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Meghalaya and by extension our North East States are unique in what they have in store for us. Go off the beaten path and there are worlds within worlds.

It’s been 5 years now and Shadow our dog has enriched our lives in multitude of ways, far too many to even write about. We were told he is mixed breed but as he grew up, he turned out to be a European…

By the time we reached KV tank, the tusker had chased both tigers into the bushes. We waited for some time to see if the tigers would come out into the open. While waiting, we heard the tigers roar…

Now this is one long trip but is manageable if things were normal. Lockdown, crossing state borders and non-availability of hotels/restuarants and even a small help made this a complex one. Had made…

I believe it will be a win-win situation where the tourism industry will revive to some extent and people who are frustrated with lack of travel can use this opportunity to combine vaccination with…

I did not have the time to comprehend this at the time, but now as I sit at home and let the molecular ghosts in my head conjure the image of myself standing there on that day I feel a rush of emotion.…

We have booked 2 night stay on Hotel Berry Hills. Plan was to visit Ooty via Gudalur, visite Pykara lakes, Pine Forest and Shooting point in route, For next day we planned to Go to Coonoor, and returned…

We initially planned to drive to Darjeeling first, climb Sandakphu the next day, spend the following day at Mirik before returning to Kolkata. But that’s so mainstream, thus SB got recommendations…

We had shortlisted multiple options and then I came across this PDF document, which was a travelogue written by someone who had done Bali Pass Trek in Uttarakhand couple of years back.

I would suggest to go on shorter 1 or 2 day treks which require you to stay overnight and eat packed food or food cooked at the camp site. There are so many finer things that you might not have thought…