[email protected]. last trip through burma by landrover was last year by a french couple. The above post has borrowed just one of your pictures, and quoted a little of your text, with a link to your blog post above indicating that your entire article is worth checking out. The railway station in Tinsukia is a big one and I think that the trains still run out to Ledo. Good stuff! > culverts had broken and not repaired. Regardless of the various opinions, views and insights on this Ghost Road which I still refer to as “Stilwell”, we should not forget that this road is part of a forgotten era of WWII. > beyond Thanks. His Majesty the King of Ava renounces all claims upon, and will abstain from all future interference with, the principality of Assam and its dependencies, and also with the contiguous petty States of Cachar and Jyntia. I appeal all those who are interested to contact me. Does someone have a copy still . But then this an eight year old observation. Apparently they are more than happey to talk to forigners interested in thier stories. They seem more interested in playing India against China – correct me. Its a complex situation but a trip like yours over the ol’ road sure gives it the attention it deserves…Thanks man. So Mandy’s right (again) – I hope you are preparing yourselves well. Hla Oo’ s updates are important. Not sure how regular any services would be. Here’s a link to the annual pow wow of the local tribes, http://www.amazingarunachal.com/ppwf2010/index.html, They also had a rally of lumbering old vintage jeeps some from WW2 time on a short stretch of Stilwell over the border (click on the gallery tab). As many readers know, the road from Ledo in Assam went all the way to Kunming. The Ledo Road was completed by U.S. Army Engineers in early 1945. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Arunachal-Pradesh/Pangsau-Pass/blog-167991.html Well on a serious note if there is something that I personally want to do with this life of mine, is to open up the road from Assam to Burma and beyond. For those who haven’t read it, the outline is that they get stranded in Bangladesh in, as I recall, 1965 during a war and end up having to ship their expedition to Singapore. It would be a beautiful thing to drive across india, into burma and end up in China. “Here you are, got an email address? L: * starts to walk away* You’re right – the trip across the Indo-Burmese frontier you are proposing has been done more than a few times. She believes someday there will be tourists on the Stilwell Road, and she wants them to know the truth. http://stage.ngm.nationalgeographic.com/features/world/asia/myanmar/burma-road-text. Originally published in 2003, I think, although it covers Mark Jenkins’ efforts–all by himself–over several years. Our proposed location is at Ledo Zero Mile Post. These mountain streams are so extremely dangerous, one minute they are just the rock-beds and next minute transformed into rushing torrents depending on the unseen rains at their headwaters. British took these remote territories away from Burma and incorporated into their India after the Anglo-Burmese wars. Your trip has only just come to light for me, for which I must thank the Amazon website !! He was a shan and he was only 23 then. Most Goverment officers are however locals (Arunachalees as they are called in India), but you are right as some of them are from proper India. > is in the VCD and DVd formats. > you. You’re me guide, now where can I put my new road for me four-wheel drives – don’t want much dirt on them y’see, can’t have a Land Rover that looks like it’s been used, will halve the re-sale value” It has served to create awareness and exposure of a little known region and the road. We Burmese still have the copy of Anglo-Burmese treaty signed under duress of British cannons at the Burmese village of Yandabo in 1826. Interesting stuff. I have seen very recent documentation of this and it is something I will never forget as long as I live – and thus feel compelled to mention in this context as it is still haunting me. If it was me..I’d drive my motorcycle throughout..on a photo adventure. Your email address will not be published. > Finally as luck would have it we went through a Yangon based travel agent as for email we have satelite. But it may still, from where I sit, end up cheaper, easier, safer, and more likely to succeed than an attempt to get permission to drive through Burma (although, as you know, a few have done it in the past…it doesn’t follow that it will be doable in future). But, for the more general record (as Nic has it) – this may be an ‘epic trip’ but if you are seriously planning to negotiate having a Myanmar government military escort through this region ‘up to Hukawng’, perhaps you could ask them for their side of the story on the increasing numbers of sexual abuses against local women committed by their soldiers along this road. It must be a wonderful experience to rediscover it again for a former Chindit after more than 60 years. And right now, of all times, there is much to commend an alternative. > permissions “It was designed to re-supply troops fighting the Japanese in China. The second source of law is statutory law.While the Constitution applies to government action, statutes apply to and regulate individual or private action. We certainly intend to obtain permission before travelling along the road. Dont want to rename the road after me….just be a small part of it. >, From: “Tulu Patnaik” The most Stilwell families were found in the USA in 1880. My email id is [email protected]. > that the Myanmar Govt and KIA had an informal understanding of not I need a special permit to go visity my wife’s family in the Kachin State. To a different expedition that asked for my advice on the “Burma problem” I suggested that attempting to drive from India to Singapore via Nepal, China, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia, may, at the end of the day, be the best (but by no means an easy) option. I know of at least two groups that have crossed at Moreh/Tamu but none along the Stilwell Road. I am sure if the enlightened contributors of this forum put our heads togther a solution would be found. As I have a full time job, I cannot run a travel company. Not a good situation to be in. Stilwell Road - In addition to building the Ledo Road, Army Engineers and local workers also upgraded over 600 miles of the Burma Road. And, it goes without saying, very few of Thailand’s tourists currently come overland. read more. i am waiting for a reply email from these and the year before the drive around the world team drove through it too. > interfering We say