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.

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.

RHYTHM OF THE ROOTS

SURRENDERING TO SILENCE ZIG-ZAGGING THROUGH VIETNAM ASSAGAO UNCOVERED TO THE PEAK WITH MAHMOOD AHMED SHAH

On The Trail Of The Dark Goddess

How A Goddess And Her Worshippers Challenge Established Ideas Around Women, Patriarchy And Feminism

Eco-Friendly Trends For The Big Day

From Forest Weddings To Experiential Events, These Five Wedding Trends Check All The Boxes Of A Sustainable Yet Special Wedding

A SLICE OF PARADISE

A SHORT DRIVE AWAY FROM SRINAGAR IS A SECLUDED LUXURY RETREAT HIDDEN IN A FOREST, WHERE SLOTH BEARS AND HANGULS (STAGS) ROAM FREE

THE OLD JUNGLE AND THE SEA

COCO SHAMBHALA, A BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN SOUTHERN MAHARASHTRA, LIES AMIDST THE RUGGED SAHYADRIS AND THE SILVER ARABIAN SEA

GREEN TIES

HOW THE GOND TRIBE'S DEEPLY-ROOTED RESPECT FOR THE FOREST COLOURS THEIR WEDDINGS

ALL THAT GLITTERS

FROM DAZZLING HIGH-END RESORTS TO BEAUTIFUL SUNSET WEDDINGS IN THE DESERT, THE UAE OFFERS A MULTITUDE OF OPTIONS FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY