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Travel with us - West Sikkim...🏔🚞

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Here we go again.. a few time back I posted a blog regarding North Sikkim Tour plan...I should let you know that this tour plan is not made entirely by me... I travel along with 14 other people and each of them have contributed in a way or the other to the tour plan. So let's start..... Here is a brief flowchart plan for you guys: It is a 7 day tour plan(including 2 days of train journey from Sealdah to NJP and back to Sealdah) Train(1) ↓ NJP-Gangtok(2) ↓ Chhangu/Nathula Pass-Gangtok(3) ↓ Gangtok-Okhrey(4) ↓ Okhrey-Hilley-Barsey(trek)(5) ↓ Barsey-Bermiok(6) ↓ Bermiok-NJP(Train)(7) ↓ Sealdah You shall reach Sealdah station in the morning so I am excluding the last day. Below are some pictures of the above mentioned places: Gangtok   Chhangu   Okhrey Hilley Barsey(Rhododendron Sanctuary) Bermiok Hope you guys will like the plan. I myself will be hopefully going to West Sikkim this month from 13th to 20th April following this plan. People going to Sikkim after 7th April shall nee...

5 BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ AS A TEENAGER!!!!

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At this age you should be reading books which help you boost your imagination. So my favorite genres are crime, thriller, detective and some science fiction too. So most of the books in this article are Bengali( as my mother tongue is Bengali) and I guarantee these books to be your favourite, If you are an adult and a teenager by heart then also you can try these books. Let me take you through my personal favourite book collection. So, Let's get started : The Byomkesh Bakshi Series : I hope you guys are well acquainted with this name as many movies ( Hindi and Bengali) have been made after this character. The author or the mastermind behind this book is Sharadindu Bandhopyadhay. Byomkesh Bakshi is a  private detective(But he likes to be addressed as 'Satyanweshi'- the one who seeks truth). Along with is writer friend Ajit, he uncovers all the mysteries which comes in front of him. You can buy one of these or buy the first two volumes of Sharadindu omnibus(1&2) which has...

Travel With us:- Sikkimese Cuisine

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     To get a glimpse of Tibetan cuisine one must visit Sikkim. From Noodles to Chhaang every favorite meal of yours will be found in the "Land of Monks". Foods to eat: Dim sums/ Dumplings : These are balls of goodness covered in flour dough. It is a Sikkimese delicacy made in about every home.It has two varieties- veg and non-veg.Its ingredients contains meat(chicken,mutton,beef and pork), vegetables,cheese etc.It usually comes with a red chilli sauce and mayonnaise sometimes along with a vegetable soup. You can also call it Momos in local language. Thukpa : Thukpa is a Sikkimese noodles soup.It contains noodles with some vegetables like carrots,cabbages, spring onions and meat(chicken,mutton,beef,pork).Also called Gya Thuk in some places. Phagshapa :    Phagshapa is mainly a pork based dish served along  with chillies and radishes. There is no variation of Pork for vegetarians. Sha Phaley : Sha Phaley is heaven in your mouth. It is basically Ground meat(...

Travel with us - Sikkim

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I hope you all are bored enough of this self quarantine and lockdown, so as things are starting to get normal let us just plan a tour for our upcoming frozen adventure to   SIKKIM or as Tibetans like to call it "Drengjong". Let me plan you just a perfect tour for visiting Sikkim with your friends or family. First of all let me give you all a glimpse of the place you are about to visit.    So as you guys just saw the image of how beautiful Sikkim is let me just tell you this is just the trailer ,  "Picture to abhi baki hain mere dost". Places to Visit in Sikkim: Sikkim is divided into four districts, which are  East Sikkim North Sikkim West Sikkim South Sikkim In this blog I mainly will be writing about North Sikkim. Enjoy  If you never visited any Indian mountainous region then you should get a headstart from the Bengalee's one and only Darjeeling but if you have visited any mountain it will be a pleasant tour for you.          Whe...