The complete guide to Shillong
by The small capital city of Shillong, tucked away in the north east of India, is an absolute study in contrasts. While some of the most …
Tag: North East India
Stranger in my country
Published in Mint Lounge (September 04) as Stranger in a strange land… *** Nancy is the local school teacher at Lachung village in North Sikkim …
Sikkim’s valley of flowers
The trip planned for the day is to Yumthang valley and we have moved to Lachung village from Lachen the earlier evening in preparation. After …
…and popcorn at 17000 feet
Continued from: Breakfast at 14000 feet… And so duly momoed, Maggied and acclimatized, we begin the second part of the drive towards Gurudongmar lake. Just …
Breakfast at 14000 feet
4.30 a.m. and it is bright outside our tiny hotel room in Lachen. At just less than 9000 feet, Lachen feels pleasant; my teeth are …
For a glimpse of the Kanchengunja
“Why do you want to go to Yuksam? There is nothing there”. I have lost count of the number of times we hear this in …
To school in Sikkim
We are on our way back from North Sikkim to Gangtok when Shelly waves down our cab. As we stop to let her in, she …
Eats, drinks and hics!
I had ranted long ago about the Lonely Planetization of Travel – I had just returned from Hampi and was irritated above all, by the …