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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.

When Travel Opposites Attract

She craved exotic adventures. He loved Disney theme parks. Was finding common ground even possible?

The Emperor's New Clothes

Since it first opened its sparkling front doors in 1965, The Oberoi, New Delhi, has been the beacon of sashay and swank for the capital’s great and good, a torchbearer for gastronomic expression and excess. After a two-year time-out and full refurb, it’s back and looking to push the accommodation and fine-dining envelope to dizzy new heights . SIMON CLAYS, checks in to find out what all the fuss is about.

A Constable Connection

It was love at fi rst sight when Kalpana Sunder came across John Constable’s The Hay Wain as a teenager. On visiting the exact spot where he painted the masterpiece, she is transported to the 19th-century England that inspired his art.

Return Of The Crillon

After a four-year closure and lavish renovation, Paris’s storied hotel unveils a daringly modern new look.

Sun-kissed In Lake Como

A weekend at CastaDiva Resort and Spa on Lake Como, Italy, takes you back in time, to the opulence of the 19th-century, save for the creature comforts of the modern traveller.

A Bon Vivant's Haven

With its glitzy avenues and a thriving culture of supercars, Monaco is possibly Europe’s most indulgent destination for a road trip coupled with a glamorous lifestyle.

Czech List

Fashion designer Sanya V Jain’s top picks from a new year’s visit to Prague help you explore beyond the breathtaking baroque architecture in the city.

An Art Deco Wonderland

Rising like the proverbial phoenix, Napier rebuilt itself after a devastating earthquake, into a monument of Art Deco. Today, its city centre stands as a time capsule.

The Enchanted Forest

As night falls on The Redwoods of Rotorua, New Zealand, Kiran Mehta takes a walk in the forest to encounter the magical amidst the twinkle of lanterns.

The Other Blue Ocean Strategy

There’s a Seductive and Pristine Quality to Sri Lanka’s Blue-green Southern Coast. Two New Anantara Resorts Book a Curve of This Coast and Offer a Spectacular Way to Experience the Destination. Ruchira Bose and Anwesha Sanyal Go Their Separate Ways to Discover How They Do This. 

The Road to the Ocean

Sri Lanka’s swanky expressways offer the best way to see the country’s stunning green landscape and heritage sites. Ruchira Bose goes on a drive on one of Asia’s finest ocean roads.

Worth Flying For

Dinner On The Ocean Floor In Nova Scotia.

Made In Taiwan

Long in Taipei’s shadow, culture-rich Taichung is marrying heritage and futurism to carve out an identity of its own. 

The Cool Guide to Eating in Koramangala

A crop of new indie cafes and experimental restaurants are slowly transforming a once-sleepy residential neighbourhood into one of Bengaluru’s most vibrant quarters.

A Retreat For The Soul

Nestled in lush greenery, with stunning views of the Himalayas, this homestay in Uttarakhand should be your next family weekend get away.

In The Saddle, Italian Style

South of Florence, in Italy’s Maremma region, legendary horsemen called the butteri still work the land as they have for centuries. Gabrielle Saveri cowboys up.

On The Tiger Trail

Once facing a grim future, Indian wildlife tourism is beginning to show glimmers of hope—thanks to enlightened lawmaking, a few committed individuals, and some truly wonderful lodges. Lisa Grainger reports.

Letters From Zanzibar

Fierce Omani traders, mysterious 19th century explorers, scarves with hidden messages, markets at sunset with Indians, Arabs, and Masai milling them; ornate wooden doors, narrow maze-like alleys that give you sudden glimpses of a turquoise ocean… Ruchira Bose discovers a vivid past and present in Zanzibar.

The Island Of Five Senses

There was dance in my step in the Maldives. Time was measured in footprints on the beach and I was drifting with the soft sound of the waves, carrying music in my pocket, enjoying the feeling of being alone—yet not lonely—on the 35-acre private island, JA Manafaru.