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Bohemian beauty: Travelling through centuries in timeless, enchanting Prague

Standing in front of Prague’s Old Town Hall Tower (Old Town) gazing...

Adrenalin rush: Immersive mountain biking trip from Siliguri to Gangtok

Have you ever wished to experience an offbeat adventure but didn’t have the backbone to venture out for it? Well,...

Urban comfort plus natural beauty: You are never far from home in Mussoorie

I’ve had very limited knowledge of Mussoorie all my life. Most of it was drawn from movie clippings and the...

Himalayan abode for travellers seeking thrills, serenity and cinematic views

I have always been a keen wanderer, looking for hill stations, and as soon as the spring settles in I...

A silent retreat: Trekking from Tosh to Parvati Valley in Himachal Pradesh

I have always been caught up in a race to evade the sun, here in Delhi. But as the Diwali...

A show that brings to fore traditions of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

Heritage Tourism is an important way of showcasing the culture and history of a country. Tourism in India is economically...

Time stands still in this little hamlet situated in the heart of the Himalayas

Nestled among emerald green deodar forests and pine knolls lays Dagshai, a quaint little garrison town in the foothills of...

Six holiday destinations for Indian travellers who don’t want visa hassles

Vietnam The first country on our list is Vietnam, which permits visa on arrival for Indian passport holders only if...

Tulips and windmills: Autumn is the best time to experience the real Holland

A traveller hardly needs an “excuse” to travel, but it is nice to have one anyway. Talking of excuses, what better...

Search to identify India’s ‘Next Big Heritage Destination’ is now underway

HolidayIQ, one of  India’s largest travel and holiday information portal, very recently signed a Memorandum of Association (MOU) with The...

Language, literature and longing in the land of Gross National Happiness

In an article he wrote in 1995, Pico Iyer touches upon the misfortune of small South Asian countries, like Nepal...

Beyond the verdant hills laced with intriguing history and frivolous gossip

Summer is synonymous with vacation, isn’t it? It’s also synonymous with the lovely hills. What better way to escape the...

Get, set, go: Women bikers on an adventure trip to Ladakh

The Royal Enfield Himalayan Odyssey is known to be an annual pilgrimage for bikers to the land of mountain passes,...

When old motorbikes are given a new lease of life, you get two-wheeler vintage

Show your kid the love for motorcycles and he shall never have money for drugs,” read a man’s T-shirt as...

Transportation Blues

Experts of urban development have a crucial parameter when it comes to ranking cities on the liveability index. It isn’t...

Rishikesh: A bridge too far

I have always been drawn towards mysticism since the time I started reading Wordsworth in high school. And in college,...

A week-long escapade across Europe for three Delhi University students

To travel is to live,” the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen had said in his autobiography. In today’s mad and...

Tales of Drukpa Buddhism in the scenic, enchanting landscape of Leh

An offer to visit Leh to cover a religious-cultural winter festival at the mysterious and splendidly located Hemis monastery does not...

Dying to be wild: Memories of an amateur motorbiking expedition

It seems travelling is a bug that has bitten quite a few beings of this planet. Birds do it, so...

Self-drive holidays in rented cars, a new way to explore

A holiday is always a much awaited thing in any family. How the entire experience starts can actually make it...

More than what meets the eye: Understanding modern Amsterdam

We think of novelties when we think of Amsterdam, a city that symbolises the progressive and liberalised ethos of a...

Goa set for an artistic revival this season with Sensorium

Goa in the month of December tends to conform to a general stereotype, becoming a place somewhat limited in scope....

Rallying cry for motorheads

The hill stations of northern India are known for being quiet and secluded destinations preferred by holiday-makers of a somewhat...

Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

Royal Mavericks, a New Delhi-based Royal Enfield motorcycle group, will host the Delhi edition of the worldwide event, The Distinguished...

TUV 300 is Mahindra’s new seven-seater monster

Opening From the day Mahindra released the first sketches of the TUV 300 there has been a lot of curiosity...

Delhi’s libraries, a reader’s nightmare and the silence among the bookshelves

We find ourselves silenced and devoid of language inside a library. It is an instinctive response, a childhood lesson internalised...

Wanderlust vows: Say ‘I do’ on an island, desert or beach

Planning a wedding is serious business, with the process often beginning before there’s even a wedding to plan. It must...

No money, no food, no problem: An idiot’s guide to travelling in India

I’m not a fussy traveller. I’m unattached to luxury, can sleep anywhere, travel via any mode of transport, eat street...

Car review: Premium hatch Jazz 2.0 has great interiors and mileage

Japanese car maker Honda turned diesel at a time when everyone in India was shunning petrol cars. The trend started...

Maruti’s latest premium bet is the S-Cross

When you own half the entire car market in India, every new product that you launch is watched very keenly....

Still flows the river

The Sunday Guardian spoke to several residents from both communities, along with those belonging to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Karawal...

Ropeways to ease traffic blues

Ropeways are a major tourist attraction in most hill stations. Be it gliding over a beautiful valley in Shimla or...

The lost pursuit of sadness in the country’s ‘happiest metro’

I sometimes look at the members of my family and think, ruefully, of how little I know or understand them....

Kolkata’s eco-warrior sets an example with his ‘green chariot’

You know you are in Kolkata when you see yellow ambassadors populating city roads. Amidst all the yellow, there is...

Voluntourism: Make your sabbatical count, explore the path less travelled

You’ll often find disgruntled professionals opting out of their steady corporate workspaces to head out for extended breaks or choosing...

Cruising through the Doon Valley in a Honda Mobilio RS

Come summer, and the idea on everyone’s mind is to head to a cool getaway far from the sweltering heat...

Aristocracy and the art of finding uninhibited joy in a 15th century fort

Shye Ben Tzur, the Israeli composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, was on stage fronting a 19-piece band that included dhols, the...

I like green tea, green tea ice cream/ I like green tea, green tea chocolate

Bangalore’s experimental/post-rock four-piece Space Behind The Yellow Room overshot the time limit a bit during their set on day two...

RIFF 2014: The Hukumji edition

Let’s just agree to agree that caste and class are grave concerns in India. The insulated faux-modernity of the metros...

New door-to-door auto service in Noida

Necessity is not necessarily only the mother of invention, but also the mother of innovation and entrepreneurship. Youtuktuk, a door-to-door...

‘Goa Carnaval’ goes mainstream

Have you heard of the Goa Carnaval? No, it isn’t the same as Christmas and New Year festivities. Nor is...

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