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Bike (Cycle) Touring in Arunachal, Assam and Nagaland

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Planning, Permit and Complete change in Plans  After last years trip to Munshiyari from Haldwani on Bike with Stefan (I could not blog that one for various reasons) this year me and Stefan planned the Arunachal Trip. We had done Ladakh, Uttarakhand and now it was time to do the North East of India on Bike! The planning - Initially 3 more guys showed interest in the trip including Deep, who was my riding partner for Brevets and training rides since many years. Later other two dropped out and only Me, Stefan and Deep were part of the plan. We booked flight tickets in August I guess, to firm up the trip. We knew there will be permit required for all of us. We found out that there was a way to apply online for both Indians and Foreigners. Me and Deep applied online and we got permit without any hassle. We thought Stefan as foreigner can also apply online and get it. We were not aware of the complications for a foreigner! Our plan was to land at Itanagar and start riding from there to Z...
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Dancing Frogs of Agumbe

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This is about a trip to Rainforests of Western Ghats of India to Shoot Frogs, Snakes, Insects, etc and specially The Dancing Frog! Lockdown blues were taking toll on me and after months slowly things started opening up. Forests opened up too and the pictures from various wildlife photographers created a very deep urge in me to visit the Jungles.  I pinged many people to join me for a Trip to Kabini or Bandipur. Even urged my cycling buddies to do a cycle trip to Kabini with me but nothing materialised.  I had also pinged Anshuman, a very passionate and experienced wildlife photographer, who stays in my society itself. He said he is planning to go to Agumbe to shoot in the first week of September.  I had been to Agumbe once before and I immediately said yes to him. The Rainforest is also home to Largest Venomous Snake of the World - The King Cobra. Anshuman managed all the logistics of booking the place - Kalinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology. We decide...
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