Some of us do visit popular places in North-East like Sikkim (Gangtok), Assam (Guwahati/Kaziranga), Meghalaya (Shillong, etc.), Tawang valley, etc. but sometimes going a little more into the interiors adds a different colour to our perspective. After our visit to Walong - the eastern most…
To experience how life goes on in different corners of our country, we had Walong in our itinerary - it's the easternmost town of mainland India. Walong is located in the scarcely populated Anjaw District & to understand this better, fathom this: Mumbai has a…
Special credits to Mbor - my friend from Meghalaya. Towards the end of my long solo bike trip across Meghalaya, I finally took a stopover at Shillong. I met Mbor (the guy who helped me in Mawlynnong) and he took me around the city. Then…
How I ended up failing to complete the David Scott trail and then completed the ridiculously difficult drive to Sohra. On the second day of my solo bike trip to Meghalaya, I wake up in Mawphlang - it had rained all night and it was…
What do you know about how life goes around in the interiors of North-East India? Here is a story that you'll be surprised to read! I feel that sparse population of the region, poor remote connectivity and lack of interest has (unknowingly?) kept us all…
This is an excerpt of my exploration of the Double Decker - Living Root Bridge during my solo bike trip to Meghalaya. Starting from Sohra (Cherrapunjee), I left around 8 in the morning for Tyrna. Today's plan was to go to Nongriat village (location of…
In a matriarchal society, the family/community/society is governed and run by women more often than men. The mother is the head of the family and the lineage runs through daughters. My first stop in the trip to Meghalaya was Mawphlang - a small village about…
This 10-day bike trip was one of the most wonderful experiences I have ever had. For this reason, I want to share with all you, the places I visited and my itinerary so that it can be of use to people enthusiastic about exploring the…