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A tiger spotted at Parambikulam tiger reserve

A close encounter with a tiger in Parambikulam tiger reserve

Manu Remakant Manu Remakant recollects the time he clicked a big cat in the wild

World expedition on a solar-powered tuk tuk

Gowri S Re-engineered to be solar-powered, this is the ride of choice for an Australian team travelling the world for a cause. In India, their starting point is Chennai

Pick your trail at this off road sports complex at ECR

Ranjani Rajendra Take charge of the handle bar, as your ATV takes control of the terrain, and discover a path shaded by trees and bordered by playful waves

A guide to sustainable food in Copenhagen

Fabiola Monteiro While an increasing number of European countries are looking at ways to reduce food excess, here, some lessons from Copenhagen on how to eat sustainably

Be ‘baby’ wise According to statistics, Indian travellers are open to experiencing the new, leaving behind the conventional

Here’s what to do on your babymoon

Ranjani Rajendra

The long road to St Petersburgh

Susan Joe Philip Meenakshi Sai Arvind and her team plan to cover 20, 000 km in two vehicles while spreading awareness about cervical cancer

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Notes from Skopje

Yamuna Matheswaran Classical façades, shiny bronze statues and marble fountains. The hodgepodge of “nationalist kitsch” has undoubtedly succeeded in attracting curious tourists, with the number of visitors in Skopje rising by 16.6% in 2017

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First stop: The train on its way to Kallar station, the first stop after Mettupalayam. Between Mettupalayam and Coonoor, the line uses a rack-and-pinion system to help it along the steep gradient.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway: As old as the hills

‘Indian travellers opted for family-friendly amenities’.

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A close encounter with a tiger in Parambikulam tiger reserve

World expedition on a solar-powered tuk tuk

Urban Adventure Chennai

Pick your trail at this off road sports complex at ECR

A guide to sustainable food in Copenhagen

Here’s what to do on your babymoon

Notes from Skopje

The long road to St Petersburgh

Meenakshi Sai Arvind and her team plan to cover 20, 000 km in two vehicles while spreading awareness about cervical cancer

Get a yacht pass this season

Going beyond cruise liners, holidays on the sea now include 112-foot yachts, trip sharing, and parties with strangers

Through ‘Kcyclopedia’, two techies from Kerala aim to promote a healthy lifestyle via biking

Avid cyclists Vishnu Lal R and Krishnamoorthy G V take the battle against the bulge to the streets with their YouTube channel

Tales from ‘Shravani Mela’

Inspired by legend, people from as far afield as Nepal wind their way to the temple towns of Jharkhand for a yearly mela

How do 'adult-only holidays' work?

The new trend of ‘grown-up getaways’ or ‘adult-only holidays’ promises no kids and a relatively quieter experience. Resorts, cruises and hotels are offering a host of programmes to choose from, including tennis classes at Rafael Nadal’s academy

In Ho Chi Minh City, revisit the horrors of the Vietnam War

Two museums in Vietnam remind us that the horrors of colonisation and brutal military conflict must never be forgotten

From fringes of the Kumbh Mela: Shibu Arakkal on his latest photo series, ‘Mallaah’

The photo-artist has captured the lives of the boatmen of the Ganga and Yamuna

The happiness of a long-distance biker

Yoga teacher Sangeetha Jairam rides off into the yonder in her spare time

When three ladies from Coimbatore climbed the Kilimanjaro

How Sudha Ravishakar, Venkatalakshmi Silesh and Sarala Ramakrishna from Coimbatore, all in their 40s, climbed the Kilimanjaro

Mapping how the Mountain Echoes festival has influenced Bhutan

In its 10th year, the arts festival is making a name for itself internationally and helping shape the country’s cultural landscape

Trichy Trekkers go on crossover expedition to the Hampta Pass in the Himalayas

There were thrills and chills aplenty during a visit to the Himalayan vales organised by Trichy Trekkers

Bagan: Pride, pagodas and the UNESCO World Heritage tag

One hopes the UNESCO World Heritage recognition of Myanmar’s temple city will also ensure its preservation

Crossing the Gobi desert in six days

A city-based couple recalls their experience of racing over sand dunes and through grasslands with adventurers from around the world

Jaipur-based Rashtriya Riders ride to remember the armed forces

Snow-bound Kargil, heat-seared Tanot, memorials in crowded metropolises, battlefields across India that have fallen off the map... The riders’ mission is to never let the Indian soldier be forgotten

Notes from Leh

The road to Ladakh had ended, and I stood in the middle of the little town that I had struggled to reach for five days

Poorna, the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest, shares her story

Poorna Malavath was in the Visakhapatnam to launch her biography

Why the Turahalli forest is significant to Bengaluru’s six-decade-old climbing community

The panorama from the top of a boulder in Bengaluru’s Turahalli forest, is almost a buzzkill. After a one-kilometre hike on a humid yet cloudy Sunday

Now, plan a vacation where the destination is a surprise!

