Global Gallivanting

Global Gallivanting

Category : Off The Beaten Track

Aoling Festival in Nagaland: The authentic, untouristy alternative to the Hornbill Festival

Anna
The highlight of a visit to Nagaland, North East India’s wild west frontier, is witnessing the unique lifestyle and intriguing culture of the tribal people that live here. The tribes of Nagaland take their festivals very seriously and one of the best ways to experience this fascinating tribal culture is......

Attending the Mystical Mopin Festival in Aalo, Arunachal Pradesh

Anna
A Unique experience – attending the mystical and slighty bizarre Mopin Festival in Aalo, Arunachal Pradesh As soon as I stepped into the temple grounds ladies in traditional tribal dress rushed to smear rice paste on my face as a bamboo shoot containing home made rice wine was thrust upon me. I......

Meeting the last surviving Headhunters of Nagaland

Anna
Face to Face with the last Headhunters of Nagaland Since being captivated by exotic portraits of the headhunters of Nagaland in magazines I’d always dreamed of witnessing this intriguing, exotic and oh so different way of life for myself but honestly never really believed that it would happen – the remote......

My Review of Traveling with Holiday Scout: The Best North East India Tour

Anna
North East India – The Final Frontier of Indian Exploration! If you are looking for a real off the beaten track adventure, unlike anything else you might have seen in India, or anywhere in the world actually, then I’ll let you in on a secret! India’s North East is a......

Tips for Northeast India Travel: Things you should know before you go

Anna
Things you should know before you go: Tips for Northeast India Travel Northeast India is becoming the hottest new off beat destination in India – a diverse, fascinating and relatively unexplored region with distinctive tribal cultures that are a world away from the chaos of the rest of India. Traveling......

Escaping it all in the tribal lands of North East India

Anna
Exploring the Remote and Unexplored Tribal Lands of North East India Is it just me or does anyone else ever dream of just leaving it all behind, going totally off grid and living off the land on a desert island or in a remote valley discarding all the worries and......