Train services soon between Siliguri and Dhaka Train services between north Bengal’s Siliguri, the second-largest city in the eastern state, and Bangladesh capital Dhaka will start soon, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India’s foreign secretary, said on Sunday. The Centre is trying to operationalize the railway services between the two cities and the announcement on the same […]

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Meghalaya is known as a living root bridge came into the picture some two centuries ago i.e. nearly 180 years when veterans of the Khasi clan living in Meghalaya put rubber tree roots into hollow canes of Areca nut palm that met halfway across the stream. The roots were nurtured and cared for properly until […]

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Difficulty: Easy-ModerateDuration: 01 DayTrek type: Day trek passing through dense forest and rocky mountainsAltitude: Maximum Altitude: 4,892 feetRequired: FitnessBase: MawphlangBest time to visit: September – April One of the oldest trails of Meghalaya, the David Scott trek is an adventure-filled ride through history. It is a part of a 100-kilometer trade route constructed during the […]

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World Tourism Day (WTD) is commemorated each year on 27 September. The timing of World Tourism Day is particularly appropriate in that it comes at the end of the high season in the northern hemisphere and the beginning of the season in the southern hemisphere when tourism is of topical interest to hundreds of thousands […]

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Merriam-Webster Definition of homestay: A stay at a residence by a traveler and especially by a visiting foreign student who is hosted by a local family. A homestay is a popular form of hospitality and lodging whereby visitors share a residence with a local of the city to which they are traveling. The length of […]

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Day – 01 – Arrival & Transfer to Tonglu / Tumling – Pick up from New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus (Junction) / Siliguri  at 8 AM and then drive to Dhotrey (102 kilometres and is nearly 04 – 05 hours’ drive by road) – One has to start the trek […]

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Best Time End Of October to Mid March [Moderate Trek Route] Day – 01 – Arrival at Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) / Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus (Junction) / Siliguri and transfer to Raimatang – Raimatang is a small forest village on the fringes of the Buxa Tiger Reserve surrounded by […]

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Yes, this tea is so popular that there are ‘fakes’ in the market and an authorised logo to tell them apart. A regular day starts for me with a large mug of Makaibari Second Flush. As I move through the day, Glenburn First Flush makes for a soothing companion [Bit Costly for me]. Post lunch, […]

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Day – 01 – Arrival at Pakyong Airport (PYG) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) / Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus (Junction) – Pick up and transfer to Uttarey – It will take 06 to 07 hours drive via Jorethang – The driveto Uttarey will be mesmerizing with the view of dense […]

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Hospitality and all that’s inclusive of it holistically that a Tourist destination symbolizes conjures up different romances when one mentions Darjeeling. Darjeeling was known as the Queen of Hill Stations an upmarket must-visit for the affluent globetrotter in yesteryears.  Veer Sanghvi in his recently aired, Matter of Taste succinctly sums it all up Darjeeling is an ailing dowager- […]

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