I have had some very good experiences in Sikkim, and can strongly recommend a lovely place to stay called The Hidden Forest Retreat. Google (or Bing?) for the details. Goa is also lovely in August-lots of rains, few tourists.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan <che...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been to Sikkim during the monsoon and absolutely loved it. YMMV. > There's lots of home stays and some of them are very very nice and are > out of the tourist path. > > I would love to head to Sikkim some time again but not in the monsoon > since it would be specifically to hike. > >