Travel Blog with a focus on North East India
I have been to Tawang many times and in almost every season. The drive to Tawang is beautiful and for me, that alone is reason enough to drive to this lovely little town. So, it was only natural for me to pay a visit up there when the mountains leading to Tawang are covered with …
Like most of the weekends in the past few months, the coming Saturday too, looked unexciting and monotonous when I went to bed last night. Lately, either I had been busy or the missus had been working on the past few Saturdays. Hence, to road-trips even though we live in the North East [read heaven …
The trail we were on was slippery, the sky overcast with dark monsoon clouds hovering overhead and a roaring pahaadi river below that was nothing less than scary. It was a tricky situation to drive in and to be honest, we were on our toes all through the forty minutes or so of the drive. One small …
There is much more to Meghalaya than Shillong, Cherrapunjee, and Dawki. There are many more hidden gems, as I would like to call it, beyond the most popular places to see in Meghalaya. One such example, a little about which I have already written, is this remote Khasi village in Meghalaya. While this village an example …
The highway from Guwahati to Shillong is superb, undoubtedly one of the best in the country. It quickly snakes up from the plains of Assam to the hills of Meghalaya and is a joy to ride/drive. As you leave the outskirts of Guwahati behind, you are welcomed by the green hills of Ri Bhoi district. The first …