Author name: Satish

Photographer, blogger, traveller. Addicted to yoga. Alumnus of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Born in /Kerala. Resident of Mumbai.

By Road to Lachung from Gangtok spectacular route

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Bridge in North Sikkim; By Road to Lachung from Gantok; usatish;

By road to Lachung is 102 km from the state capital Gangtok. The journey takes about 4.5 hours. Most visitors stay overnight at Lachung enroute to the beautiful Yumthang Valley. It is a scenic route with charming villages and waterfalls along the way. Visitors climb from Gangtok at 5,118 feet to Lachung at 8,610 feet. We travelled in a Tata Sumo driven by a Nepali driver. …

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Gangtok to Changu Lake by Road in East Sikkim

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Gangtok to Changu Lake is a drive of 39 km. Changu Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, at an altitude of 12,400 ft. The distance must be covered in a car since trains do not operate in Sikkim. Northeast Frontier Railway is preparing to build a 44.98 km railway line from Sevooke in West Bengal to Rangpo in Sikkim. Fourteen tunnels have been planned to avoid loss of forests. …

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Beypore Port near Kozhikode second biggest port in Kerala

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Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala. It is the second biggest in Kerala after Kochi and  handles about 1.25 lakh  tons of cargo in a year. The port had direct trade links with countries in the Middle East. It was also an important trade and maritime centre during the days of the early Arab and Chinese travellers.

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