Well, for us nomads its our next holiday retreat. Little known from the public is the vast scenic beauty which lies as you move further east into the heartland of the North Cachar Hills. Theres just miles and miles of lush greenery as far as the eye can reach. The locals are the most friendly you can ever find on the planet and are always welcome to meet new people. The villages have THE most idyllic setting and each villager looks content, although Im not sure whether they really are.
While most of us prefer to pack off for a holiday to Goa or go river rafting on the Ganges near Haridwar, I prefer to mount my rucksack and go visit the mountains of Halflong or hop on to the Metre Gauge train to Silchar and savour the splendour of the Barak Valley or even visit the wild life sanctuary at Jatinga and Dibrugarh. A quick bus ride from Silchar and you end up at Maishashan, 12kms from the Bangladesh border and sit on the riverside and watch the river flow calmly devoid of all the dinghy's full of smuggled goods and smugglers running rampant about.
Ever since I have returned from Assam, a part of my heart lies there and I cannot be content with one visit. Its not enough to describe Assam in this post and is best savoured when visited.
Throw all nonsense issues like security threat in the dustbin, the place is calm and serene and everything is under control. The feel-good factor that remains till now is that there are absolutely minimal tourists which make things even more peaceful.
For first timers a simple word of advice is to do what the locals are doing and mix with them freely and dont be an odd man out and attract attention. Tourists are most welcome and the locals take immense pride in showing their locality to you.
So folks, before planning for a vacation do consider of moving away from the usual holiday jaunts think out of the box to explore the natural gifts gifted to us in this country which seldom is given a blind eye.
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