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A Walk In The Clouds
On the subject of entrancing places, M.M. Kaye talks of names “that possess a peculiar |
Malabar Monsoon
My plane window frames a hazy picture: grey swirls of mist, suffused with a pale afternoon light |
Deal Deluge
Cidade de Goa: 1N from Rs 7,000. Includes accommodation for 2 adults and 2 kids below 6 |
High and Dry
A small group of men had collected outside the closed door of the Kailash Bar and Restaurant |
Hello Cherry
A fortnight before we’re due to leave for cherry blossom season in Kyoto |
Quiet Mountain
In allowing myself to be enticed to the hills during an especially sultry summer |
Dance Like A Man
Italy, America, China, Denmark, Turkey, Mongolia, Germany, France...,” |
Let The Beer Flow
Heading out of Munich on the eve of Oktoberfest, it was tough to escape the feeling |
All Kosher
I am at Synagogue Street, at the crossing of Canning Street and Brabourne Road, |
Where on Earth?
These soaring, jagged limestone spires are typical of this stretch of the Alps. |
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HOTELS
Wine Country
Nashik’s gradual transformation into wine country has finally moved up a notch with Sula Vineyards’ luxury villa Beyond. |
Lion’s Den
The sprawling 250-acre Leonia resort lies 30km from Hyderabad, in a snaking lane off the Shamirpet Road |
Personal Choice
Favourite Hotel in the World? |
New Hotel
Mumbai’s newest five-star property is suitably named: Hotel Imperial Palace. |
Watch This Space
2N/3D for Rs 6,999 and Rs 5,599 at Lemon Tree hotels in Alleppey and Aurangabad |
NSEW
Bike Yatra
Neither in terms of jaw-dropping beauty nor in the sheer challenge of the terrain does any road trip in India |
Souvenir
One very good reason to fly KLM business class, apart from the obvious comfort |
Trade Winds
Tourism Australia had planned to invite about 100 Indian travel agents who have been identified |
Aviation
The Paris International Air Show, which was held between June 15 and 21, just turned 100. |
Watch This Space
IndiGo starts flights on the Patna-Kolkata-Bangalore, Patna-Mumbai and Patna-Lucknow sectors. |
Updates
The times they are a’changin’ in the USA, for the new Presidency seems to be a time for the laying to rest of ghosts |
Seasonal Charms
Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in the Asia-Pacific region, announces its first cruise from Hong Kong to Taiwan |
Coming Up
The Ladakh Confluence (August 28-31) is far from your average festival. |
Backpack
Sport a bold look this summer with Fossil’s new spring-summer collection of watches. |
BOOKS
The Lost City Of Z
Two months ago, London’s Royal Geographical Society found itself riven by the bitter battle |
For Pepper And Christ
The story of Vasco Da Gama’s landing on the coast of Kerala has been told elegantly as straight history. |
Branding India
In 2002, global tourism was in terrible shape, due to 9/11 and its aftermath. |
The Indians
This is a messy, carelessly thrown together coffee-table book. |
On The Shelf
Manseau travels around the globe in search of “dismembered toes |