CATEGORIES
AMIDST THE SPIRES AND CANYONS IN UTAH
SOUTHERN UTAH IS A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOURS WITH EPIC VIEWS OF ICONIC RED CANYONS AND SANDSTONE SPIRES IN A VAST, WONDROUS EXPANSE
AN OASIS OF OPULENCE
ATLANTIS THE ROYAL AT PALM JUMEIRAH, DUBAI, OWNS ITS TAG OF THE WORLD'S 'MOST ULTRA-LUXURY EXPERIENTIAL RESORT'
DIVINE
SHIVA EMBRACES AN UNCONVENTIONAL AND ALL-ENCOMPASSING DIVINE LOVE, SYMBOLISED BY THE ANDROGYNOUS ARDHANARISHVARA FORM AND THE COSMIC DANCE THAT RESONATES THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE
IF WALLS COULD SPEAK
POETICALLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF MP, MANDU IS A CITY THAT TELLS THE TALES OF MANY LOVES
BROKEN BORDERS, UNBROKEN BONDS
THE YEARNING TO RECONNECT WITH LOST ROOTS, EMBODIED BY ARTEFACTS AND SHARED PAIN, TRANSCENDS BORDERS, AFFIRMING AN ENDURING BOND THAT TIME CANNOT ERASE
RIVER OF LOVE
CHENAB, AN EMBLEM IN PUNJABI FOLKLORE, EMBODIES LIFE'S CONTRADICTIONS, LOVE'S TRANSCENDENCE, AND THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY'S SYMBOLIC CURRENTS
INK AND INTIMACY
CITIES HAVE CHARACTER. AND SOME METROPOLISES, MORE THAN OTHERS, EMBODY THE VERY ESSENCE OF ROMANCE IN THEIR STREETS, ALLEYWAYS, BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS
FINDING ITHACA
FILMS ABOUT TRAVEL TAKE US NOT ONLY TO UNFAMILIAR PLACES BUT ALSO MAKE US INTROSPECT. WE REVISIT FOUR ICONIC FILMS ABOUT LOVE, LIFE, AND FINDING ONESELF
ROMANCE EN ROUTE
FROM A CHANCE ENCOUNTER ON AN EIGHT-HOUR-LONG FLIGHT TO MEETING SOMEBODY ON A FIVE-DAY TREK, TRAVEL SOMETIMES THROWS UP SURPRISING OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND LOVE
ΡΗΑΝΤΟΜ OF THE SNOW
ULLEY VILLAGE IN LEH IS A KEY HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED SNOW LEOPARD. CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOCUS ON PRESERVING THE BALANCE BETWEEN NATURE AND LADAKHI CULTURE
OF SCENTS AND STORIES
AL SEEF IN DUBAI IS A SEAMLESS BLEND OF OLD-WORLD CHARM AND CONTEMPORARY FLAIR
TAILORED FOR TRAVEL
INDIAN FASHION LUMINARY RAHUL MISHRA TALKS ABOUT HIS FAVOURITE CITY AND HOW EACH NEW PLACE PROFOUNDLY IMPACTS HIS CREATIVE PROCESS
IS THIS FAREWELL?
LET ME BEGIN THIS MONTH'S column by wishing every one of you a very happy new year! My wife and I have made it a ritual to take time off together at the end of every year.
WHISPERS OF ZAGREB
“WHAT BRINGS YOU TO Zagreb?” I turned around to see who had addressed me. A well-dressed man older than me stood next to me, smiling. I was studying a silhouette of a man carved in stone—Nikola Tesla, whose home was once this city.
CHRISTMAS CHEER
FRANKFURT, CHRISTMAS: THE BEST TIME of the year is knocking at your window. The shimmering strings of tinsel hang on trees, and the lights are bright in the town square.
DISCOVERING WORLDS IN WORDS
AMITAV GHOSH'S NARRATIVES, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN HIS RECENT WORK, 'SMOKE AND ASHES,' TRANSCEND THE BOUNDARIES OF TRADITIONAL STORYTELLING, OFFERING READERS A PROFOUND EXPLORATION OF OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD
SURREAL SEYCHELLES
THE ALLURE OF THIS ISLAND NATION LIES WITH ITS PEOPLE AND THE CULTURE IT EMBODIES
LAKESIDE STORY
LAKE KIVU LOOKS LIKE A TRANQUIL PARADISE AT FIRST GLANCE. HOWEVER, IT HIDES A VOLATILE MYSTERY IN ITS EMERALD GREEN DEPTHS
Bowl of COMFORT
SOUPS ARE WINTER. IF YOU ARE CRAVING A BOWL THIS SEASON, HERE'S OUR ROUNDUP OF WARM AND HEARTY RECIPES FOR THE COLD WEATHER QUINTESSENTIALLY
SCRIPTED IN SNOW
FROM SNOW-LADEN MOUNTAINS TO FROST-KISSED VALLEYS, IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE DIVERSE WINTER BEAUTY OF INDIA
ALCHEMY OF SPIRITS
WINTER WONDERLAND SOUPS FOR THE SOUL LIFE AROUND LAKE KIVU SEYCHELLES NOW AND THEN AMITAV GHOSH ON TRAVEL FINAL SHOT
AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
ARCHITECTS ARE REAPPLYING OLD DESIGN WISDOM TO CONTEMPORARY BUILDINGS TO MAKE THEM MORE SUSTAINABLE
THE A.I RENNAISSANCE
FROM PERSONALISED EXPERIENCES TO ADVANCED TRAVEL-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, AI IS SET TO TRANSFORM HOW WE TRAVEL THE WORLD
BACK TO THE FUTURE
THESE VISIONARY PROJECTS PIONEER ECO-FRIENDLY INNOVATIONS WITHOUT COMPROMISING LUXURY, AIMING TO CREATE ETHICAL URBAN PARADIGMS FOR TOMORROW
A FRESH START
FROM SLOW-TRAVELLING TO EMBRACING THE FOODIE IN YOU, HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE MOST PROMISING TRAVEL TRENDS FOR 2024
OUT OF THIS WORLD
NEXT IN TRAVEL TRENDS CITIES OF THE FUTURE EXPLORING IN THE AGE OF AI OLD MARVELS, TIMELESS TECHNIQUES
AT HOME IN THE HILLS
MAHMOOD AHMED SHAH IS A BUREAUCRAT BY PROFESSION, BUT IT IS TREKKING THROUGH THE PRISTINE TERRAINS OF HIS BEAUTIFUL KASHMIR THAT HAS HIS HEART. WE SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT HIS MOUNTAINEERING FEATS AND FUTURE PLANS
HIP NEW HUB
THIS PRETTY VILLAGE HAS UNDULATING ROADS DOTTED WITH STUNNING PORTUGUESE HOUSES AND A MIX OF ANCIENT CHURCHES, BOUTIQUES, AND CAFES
VIETNAM ON A SCOOTER
HELLO, FROM VIETNAM. MY latest two-wheeled adventure is possibly the most challenging, and definitely the most quirky, riding experience that I've sought out yet. I hope to go nearly 3,000 kilometres, taking the long way from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on a bashed up 110cc rented scooter.
INTO THE WOODS
IT'S ONLY IN THE NIGHT THAT the secrets are revealed. The daylight hides everything. But there is no escaping the starstudded sky, lit up by the moon, during the dark hours.