some impressive traditional buildings all set, surreally, under two giant mobile phone towers. Shingha Chingyuo village chalet sophie (20km, population 5900) has a huge longhouse decorated with mithuna (pairs of men and women) and deer skulls, three stuff ed tigers, and a store of old human skulls. Longwoa (35km) is spectacularly sited on the India Myanmar border, with the headman s longhouse actually straddling the two nations. Despite its popularity with tourists it remains one of the most interesting villages. Chui (8km) includes an elephant skull in its longhouse collection. Shangnyu village has a shrine full of fertility references such as tumescent warriors, a crowing cock, a large snake, a man and woman enjoying sex and, to complete the picture, a double chalet sophie rainbow. Langmeang village, with its stack of human skulls piled up in a wooden box, is also highly impressive.
Draped across the dazzling chalet sophie hills and valleys of the India Myanmar border regions is Nagaland, an otherworldly place where until very recently chalet sophie 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 chalet sophie continue to live a lifestyle that is normally only seen within the pages of National Geographic magazine.
After all this huffi ng and puffi ng around the Northeast it s time to relax with a jolly nice cup of tea, don t you think old chap? And where better to do so than in a colonial-era heritage bungalow on a working tea estate. Bookings are essential.
Sundarban Guest House HOTEL $ (%2730722; s/d from 385/550; a) A cheery, colourful hotel that s the best budget option in town and about the closest the northeast comes to a backpacker hangout. Rooms are atypically clean and tidy with stain-free sheets, and management is helpful. chalet sophie It s off Manipuribasti East (ME) Rd, in the fi rst side lane and away from road noise.
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