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COVER STORY: Intro
Good Directions
One holiday season’s just ended and the next is months away |
Kumaon
Jason Overdorf on a pathbreaking tourism initiative in Kumaon |
Jaldapara
The Dooars are paradise for rhinos, says Rimli Sengupta |
Tranquebar
Colonialism is much nicer when it repeats itself as heritage, says Juhi Saklani |
The List
20 initiatives that make Indian tourism look good |
Annual Survey
Yes, the votes have been counted and the numbers crunched. The results of our annual popularity contest: The Outlook Traveller Readers’ Survey |
Nagaland
Tradition endures in the back-country villages of Nagaland |
Goa
Hari Menon finds the seafaring life suits him just fine |
Luxembourg
Because it’s there! Radhika Jha tells you how to do the little duchy in style |
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HOTELS
Asiana Thai High, Chennai
We asked for one good reason why anybody would brave the insane IT corridor in Chennai... |
House Pride, Jaipur
Homestays were the Next Big Thing a few years ago, with Kerala leading the way... |
Personal Choice
Shashi Tharoor, Author
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| New Hotel |
| Package Deals |
| Small Secret - ESTATE HOLIDAY |
NSEW
The Terminal
The domestic arrival terminal 1B at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport |
| Travel Trends for 2008 |
Souvenir
So my sister went to Australia and all she got me was this genuine kangaroo scrotum |
| The Guide |
| Siteseeing |
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Aviation
Travelling Business has become so expensive that it makes sense to try to select a good seat in plain economy |
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama
In Punjab, where valour is virtue, icons like Bhagat Singh and Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
Updates
1. High Five 2. If Winter’s Here, Can Spring Be Far? 3. Mystic Melodies
4. Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2008 5. Flying High 6. Dubai Souk
7. Armchair Travel |
Back Pack
1. VIP Coupe 2. Nokia 6110 Navigator 3. Amazon Kindle 4. Suunto Core |
Kite Festival, Ahmedabad
Across North India, in mid-January, as the days begin to lengthen and the sun shines brighter |
FELLOW TRAVELLER
Chima Okerie, Footballer |
BOOKS
Shaam-E-Awadh
Ed. Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Penguin, Rs 395
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Smile when you’re lying
Chuck Thompson
Henry Holt, Rs 1,170 |
Delhi Metropolitan
Ranjana Sengupta
Penguin, Rs 250 |
In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams
Tahir Shah
Bantam, Rs 1,320 |
Twin City
Our Capital is not short of detractors—or enthusiasts. Often they’re the same people |
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