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All you need to know about visa-free travel

Praveen Sudevan Many countries are welcoming Indian tourists with visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel options

With Thailand offering a visa-on-arrival fee waiver for Indians, now is the chance to discover this port city

Akshaya Ganesh Postcard from Pattaya: With Thailand offering a visa-on-arrival fee waiver for Indians, here is your chance to discover local markets, five-star resorts, relaxing spas and a museum on parody in port city

A view of Jaisalmer.

Exploring Jaisalmer with the Reth Festival

Susanna Myrtle Lazarus At the first edition of Reth, an experiential festival in Jaisalmer, there are lessons in mindfulness and for the digital age

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Notes from Obidos

Mini Krishnan Cited by the UNESCO as a heritage village, the place is preserved in its original motor-free state and close to the way it was many centuries ago

Days in the sun (From top) Whale watchers spot a fin; Mirissa’s Coconut Tree Hill

Mirissa, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, has everything for a lazy beach vacation

Meghna Majumdar

Take a glimpse into the colourful underwater world of the Maldives

Sravasti Datta The reef life: Here a host of activities opens up the colourful underwater world in the Maldives

Our Lady of the Rocks Church on the Island near Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

New Year 2020 | These are the five must-see travel destinations of 2020

Priyadarshini Paitandy Pradeep Kumar Go offbeat with your choice of travel destination in 2020

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Airbnb’s first royal host — Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur

Jaipur's City Palace now on Airbnb

‘Indian travellers opted for family-friendly amenities’.

Top 10 Travel Destinations for 2019

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Southside 2019 Travel

Gear patrol: travel accessories kits for those on the go

Southside 2019 Travel

South Indian festivals that should be on your radar

Southside 2019 Travel

Making a pit stop for Millie Mitra’s vegan cheese

southside 2019 Travel

Have an eco-friendly holiday experience in hotel stays across India

Where are you heading this Karthika Masam?

adventure dining Food

A five-course-meal at 160 feet in the air with Cloud Dining in Hyderabad

Revel in the yellow mustard fields of rural Punjab

With the Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Corridor opening soon, a look at a holiday in rural Punjab that has enough memories to fill the family album

RoadTripsCo in Hyderabad ensures unusual experiences for like-minded travellers

One for the road: The RoadTripsCo (RTC) in Hyderabad ensures unusual experiences for like-minded travellers

Witness the annual dance of pink water lilies in Kottayam

Pink water lilies bloom over 600-650 acres of paddy fields

Discover Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle

The castle— filming location for 'Downton Abbey' and the recent feature film based on it — will host two guests. Here, a tour through the country seat of the Earl of Carnarvon

Travel stories of a mother-son duo on a Bajaj Chetak

The odyssey of Dakshina Murthy Krishna Kumar and Choondarathna on their scooter has gone viral on social media

Drench in yellow at the Haldi festival in Maharashtra’s Pattan Kodoli

Chennai-based photographer Srivatsan Sankaran describes his experience at the Haldi festival

Notes from Tokyo

There was no city centre to be found — Tokyo is a million cities in one

Into the Swedish groove

Spare your lungs the hassle, and head to this Nordic country where even smoking is allowed only in designated areas

Differently-abled man from Aluva scales Mount Kilimanjaro

Endured all the pain just to prove that the differently-abled without prosthetic limbs can still pursue their dreams, says Neeraj George Baby

Beyond beaches- the hidden gems of rural Goa

A plantation in rural Goa brings back into fashion the basics of good living

How to spend a whirlwind 48 hours in Abu Dhabi

From zipping across Formula One race tracks and witnessing the best UFC athletes fight it out, to giving your inner culture geek a rush at The Louvre and experiencing some stunning local cuisine — here’s all the fun things you can do in the city

An expedition to remember

A five-month adventure across the Pacific Crest Trail, and young Karthikeya Nadendla is a new man, he declares

Flying to the sea

Feel like a bird as you zipline through the air with a stunning view of the green Earth below and the crashing waves in the distance

Travel through ceramic country at Stoke-on-Trent

In Stoke-on-Trent, throw a pot at an 18th-Century factory, sip afternoon tea in fine china, visit the award-winning installations at the ongoing British Ceramics Biennial... Here is why this city in Staffordshire continues to be the keeper of England’s industrial and social heritage

In the spirit of oneness

Shailendra Singh is travelling from Kanyakumari to Kashmir collecting stories enroute

