village at winter park Khasi villagers have trained across streams to form natural pathways. Three of these root bridges (i

Khasi villagers have trained across streams to form natural pathways. Three of these root bridges (including an amazing double- decker ) are near Nongriat. Access involves a two-hour very steep trek down from Tyrna, a pretty, palm-clad village that s 2km from Mawshamok. From Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort the entire roundtrip village at winter park hike takes eight hours, is highly strenuous and involves descending and ascending some 2000-odd village at winter park steps (this particular author couldn t walk for two days afterwards!). The Cherrapunjee village at winter park Holiday Resort provides maps.

Imphal War Cemetery HISTORIC PARK (Imphal Rd; h8am-5pm) This peaceful and well- kept memorial village at winter park contains the graves of more than 1600 British and Commonwealth soldiers killed village at winter park in the battles that raged around Imphal in 1944. Off Hapta Minuthong Rd is a separate Indian War Cemetery (h8am-5pm).

Draped across the dazzling hills and valleys of the India Myanmar border regions is Nagaland, an otherworldly place where until very recently some twenty headhunting Naga tribes valiantly fought off any intruders. Today the south of the state is fairly developed, but in the north, tribesmen in loin cloths continue to live a lifestyle that is normally only seen within the pages of National Geographic magazine.