TIM (This is Myanmar) – because things that are taken for granted elsewhere, basic necessities such as water, electricity, etc are still scarce in a city like Rangoon (Yangon) where I live! To get some more perspective on why this is one of the most problematic sections of road for any round-the-world or trans-Asia expedition the account in Who needs a road? Hence the hard-left presence. No problem. The recruits were local tribal youngmen led by British officers. It was motorable up to Tanai. To learn more, view our, India’s Look/Act East Policy and the Northeast Region: A Critical Perspective by Prof. Hiranya K. Nath and Siddharth Kumar, Journal Space and Culture, India Open access Journal, Look/Act East Policy, Roads and Market Infrastructure in North-East India. We’re having serious internet problems for two weeks now, however, it seems to be working fine for the moment so I will have to be brief. But in all my time on the road I had not, until last week, seen a sign marking this epic linkage. Btw what is interesting is the news of the Chinese made highway upto Tanai in Hukwang, Burma. She also tells me we are to be careful as we may be escourted back out of the country if caught. The story of the longest and last motor journey around the world (which I assume you are familiar with) is certainly worth re-reading. Does this make it particularly vulnerable? We are ging to the forign office to ask to be put in contact with him or one of his officials. I stumbled on your website, relating to ‘The Famous Stilwell Road’, a place, very close to my heart and which cost a life for every mile of its length….I have trundled through and read the reams of questions and answers to you, from the many, would be, expeditionists who ‘s aspirations are to traverse through that forgotten road, to, or from, Singapore, where very few expeditions have ventured before….. > But the positives were that the landscape from Mytikina to Lashio was In proof of the sincere disposition of the Burmese Government to maintain the relations of peace and amity between the Nations, and as part indemnification to the British Government for the expenses of the War, His Majesty the King of Ava agrees to pay the sum of one crore of Rupees. Hla Oo, you got a point all those nostalgic forests will be gone (btw how many many of those pristine trees have escaped the heavy logging in Kachin state?) > cameraperson) too had a lot of difficulty in getting the required My contact in yangon informs me, after asking that the Kachin people are very friendly but very little means alot the them as they dont have much. Military escort would also be useless as the Burmese army presence would only attract KIA and all sorts of Kachin rebels. Looking forward to finishing the book. Dear Khine, what I still remember is that Broadway was built in the jungle south of Indaw by the second Chindit expedition as a landing-base to attack the huge Japanese base then at Indaw on the Mandalay-Myitkyina rail line. He served in the Philippines, with the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I , and as an instructor at West Point. As for the mud, we’ll be travelling in a convoy of three Land Rovers (plus escort if desirable) with numerous recovery winches and other equipment. cause airlines just decided not to fly that week..and if I wanted to catch my flights home..I had to drive by car. I have sent you a note by e-mail with some thoughts on your plans. > incredibly beautiful with dense forests etc. For further info or if there is anything I can help you with, please email me at [email protected]. I will definitely take a look at them later on the Internet when I have more time. A documentary on The Stilwell Road built during World War II by the US forces connecting Ledo in Assam, India to Kunming in Yunnan, China Not an Indian face in the crowd. But its a dead end. The Japanese did not cut through to Dimapur from the Naga Hills. I’ve also been informed that some Burmese officials have attended the Naga Festival this year that took place in Nanyun which is 30 miles from Pangsau. Thanks for all the comments. When I made my two and a half year global trip in a L/Rover 110 back in 1995, alone, it seemed prudent to say the least to ship from Madras direct to Singapore ! “[If we] are allowed to use the ledo road with out escourt this would be great but if we end up having an escourt i dont think it would be a good idea to upset any member of the escourt by asking about these sexuall assults as it could ruin our trip. And of course with Burma in agreement to the operation of the road. I am actually the one who have organized two trips up there and if all goes well, another trip is scheduled for Feb 2009. 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Travelling the Ledo Road would be highly symbolic, for ourselves, for like minded expeditioners, and hopefully for all those wishing for peace and more favourable diplomatic conditions in Myanmar – summarised in the slogan which Nicholas Farrelly quotes towards the top of this page; “Rejuvenate our lifeline; Revitalize our relationship; Reach out beyond the borders”. And the book that brings it all alive is Sir Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper’s magisterial Forgotten Armies. We may even risk being shot.”. We have so far 4 landrovers 1 of which is a total replica used in the 1955 trip. Just seeing the photo of a collapsed bridge the NG team had to fix to cross a raging mountain stream would make you guys think more than twice about going on that road, I reckoned. But its going to be huge economic boon for Assam if it is going to handle almost 60% of the world’s trade now seaborne. Mitigation action proposed triple glazing to the bedrooms on the assumption the hotel would have air conditioning, to control internal noise levels to meet the standards set by WHO and BS 8233:2014. I do have a collection of books, articles , reports and photos related to the CBI Theater also known as the Burma Campaign and other interesting periodicals on Burma. They eventually made it to Yangon and, along their journey, they sought to honour the many Indian and Burmese war dead who fell during the Second World War. And that is a good thing. In fact, you would have to be relatively unlucky (as someone carrying a foreign-passport) to run into too much trouble in the Kachin State, unless you really went looking for it. Its the highway for Naga and Assam militants and can be off limits depending on the security situation – like in the NG article]. Tinsukia is, on the other hand, a really substantial trading and industrial centre. 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