Legends Buried Beneath

Eager to leave no stone unturned in Hampi, Devanshi Mody follows unprecedented trails and inspects every carving and motif.

A Place In The Hills

Set amidst a protected National Park, the Anantara Layan Residences, Phuket, are a new benchmark in luxury. Each villa ranges from 1695sq m to over 3000sq m, each has a 180-degree view of the Andaman bay below, a dedicated residential butler who can double up as chef, and a 21m infinity pool that you won’t want to leave. Ruchira Bose pretends to be a billionaire for a few days and definitely likes the life.

Goa Turns up The Woomph

GOA was waking up from its off-season slumber when APEKSHA BHATEJA stood at the temple-like door of W Goa and watched the hotel race against time to get ready for its debut this month. India’s first W has handpicked elements from the ecclesiastical territory and its much talked about hippie culture, and it makes a strong first impression.

Land of the Nagas

As the Hornbill Festival draws near, Kalpana Sunder recalls her trip to Nagaland that began with a cultural immersion at the luxurious TUTC Kohima Camp.

Plunge Deep Into An Animal Kingdom

On a cruise around the Galápagos Islands, PETER HELLER encounters the archipelago’s diverse native species—and walks away humbled by their beauty.

Push Your Body To New Heights

It’s one thing to admire mountains from the ground. It’s another entirely to climb to the top. JOHN SCARPINATO joins the new breed of travellers eager to test their limits and accomplish amazing feats.

Travel Back In Time

To glimpse the world as it was, generations ago, all you need to do is rethink your method of transportation. On a nostalgic train journey across Ireland, complete with formal dinners and luxurious carriages, ANDREW MARTIN embraces the rhythms and pleasures of a bygone era.

It's Beer O'Clock in Beijing

The Chinese capital has become the epicentre of the country’s burgeoning craft-brew culture. Lisa Brackmann knocks back a few cold ones.

Romance With The Bay

The birthplace of denim jeans, slot machines, and the first ever fortune cookie, San Francisco always has new things up its sleeve for repeat travellers,

Sweet Virginia

On a road trip from Richmond into the Blue Ridge Mountains, TESS TAYLOR explores the places where the state’s complicated past meets its dynamic present.

California By Kayak

Finding himself upside down in life, MICHAEL JOSEPH GROSS escapes to Humboldt County to spend a week upside down on the Salmon River.

Brazil's Quiet Side

Three fantastic hotels are luring travellers away from the beach and into the mountains.

An Insider's Take

Park Hyatt Mallorca’s General Manager MICHAEL SCHMID tells us about his relationship with the island.

9 Best Drinking Games For New Years Eve

For New Years Eve, raise a toast with some classic drinking games and a few new additions that will get your friends sloshed in no time.

London's Posh Spice

The humble curry has long been Britain’s adopted national dish but now that the tandoori has turned chic. Nina Patel explores London’s gourmet restaurants.

In Northern Ireland's Lake Country

The bucolic landscape of County Fermanagh has been shaped by ice and water with reed fringed lakes, and petite drumlins - small hills formed by glaciers that remind one of inverted spoons, says Kalpana Sunder who tours this picturesque and hardly-known part of Ireland.

8 Changes That Will Shake Up Your Travel Experience

In 2016, new companies, products, and trends will alter the way we fly, drive, and stay - mostly for the better. Here are eight ways your travel experience is about to get shaken up.

The World’s Most Luxurious Sporting Escapades

Does sipping pink champagne on a yacht while taking in the Monaco Grand Prix or a plush private abode at the Sheraton Diana Majestic during the champions league final float your boat? Then strap in for some of the world’s most luxurious sporting escapades in the coming year. 

Discover Miami Beyond Its Beaches

What is it about Miami that makes it the destination for Hollywood movies, and pulls the young American crowd to its super cool vibe? Now that summers are ‘round the corner, Richa Vadhera finds out that the Miami beaches are only a fragment of the big picture.

Valentine’s Day Special: Romance In Bollywood Style

This Valentine’s Day, recreate magical moments from recent movies and romance Bollywood-style. After all, every now and then you are allowed to celebrate your love with cliches.

Seville - A Cyclist's Paradise

In foreign lands, there is always that one thing that connects us back to home. In Seville, the predominant cycle culture was that bond for me.

Luxe Weekends

Sunday brunches are cool again. Sign up for the latest experience at Conrad Bengaluru and savour the finer things in life.

Food Tripping

For Rishim Sachdeva—Head Chef at Olive Bar & Kitchen, Mumbai—the best way to get a gastronomic high is by experiencing the thrill of unusual flavours at hidden gems around the world. He shares some of his favourite discoveries with us.

Savoie Fare

A magical elixir promising health, beauty, and youth flows through Évian-les-Bains. MALAVIKA BHATTACHARYA explores this speck of a French town to uncover its ‘forever young’ secrets.

Cut From A New Cloth

Fiskars, Finland—an hour west of Helsinki—was a manufacturing village on the decline. Then a group of artists reinvented the community as a captivating creative hub.

Summer Reflections

Returning to the same spot year after year allows for routines to form, relationships to develop, and memories to be made—which is how Boris Fishman fell for the simple pleasures of Montana’s Flathead Lake.

Lost In Translation

If you find yourself wishing to be two again and starting your life over, all you really need to do is visit a foreign country and ask for directions to the bathroom in the local language as you struggle for bladder control, while a helpful stranger painstakingly corrects your pronunciation. “No, no, ser-VI-cio…” 

At The Bottom Of The World

A growing number of travellers are sailing to Antarctica, lured by its majestic, surreal beauty, and spectacular wildlife. But as a bellwether of our planet’s health, the continent is also a focus for naturalists and climate scientists.

What Is Romance?

While some depend on fiction and Hollywood to derive their intepretation of romance, others believe that their experiences will lead them to it. ANAND KAPOOR digs deeper into his travelogs for a definition.

From Vines To Wines

Lured by the recreation of a quintessentially Tuscan charm in India, wine lovers are heading to Nashik for a staycation at The Source at Sula.