next, i head out the city to the region's famed khasi hills and villages.spite landscapes like this, the north—east is one of the least visited areas of india. but things are slowly changing. we've been travelling out of shillong into the countryside towards the bangladesh border for about two hours, it has been pretty bumpy and rough roads until suddenly, we have reached this bit and it is beautifully smooth road, that would not look out of place in a major town. we are heading towards a village which has a really interesting reputation. the khasi hills are the only place in the world that you will find bridges grown from the roots of the indian rubber tree. 0r ficus elastica. constructed in 1840. this bridge was meant for the villagers to cross over the river when they tended to their daily life. during that time there was no partition, no bangladesh, no pakistan, so we had that link. during monsoon, the khasi hills are hit by record—breaking downpours, more than 20 feet of rain in a month. these are some of the wettest places on the planet. but people he