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James Ketchell flies past the Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island on his gyrocopter

How British adventurer James Ketchell flew into the Guinness World Records

Deepa Alexander He became the first to officially circumnavigate the globe in a gyrocopter in 2019. In 2023, he will sail the world with young ex-offenders in a bid to give them a second chance

What’s your plan this festive weekend?

Looking for Pongal getaways? How about farmstays?

Priyadarshini Paitandy Switch off your computer and join the exodus. This year, farmstays offering treks, homegrown meals and friendly cows are a popular antidote to lockdown blues

The ‘friluftsliv’ way of embracing the outdoors like the Norwegians

Sweta Akundi After a year of being indoors, it is perhaps time to understand this Nordic concept of spending time in Nature, immaterial of the weather

Planning that much-needed holiday? Here are the top travel predictions for 2021

Priyadarshini Paitandy Are these experiences on your bucket list?

In Visakhapatnam’s Lambasingi village, strawberry picking emerges as a crowd-pulling winter attraction

Nivedita Ganguly

Fresh air and the forest experience in Thodupuzha

Shilpa Nair Anand Jaison Joseph Elayidom, a design consultant, has developed his half-acre property in Kerala to let guests trek, eat local cuisine and get plenty of fresh air

Welcomhotel Shimla

Check in to the future

Team Weekend Resorts and hotels that will open doors in 2021

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

Jaipur's City Palace now on Airbnb

Watch | Climbing new heights in Copenhagen

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Crossing the Gobi desert in six days

Jaipur-based Rashtriya Riders ride to remember the armed forces

Notes from Leh

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

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

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

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

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

Apollo 11 turns 50: NASA astronaut who had sushi in space shares it all

Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, a former NASA astronaut, talks about preparing for space and what it is like to be perched on top of the world

Apollo 11 turns 50: How commercial space exploration is becoming a reality

July 20 marks 50 years of the Apollo 11 lunar mission that put the first man on the moon. We take a look at commercial space exploration

Touring Maldives

Miles of blue, a vibrant local culture and a resort with personal access to a lagoon: the Maldives has it all

Notes from Korčula

Marco Polo’s exploits may never have come to light had it not been for his capture in a naval battle off the coast of this island in the Adriatic Sea

On a monsoon trail in Visakhapatnam

Trekking groups in Visakhapatnam are offering experiences that help people unravel hidden mysteries amidst the dense trails

On the trail of Langchen Khambab, a great Himalayan river

Langchen Khambab river basin has two National Parks and 32 wildlife sanctuaries.

Backpacking in Mekong’s brown water

Take a slow boat down the muddy waters of the Mekong, ticking off historical sights, mysterious caves and unusual foods on your list

Wandering through Ireland’s Munster Vales

Find yourself humming ‘It’s a long way to tipperary’ as you drive through Munster Vales stopping only to walk, cycle, fish, admire horses and make friends

At Nandi Hills, sustainable holidaying is key

Nandi Hills is not just a holiday space for fun, visitors are made to realise the sustainable green features brought in for responsible holidaying, say the Horticulture Department officials

Wellness festivals are gaining popularity around the globe

Step aside Lollapalooza, there’s another kind of festival in town. Here’s how wellness festivals are attracting travellers

Meet the Kharnak nomads, who brave the harshest terrains to produce pashmina wool

They are one of the four major Changpa tribes that collectively produce over 80% of India’s pashmina wool

Crocs and friends at Kakadu National Park

Catch the light on the horizon, the art on the rocks and in the half-shut eyes of the salt-water crocodiles that call Kakadu National Park home

Discovering the wonders of Mexican State of Chiapas

A packed 48 hours does not even begin to skim the surface of the diversity Chiapas has to offer

A day trip to Kumbakarai falls

At the end of a winding, tree-lined drive stands the Kumbakarai falls, the sound of its gushing waters heard only by chirping birds, flitting butterflies and the odd tourist

Jodhpur diaries: Lost in the ‘Blue City’

Wandering through Jodhpur’s blue quarters and finding fleeting friendships makes for a memorable day

Happy faces from Sofia Pride parade in Bulgaria

The writer and his partner join the Sofia Pride parade, held earlier this month, where the street turns into a party with 6,000 happy faces joining in

Cities across the world to deck up for the 50th anniversary years of Stonewall Uprising

June 28 marks 50 years of the landmark event that led to the gay rights movement. A look at the vibrant pride parades around the globe.

OMR tourism, on a budget

The sea, the wetland and the hill — three aspects of the region crammed into an indigent travel schedule

This Army veteran makes trading cards with cricketers’ caricatures

In an era of selfies, Chennai-based Vembu Shankar is attempting to bring back into vogue the concept of collecting autographs on trading cards

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