Living Emblems of Northeast India: Assam to Meghalaya
State symbols connect wildlife, forests, wetlands, mountains, and culture. This overview names each animal, bird, and flower of eight Northeast Indian states.
The Colours of the Wind: Understanding Himalayan Prayer Flags from Tibet to Western Arunachal Pradesh
As a road climbs through the Himalayas, the landscape seems to keep changing its scale. A bend reveals a valley, a monastery appears on a distant ridge, and then, almost unnoticed at first, a line of small flags begins to move in the wind. Blue, white, red, green and yellow flicker against snow, rock, forest […]
Adorned by the Hills: The Living Heritage of Aka Hrusso Jewellery
Stunning, simply chic are some adjectives we use to describe the remarkable jewellery of the Hrusso Aka tribe, but really, it is a lot more. To step into their world is to step into a living museum, leaving one utterly awestruck. Watching these elegant ladies dress up, we were left speechless by the sheer grace […]
Where the Hills Keep Their Stories: A Slow Journey Through Northeast India
A map made of journeys I would not sell Northeast India as a five-day checklist. The map is too folded, the roads too weather-sensitive, and the places too alive to be reduced to viewpoints between flights. Instead, I imagine returning in linked journeys: Assam as the riverine beginning; Meghalaya as a rain-shaped walking chapter; Arunachal […]
Travelling with Small Children Through Assam and East Arunachal Pradesh
Stories of gibbons, tea gardens, Tangsa culture, rivers and Namdapha The Morning the Forest Came to Visit My children were so excited – ages 7 and 8 that they were awake before dawn for the day to begin. In the soft, pale light of an Upper Assam morning, we leave the tea-garden bungalow quietly, carrying […]
Beyond Tiger’s Nest: An Immersive Week in Bhutan
A Journey Through Happiness, Heritage and Himalayan Valleys Bhutan is best experienced slowly. In a country where Buddhist values, cultural preservation, environmental responsibility and wellbeing are gathered under the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, a hurried itinerary misses the point. The ideal week-long journey is a gentle circuit through Thimphu, Punakha and Paro, combining dzongs, […]
Where the Landscape Remembers: My first Impressions of The Bodo Community
In April 2016, I arrived in Bongaigaon, Western Assam expecting to curate an experience for our potential clients. Instead, the Bodo landscape curated me. After Bongaigaon, paddy fields opened in long green sheets, bamboo leaned over village paths, and the distant hills of Bhutan gathered blue along the horizon. Rivers were moving beyond the fields—Manas, […]
Tribal Trails and Sacred Peaks: Northeast India’s Living Wilderness
For those seeking a journey that blends moderate physical activity with deep cultural immersion, Assam and West Arunachal Pradesh offer an unparalleled experience where ancient tribal traditions, pristine wilderness, and spiritual heritage converge. This region is a sanctuary where semi-evergreen forests meet the mighty Brahmaputra River, sacred monasteries cling to misty mountainsides, and indigenous communities […]
Echoes of Majuli: Coming Home to a Culture I Never Fully Knew
By Julie Kagti, Curator — Curtain Call Adventures I grew up hearing the Brahmaputra spoken of the way others speak of a god — with reverence, with a little fear, and with the quiet understanding that it gives and takes on its own terms. I knew the festivals, the food, the language, the particular slant […]
Wizards in the Mist: A Curated Luxury Journey Through Meghalaya’s Raw, Untamed Nature
There is a distinct, almost cinematic magic that descends upon Meghalaya just before the monsoons arrive. The air grows heavy with anticipation, the forests turn an impossible shade of emerald, and the clouds descend to embrace the hills in a shifting, ethereal dance. As a travel curator at Curtain Call Adventures, my greatest joy is […]