In its 12th edition, Jodhpur RIFF is merging global and local folk music

Prepare for some Irish and Indian fusion, Vikku Vinayakaram’s ghatam ensemble, and rising Hindustani classical vocalist Pushkar Lele, among others

Under the mound of salt at Dandi Kutir Museum

Dandi Kutir museum offers a comprehensive understanding of Mahatma Gandhi’s life

Trekking through Uttarakhand’s Valley of Flowers

Sights of glaciers, conical mountains and 520 species of plants await visitors at the valley

Ticino: Where Switzerland meets Italy

As Switzerland bundles up for the cooler months, there is a sun-drenched part of this country that offers scores of Italian history and culture. Here is how you can make the most of Ticino

Memories of my vintage Jawa bike

Nostalgic yet enthusiastic collectors of Jawa bikes got together for a road trip into the past

An extra day in KOCHI

A blue bus tour, a wake up cycling trip, discovering the city’s multiculturalism and its contemporaneity ... are just some of the curated experiences that tour operators are offering in a bid to keep tourists here longer

Mark Twain enthusiasts discover Sam Clemens' sign on Cave wall

In the mid-1800s, long before he took on the pen name Mark Twain, Clemens and his young pals romped around the cave near the Mississippi River on the outskirts of Hannibal.

Ethnic food and women’s empowerment at this restaurant in Kumarakom

Run and managed by women under the State’s RT Mission programme, Samridhi Ethnic Food Restaurant in Kumarakom has won an award

Invis Multimedia has been providing digital content for Kerala Tourism for 20 years

MR Hari, managing director of Invis Multimedia, the leader in creating digital content for Kerala Tourism for nearly 20 years, explains what makes them click with tourists. Today is World Tourism Day

Visakhapatnam’s hidden ecological hotspots

Surrounding the scenic city of Visakhapatnam are many ecologically-sensitive zones perched along the coastline and the Eastern Ghats. Ahead of World Tourism Day, take a peek into these spots

The most Instagrammable mosques in the world

Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque, popularly known as Blue Mosque, might be one of the most well-known and most photographed Islamic religious structures around the globe. But here are five more that give it competition

From the notes of a travel writer

Here is what it means to jet set around the world and put down on paper the wonderful experiences you have had

Oktoberfest on EMI

Millennials are now planning their holidays around global festivities

Meet the Chennai geologist who paddled across the fjords of Norway

It was love for standup paddling that took Kumaran Mahalingam from Chennai to Norway, and it is respect for and understanding of the outdoors that he wants to bring back

Notes from China

Being vegetarian is a struggle in China, where only about 50 million people of the 1.42 billion are reportedly vegetarian

Decoding Sacramento’s craft beer explosion

As Oktoberfest begins tomorrow, we take a detour to the Californian capital, which is experiencing a renaissance of its own

In photos: Mawlynnong, the cleanest village of Asia

A visit to Mawlynnong, Meghalaya's immaculate village

Lessons for hill stations from Mawlynnong, 'Asia's cleanest village'

What hill stations in the South can learn from the upcoming plastic ban for tourists in Meghalaya’s Mawlynnong

Kannur-based globetrotter Shakir Subhan’s YouTube vlog ‘Mallu Traveler’ is a primer for budget travel

The YouTube channel offers a vicarious journey through the indigenous cultures and landscapes of the places he visits

Do you think Zostel is fun? Well, it just got four wheels!

Bring your friends, family or just yourself and go touring with Zostel’s ZoZo Bus that has opened up new ways to explore India

Slacklining from the finest nose in Lonavala

If you are an ardent highliner, head to Duke’s Nose Point near Lonavala in October. And bring your own gear

Travel diaries: Once upon a time in Mexico

Sunny days, boozy evenings and a whole lot of museums, cathedrals, shopping and hot chocolate in between

Amboseli National Park: The other Kenyan destination

Amboseli National Park might not have the exciting global appeal of Masai Mara’s wildebeest crossings, but its diverse landscape has plenty to offer

The tale of Begum Samru and the church she built

With the release of the period drama, Beecham House, the magnificent church Begum Samru built in the Uttar Pradesh hinterland, returns to public memory

Chennai’s sustainable hotels

City hotels, particularly along the IT expressway, are doing their bit to reduce the carbon footprint of the hospitality industry

Madurai brothers bat for recreational flying

Madurai brothers Rodney and Benjamin Augustus Dodd who hold courses in flying in New Zealand, want to make the recreation more accessible

A traveller’s guide to onsen

The Korean and Japanese bathing experience is all about exfoliation and healing

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