Travel companies are increasingly offering personalised trips where the destination remains a secret until the journey begins

Jammu's Basohli was once the home to Sanskrit scholars, Pashmina silk weavers and Ayurveda practitioners

Cocooned amidst the Shivalik ranges, this town with its past glory and modern engineering marvel waits to be discovered

Tales from the east coast of Santorini

With its black sand beaches and azure waters, Kamari lies at the heart of the Zen universe

A roadtrip from Chennai to Cambodia

As stuntman Vimal Gnanavel prepares to traverse international terrain, he shares the journey that led him to this point

Tales around a temple tank

The Mariamman Teppakulam, a treasure trove of stories old and new, is the muse for shutterbugs in the city

Traveller's University: when travel becomes educational

Travellers’ University aims to promote self-education through travel

Six bikers from Visakhapatnam take a ride through North India for a cause

They took on terrain, temperatures and malfunctioning bikes to spread a green message all the way from Visakhapatnam to Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and back

Award-winning photographs of the The DJ Memorial Photography Contest 2019

The eighth edition of the DJ Memorial Photography Contest has some stunning images of wildlife and Nature that you can view at the Kasthuri Sreenivasan Cultural Centre

Hello gravity, catch me if you can

Burn a few calories, share a few laughs... At trampoline parks, hop, skip and jump back to childhood

Happy birthday Harry, Butterbeer on the house for all!

On the boy wizard’s 39th birthday, we find ourselves in New York: how do we celebrate a Potter-themed weekend here?

Coimbatore to host its first official Pride Parade

August is Pride Month in Coimbatore and the city is all set to host Rainbow Pride Festival

On a Buddhist trail in Sanchi

Sanchi’s draw lies both in it being a centre of Buddhist heritage and a lesson in passionate archaeology

The risks of booking for vacations online

Don’t let scammers spoil your holiday and tread with caution while you are planning your vacation online

Nilgiri Mountain Railway: As old as the hills

With a 14-year World Heritage tag, the 111-year-old Nilgiri Mountain Railway is the grande dame of toy trains

Notes from Sofia

Drab, grey Soviet-style apartment blocks are the canvas for the city’s 21st century street artist

When mountaineers recount their experiences...

Mountaineers share fascinating experiences from their expedition, including spotting a gigantic crevice on a boulder, resembling an imprint of a snake

On how Tamil Yeoman became the State butterfly of Tamil Nadu

It’s far from a ravishing beauty. But there are several reasons why Tamil Nadu picked the Tamil Yeoman as its State butterfly

Meet Vaishak JP, a mountaineering guide for the visually impaired

While growing up in Kasaragod in Kerala, Vaishak JP had to climb the Chandragiri hill everyday to catch a bus to get to school. Backwaters and beaches

An extraordinary road trip...

A Surendran’s Salayil Oru Sagasa Payanam, a coffee table book in Tamil, is his tribute to Arunachal Pradesh

60 cities in 60 days in a solar-powered auto

Meet this group that has travelled across 60 cities in 60 days on a solar-powered auto rickshaw

Monkey business at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park

What to expect at the One Piece-themed attractions

Paddling out at Malabar River Festival

The contest for the Rapid Raja- Rani title begins at the Malabar River Festival in Kozhikode

Fiery trip to Mount Etna, an active volcano

Staring at the crater of Mount Etna while it readies to erupt makes for an incredible holiday memory

Hospital for falcons? That’s right

A sprawling facility in Abu Dhabi treats around 150 birds of this species every day

This choir from Delhi adds of a dash of Bollywood to Scotland

Between spoonfuls of haggis at a Burns Supper, The Capital City Minstrels, a Delhi-based choir, matches steps with dancers in kilts and sings Bollywood songs in Scotland

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