Discovery Down Under
Here’s a piece of geographical trivia: India and Australia were once connected as part of the supercontinent Pangaea. The landmasses drifted apart millions of
Preeti Verma Lal
Paradise in Ko Samui
Going to Ko Samui?” My friends looked at my itinerary and hastily added a corollary. “You will come home, right? With temptations like the beryl sea, the si
Searching for India in Scandinavia
"Salaam." It was a dark night, the stars stupefied in the sky, the trees slumbering, the streets forlorn. Oslo, with its undulating landscape humming in a langu
Tea Country
"Kurseong." “You would enjoy every moment of your stay in this quaint town; be our guest.” An afternoon long-distance call had me thinking. I had heard of K
Monument for a Sage
Knowing what a day can pack within its hours can be such a droll, especially when meeting people and writing about them gets your bread and butter. The hip a
Red Hibiscus Among Abandoned Houses
Close your eyes and imagine a fabled land where the sienna-tiled homes seem picked out of a fairy tale, where butterflies spatter their colors with gay abandon,
Wettest Spot on Earth
Let the travelog wait. Let the eulogies and the rains wait. Let’s talk of the famed stiff British upper lip and what it can do to the future of a tiny village
Wettest Spot on Earth
Let the travelog wait. Let the eulogies and the rains wait. Let’s talk of the famed stiff British upper lip and what it can do to the future of a tiny village
On Horses, Camel Cart, and Jeep
Have you ever pushed a jeep off the recalcitrant sand dune and allowed the sleek sand to caress your skin casually? Have you ever gaily tied the floundering sol
Sitting Pretty
Purva Bedi is running against time these days. Stuffing her duffel bag with essen-tials and a chaotic travel itinerary, she has been cutting through the belly o
