Bike (Cycle) Touring in Arunachal, Assam and Nagaland
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...