Travel

The charm of the 80s school vacation and and the endless triumph of imagination over possession

May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. The days are long and humid. The river shrinks and black crows…

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When you are on vacation without a moment to relax

‘In reality, vacations are anything but unoccupied.’ | Photo Credit: Illustrated by Allen Shaw My sister has been invited to…

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spontaneous holidays – India Press

My travels have always been spontaneous. We [wife Svetlana, and kids Zoraveur, 10, and Beyla, 5] don’t need an excuse…

6 months ago

A suitcase full of clouds | Stocking up on chubitchi brew and smoked pork in Iewduh, Shillong

Perilla seeds, fermented bamboo shoot, soy beans, coffee grown in the Garo Hills, smoked fish, a beautiful book by Anurag…

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Summer of 2024 – Travel Edition: our cities need a master plan; data deficiency and lack of decentralisation challenges

File photo of a sanitary worker in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar Hill stations in India have witnessed a…

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These 10 new travel books are a wonderful way to immerse yourself in a destination Summer of 2024 – Travel Edition

Travel can be transformative, and great travel writing can be transformative too. A good travel book can feel both like…

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Summer of 2024 – Travel Edition Tourism in the time of heatwave Challenges in the Western Ghats

Last week, a six-year-old elephant in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris was found lying weak and exhausted in…

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For a short, dreamy break, Sri Lanka’s Bentota makes for a perfect getaway

Where can you go for a short, three-day break, say a long weekend that serendipitously pops up on your calendar?…

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What India’s Jewish buildings have to say

In 2017, Jose Dominic was invited to dinner with the Salem family in Kochi’s Jew Town. Kenny Salem, an “old…

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Experience diverse themes in photography in an exhibition in Andhra University

Picture taken by Samina Sultana of a golden eagle hunter of the Kazakh tribe who reside in the Altai Mountains…

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