Travel Blog with a focus on North East India
The last time I was here on the Living Root Bridge Trek in the Nongriat village, it was all yellow and dry. This time around, everything is gorgeously green. On that trip, I was determined to go beyond the double-decker living root bridges of Nongriat, up to the oh-so-gorgeous Rainbow waterfall. [And that is what I …
I have lost count of how many times I have driven the Guwahati – Shillong stretch. On this weekend, we were again heading to Cherrapunjee (more on that later) but there was no way I was taking the usual route. I had heard enough about how picturesque the Guwahati – Mairang route was but had …
The wait finally ended when the Hills of Shillong and those around it started to turn a soft shade of pink, around the second week of November this year. The otherwise indistinguishable cherry trees had started blooming at it looked heavenly. And no I am not going overboard when I say this. I have taken …
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 …