Travel2Shillong

A place where I spent my teenage years

Ref: Wikipedia June 27, 2019 The roots of invention Living root bridges like this can be found in the tropical rainforests of Meghalaya, a state in northeast India that is among the wettest places on Earth. The gentle waterways that flow through the region’s valleys become gushing torrents during the summer monsoon season and will wash away traditional bamboo bridges. So, generations of indigenous Khasi people have devised a way of building root bridges by shaping living trees, like this one near the village of Mawsynram. It works like this: Rubber fig trees are planted or located on opposite riverbanks. As the trees' above-ground roots grow, the Khasi will guide them across the water, sometimes with the support of temporary scaffolding like bamboo. After years of tending, the roots will eventually join and take hold of each other, forming a living suspension bridge that provides safe passage over the swollen river. The innovation has proved critical to the Khasi people. In ...

Now that Christmas and New Year 2020 are fast approaching, perhaps, you are considering new travel plans? Here in the midwest (Indiana), many young college people are eager to fly out to diverse destinations. I was skimming through some sites and I saw this one:

Imagine -- somebody trusted me and left a comment for me. I got so excited that I had to thank him here. Any way, Greetings my friend Dipak Varsani and fellow blogger - I'm hoping you're a resident of Shillong? Still, Welcome to my blog and thank you for visiting my blog!!

As you well know, I grew up in Shillong. My fondest memories are those of my father waking us up in the wee hours of the morning with bed tea (served while you're still in bed); an enticement to wake up and start cramming for final exams (school). We lived far away from school so we had to walk quite a distance to catch the bus!! Tea has always been a welcoming beverage in our household of six siblings: As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission from any item you purchase but no additional cost to you.

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I spent my teen-age years in Shillong. Shillong in the 1950s was still considered as being in Assam. Now, it's Meghalaya, India. My high school buddies and I would hang out over cups of tea and dosas at local restaurants. We were not allowed to go to clubs so the only place we could really sit around and talk was in an Indiana or Chinese restaurant. We enjoyed drinking tea, a beverage enjoyed by all. I love this site I found on a random search: