Perched in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, Cherrapunjee (also called Sohra) wears the reputation of one of the wettest inhabited places on Earth, and the…
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Every traveller knows that the final evening of a holiday carries an unusual weight. The packing is mostly done, the laundry is sorted, and the mind begins…
Cherrapunjee sits among the wettest uplands on Earth, a Khasi Hills town where rain falls for months on end and the limestone drips with life. For travellers…
Australian travellers are no strangers to vibrant food markets. From the bustling corridors of Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne to the weekend stalls at…
A small clay bowl picked up in a remote workshop holds more story than a factory-stamped magnet from an airport kiosk. Travellers who pause long enough to seek…
Cherrapunjee, written as Sohra in local Khasi and occasionally as Cherrapunji on older maps, sits on the southern edge of Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills. The…
Far in the north-east of India, where the monsoon clouds spend more days pouring rain than they do anywhere else on the planet, the land around Sohra (the…
Few drinks reveal the soul of a place quite like kiad does in the Khasi Hills. Rice beer has been brewed across Northeast India for centuries, and in Meghalaya…
Nestled deep within the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, Nongriat is one of those rare places where the landscape feels carved by both nature and human hands.…
The road to Cherrapunjee winds out of the Meghalayan capital Shillong and begins to climb almost immediately, threading past pine groves, bamboo clusters, and…
