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Places worth the flight, and how to see them properly.

In the Wettest Place on Earth, People Grow Their Bridges Instead of Building Them

In Meghalaya, villages do not build bridges so much as grow them, coaxing a fig tree's roots across a river for a generation at a time. A 2019 survey of 74 of these crossings found they thicken and strengthen with every passing year.

Bhutan Charges Tourists to Visit. If You're Indian, It's About ₹1,200 a Night, Not $100.

The last Himalayan kingdom decided crowds were the problem, so it rations them by price. Most foreigners pay $100 a night. Indian nationals pay Nu 1,200, about ₹1,200, in rupees, and can hand it over at the border.