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SOUND OF SILENCE

Local craftsmanship and mindful tourism make for a lovely stay at the Taj Theog Resort & Spa near Shimla. Nayanika Mukherjee comes back impressed

Getting High

THE MOUNTAINS HAVE A HEALING EFFECT WHEN YOU SURRENDER TO THEIR EMBRACE, DISCOVERS AMIT DIXIT ON A WALKING HOLIDAY IN THE PALANI HILLS.

In True Spirit

SAMIKSHA KHANDURI SOAKS IN THE COLOURS OF RAMMAN, AN INTRIGUING RITUAL THEATRE FROM THE PAIKHANDA VALLEY

PATHS OF Glory

SANTOSH OJHA SAVOURS THE OLD-MEETS-NEW CHARM OF LEBANON THROUGH ITS CITY LIFE AND TEMPLE TRAILS

A Day's Worth

IT IS AN ADVENTURE AND A QUEST FOR BEAUTY, THE DRIVE FROM ITANAGAR TO THE ZIRO VALLEY.

The Great Indian Journey

Fifty exciting experiences that define our idea of travel in the country

Where The Wild Ways Are

IT DOES NOT GET MORE RUGGED—OR MORE BEAUTIFUL —THAN THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND. AMIT DIXIT HITS THE ROAD ON THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY

Rumble In The Jungle

IT WASN’T WOODSTOCK, BUT IT SURE WAS MUSIC IN THE WOODS. AMIT DIXIT ATTENDS AN EDGY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN TIGER COUNTRY

What The Snow Brings

THE VISTAS OF GADAGUSAIN MAY BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVERSE BUT THEY SURE INVOKE A CHILDLIKE EXCITEMENT.

The Blessed Island

OMKARESHWAR IS A GEM HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.

Revvin' It Up

A SPANKING NEW MOTORCYCLE, AND THE UNFETTERED BEAUTY OF THE HIMALAYA IN LADAKH.

Old Spice

MALAYSIA’S UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE TOWN WHERE FOOD AND DRINKS FLOW APLENTY, MELAKA IS THE PERFECT WEEKEND GETAWAY FOR THOSE WITH SOME ENERGY TO SPARE, FINDS NIVEDANA JALAN

Kindred Spirits

LAO TZU FAMOUSLY SAID THAT WHEN WE LET GO OF WHAT WE ARE, WE BECOME WHAT WE MIGHT BE. ON A RESEARCH TRIP TO CHINA, ASHWIN SANGHI EXPLORES ANCIENT TIES TO INDIA, AND FINDS SIMILAR SENTIMENTS

Hazy Shade Of Winter

AS DELICATE FLAKES GRACEFULLY FALL FROM A SOMBRE SKY, ROSHNI SUBRAMANIAN RECOUNTS HER TIME AT SKYVIEW PATNITOP, INDIA’S LATEST ADVENTURE TOURISM HOTSPOT

Feeding An Empire

THE ROYALE CUISINES FOOD FESTIVAL IN BHOPAL WAS A GATEWAY INTO THE USUALLY TIGHT-LIPPED ROYAL KITCHENS OF MADHYA PRADESH, PRESENTING A DELICIOUS SLICE OF HISTORY, FINDS ANSHIKA NAGAR

Still, we rise

SWEPT BY RAIN, WIND AND ALMOST-CELESTIAL MOMENTS, A TREK ALONG THE HIMALAYA’S SINGALILA RIDGE LEFT ASHIS GHATAK WAXING POETIC

HOP A LITTLE

RELAXING, BOXING OR BEING ONE WITH NATURE, THIS ISLE OF PLENTY BARES IT ALL FOR YOU,

The Great Outdoors

GLAMPING TO RIDING AN ATV, DISCOVERING ARCHITECTURAL GEMS TO LEARNING ABOUT ODISHA’S FLORA, THE MARINE DRIVE ECO RETREAT IS A TREAT THIS WINTER,

Chasing the SETTING SUN

IT SOLD ITSELF ON THE PROMISE OF A SPECTACULAR SUNSET AND UNRIVALLED LUXURY, YET SANCHITA GUHA FINDS THAT SANTORINI HAS MANY OTHER GEMS TO OFFER

'CAUSE IT'S THERE

THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY IS ONE OF THE MOST INTRIGUING NATURAL FORMATIONS IN THE WORLD. AND THE DRIVE UP TO IT IS NO LESS SPECTACULAR

A SNACK TO Remember

SINGARA IS TO BENGALIS WHAT KACHORI IS TO MARWARIS. ANJANA BASU GOES IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT, PIPING HOT ONE IN THE BYLANES OF HER PARA.

Pole Drama

The Polar Bear Is To Norway What The Tiger Is To India. Jaya Peter Goes Scouting For This Majestic Beast In Frosty Svalbard, And Ends Up As Witness To Much More.

Hidden Figures

A trip to Sterling Ooty–Fern Hill will reintroduce you to the artistic side of this hill station, says Aroshi Handu

Birth Of An Empire

On A Larger Trip Across Uzbekistan, Aniruddha Sen Gupta Discovers That The Fergana Valley Warrants Its Own Mini-holiday As A Subtle Microcosm Of Central Asia

Rocky Roads

The Desertscape Of The Jebel Shams May Make For A Bumpy Ride, But The View Is Worth The Hair-raising Adventure, Finds Vissa Venkata Sundar

800 Years Of Solitude

With an offroading adventure in an eternal landscape, Manjula Kalliat goes the Way of the Wandering minstrel in mongolia

IBIZA - The High Life

Full-time bon vivant Bhaichand Patel recalls his jetsetting days as a UN diplomat

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Planning your first cross-border jaunt over The Himalaya? It might be incomplete without Lhasa, says Kinnari Shah

Fiji - Once Upon An Island

An amalgamation of Cultures, kava ceremonies, and a history of cannibalism makes a visit to Fiji extremely riveting, finds Santosh Ojha

The Edge Of Glory

Burhanpur was the grand southern fortress of the Mughals, But also where history Began to huM their swan song. Shubhankar Ghosh explores this Bittersweet legacy