Rainbow falls waterfall. From our research, we knew it was going to be a challenging trek, for…
How to keep warm
Weekly chores
Our washing didn’t dry in the room so we had to improvise using the hairdryer so we could at least have dry socks. Finishing the drying of the washing, now that we have arrived in Cherrapunjee.
The train to Guwahati
Thanks to the hero tuk tuk driver getting us to the station quickly, we managed to catch our train. Fortunately for us our ticket price included meals, as we didn’t have enough time to get anything prior to boarding the train. Departure was at 1330 hrs, as soon as we got on the train we…