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 […]
Travel with Confidence: What Curtain Call Adventures Offers Senior Travellers
“Curtain Call Adventures helped make a long-held dream come true. I was able to celebrate my birthday in Sikkim with close friends, and the support we received made the journey comfortable and enjoyable from the beginning. The home pick-up, airport assistance and personal chauffeur service gave us great peace of mind. We could focus on […]
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, […]
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 […]
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right By a recent traveler as told to Julie Kagti The Brahmaputra River, born from a Tibetan glacier, has shaped the destiny of Assam for millennia. Its annual rhythms dictate the agricultural cycles, the intricate patterns woven into local textiles, and the very architecture of the communities that […]
Beyond the Cup: The Untold Stories of Assam’s Heritage Tea Estates
Growing up in the verdant, semi-tropical forests of the Brahmaputra Valley, my childhood was measured not by clocks, but by the rhythmic rituals of the tea estate. I remember the low, rolling mist that clung to the emerald bushes in the early morning, the distant, melodic chatter of the tea pluckers, and the deep, malty […]
A Symphony of Flavors: Exploring the Culinary Delights of Northeast India
Food is a universal language, a way to connect with and understand different cultures. As travel curators, we believe that sharing a meal can be a powerful act of solidarity. In this post, we invite you to pull up a chair and explore the delicious, diverse, and often surprising world of Northeast Indian cuisine. It’s […]
Echoes of the East: A Journey into the Heart of Eastern Himalayan Heritage
As part of the larger “Journey across the Himalayas – Ours to Tell” event, a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary festival celebrating the stories of and from the Himalayas, the “Echoes of the East” exhibition, focussed on Intangible cultural practises of the northeast. A Royal Enfield social mission, this initiative brought together 50 communities, partners, and artists to […]
Whispers of the Tsomkha Zemen: A Trekker’s Intimate Journey Through Arunachal’s Hidden Heart
The air in Sangti Phudung has a certain weight to it, a cool, clean heft that feels ancient and alive. It was here, after a short drive from Dirang over the famed London Bridge, that my journey began. The motorable road dissolved into a village playground, a final outpost of the familiar before the wild […]