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OFF COURSE IN CUBA
National Geographic Traveller India

OFF COURSE IN CUBA

Saying yes to bright-eyed strangers and no to Caribbean clichés rewarded a traveller with an atypical intrigue

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May 2020
A Poetic Portrait of Baku
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A Poetic Portrait of Baku

Azerbaijan’s Nasimi Festival brings out the beauty of the Eurasian capital as scholars and poetry lovers across the globe descend upon this artistic epicentre

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May 2020
How To Summer In Finland
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How To Summer In Finland

Amid startling natural beauty, you fish, forage, swim and sauna. And do it all like a true-blue finn

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January 2020
SACRED LANES, SINFUL TREATS
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SACRED LANES, SINFUL TREATS

Writer Varun Grover unleashes his travelling soul in this chatty exchange about his love for Benaras, Egyptian baklava and the Calcutta of his childhood

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January 2020
POSTCARD PARADISE
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POSTCARD PARADISE

PEACEFUL ISLAND LIFE SPIKED WITH A DASH OF HOLIDAY ADVENTURE MAKE UP YOUR STAY AT THIS MODERN MALDIVIAN RESORT

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January 2020
SILK, SPICES AND STORIES IN SHEKI
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SILK, SPICES AND STORIES IN SHEKI

A CENTURIES-OLD CARAVANSERAI, PSYCHEDELIC PALACES, AND A LOCAL STEW THAT GOES STRAIGHT FOR THE HEART IN THIS AZERBAIJANI CITY

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January 2020
SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, SONGS OF THE SEA
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SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, SONGS OF THE SEA

Haute cuisine, roaring parties, and a slice of the Indian Ocean are your housemates at Club Med La Plantation d’Albion

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January 2020
ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF DJOKER
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ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF DJOKER

How a fortuitous meeting with Novak Djokovic's mother and a sprint through Belgrade's tennis hotspots melted a Roger Federer diehard's reserve

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January 2020
Making Tracks In Myagi
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Making Tracks In Myagi

Fine whisky, hot springs and citing ball games await travellers in this northeastern Japanese prefecture, best explored by the country’s marvellous trains

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December 2019
Bright Lights, Little City
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Bright Lights, Little City

Shinjō Matsuri, a summer festival in Japan’s Yamagata prefecture, transforms an idyllic town into a bustling hub of craftsmanship and culture

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December 2019
Bed And Breakfast Beyond Bali
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Bed And Breakfast Beyond Bali

Amenities at AYANA Komodo Resort, Waecicu Beach in Indonesia’s Flores Island are fivestar, as are the hotel’s offerings. Think swimming in a ‘secret cave’ and photographing Komodo dragons

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December 2019
River Run Through The Amazon
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River Run Through The Amazon

An extraordinary quest traces the mighty river from peaks to jungle

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December 2019
Splendour At Sea
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Splendour At Sea

Simple pleasures of island life mingle with refined indulgence at Belmond Napasai’s villa property on the northern coast of Koh Samui

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December 2019
Spot The Rare, Darling Creatures In The Wild
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Spot The Rare, Darling Creatures In The Wild

Yellow-eyed penguins coming home, sea lions play-fighting on beaches, and fur seals having a lovers’ tiff—in New Zealand, a short drive from the city means spotting rare, darling creatures in the wild

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August 2019
Dispatches From Islandia
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Dispatches From Islandia

Driving and camping along Iceland's Ring Road opens up a vivid universe of geothermal sites, whale sightings, and national parks weaved with emerald felt

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August 2019
Portugal - A Walk To Remember
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Portugal - A Walk To Remember

Portugal’s craggy, coastal Alentejo region challenges hikers who trade sweat for sunsets

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March 2019
Kitesurfing Adventures On Kenya's Diani Beach 
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Kitesurfing Adventures On Kenya's Diani Beach 

Kitesurfing adventures on Kenya’s Diani beach 

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March 2017
River Run
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River Run

Birdwatching and Dolphin-spotting in Narora

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January 2017
Living Under A Rock
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Living Under A Rock

STORIES OF A LOST KINGDOM LIVE ON IN GIANT OPEN-AIR RELIEFS AND CENTURIES-OLD TEMPLES IN THE SEASIDE CITY OF MAHABALIPURAM 

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April 2018
Growing Up With The Brontës
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Growing Up With The Brontës

HAWORTH, THE YORKSHIRE TOWN WHERE THE BRONTË SISTERS LIVED AND WROTE, IS A BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED WORLD OF BOOKSTORES AND TEA ROOMS

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April 2018
Missing Their Big Shot
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Missing Their Big Shot

From Floral Pens for Women to Coca-cola’s Coffee Drink, the Museum of Failure Showcases Products That Went Bust

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August 2017
Folk On The Water
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Folk On The Water

A Cruise on Myanmar's Inle Lake Will Make You Encounter Floating Markets, Primary Schools and Even Traffic Jams

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4 mins  |
August 2017
My Head In The Clouds
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My Head In The Clouds

On a Quest to See a Lily That Is Breaking Down Barriers

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August 2017
Cuba Is Music
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Cuba Is Music

In streets and dance salons, unlocking the rhythm and tempo of this Caribbean nation through a shared love for dance.

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September 2016
The Way We Were
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The Way We Were

Time travel in the restored village of zaanse schans.

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March 2017
How To See The World
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How To See The World

Travel hacks for saving time, money, and sanity

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4 mins  |
October 2017
Bear Witness
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Bear Witness

This Chinese nature reserve introduces pandas to their new home—the wild.

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October 2016
New Fusions in Chai Country
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New Fusions in Chai Country

In Kurseong, tea experiments are revolutionizing the classic cuppa.

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October 2016
Steeped In
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Steeped In

SITTING ON A SPLINTER-PLAGUED BENCH outside a cement-and-mud hut under a magnolia tree, I watch a young woman with a sad, unguarded smile bend to offer me a yellowing porcelain cup without a handle.

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October 2016
Jungle Lodged
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Jungle Lodged

Bagh Villas might be all about tiger sightings, but it’s the staff’s collegial bonhomie that wins you over.

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November 2017