• Photographer: Gitika Saksena

  • Holidays by Shatabdi winner 1: Gitika Saksena

    We are delighted to announce Gitika Saksena as the first winner of our Holidays by Shatabdi contest. Here is her Shatabdi travel story:   This cold foggy November morning was different. Instead of being tucked under a snug, warm blanket,…

  • Holidays by Shatabdi contest

    Ever since the first train steamed past bewildered locals between Bombay (as it was called then) and Thane, in 1854, the country’s love affair with trains have only grown. Soon trains steamed their way into popular consciousness and their imprints…

  • Photographer: Neil Setchfield / Lonely Planet Images

  • Best shopping in London

    Napoleon famously referred to England as a ‘nation of shopkeepers’. That was more than 200 years ago, but London is still one of the best places to go shopping. London’s main shopping attractions are its sheer variety and number of…

  • Photographer: Gordon Johnstone

  • Your guide to Myanmar

    As Myanmar/Burma opens up, sanctions lift and life there rapidly changes, more travellers are venturing into this alluring country. Because changes happen so quickly, it is difficult to find up-to-date information on what to expect when visiting the country. Here…

  • Photographer: Dhilung/creativecommons

  • Top 5 experiences – Nepal

    In this extract from our Nepal Travel Guide, we look at some experiences that you must not miss while in this magical Himalayan nation. Patan Kathmandu’s sister city Patan doesn’t get the attention it deserves.  It is home to the…

  • Photographer: Andreas Krappweis

  • Top 5 experiences – Sri Lanka

    In this extract from our Sri Lanka Travel Guide, we look at some Sri Lankan experiences that you must not miss.   Stunning beaches You can rarely traverse any part of the Sri Lankan coast for long without coming upon…

  • Photographer: Vaibhav Mehta

  • Rajasthan

    That lovin’ feeling There is still the unexpected lurking about in Rajasthan’s southern reaches, with great food, atmospheric forts,  intriguing guides and car-crazy royals – all best seen right  after the monsoon leaves the land lush and verdant What on…

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  • ITALY: David Rocco’s Rice Cake

    Celebrity Italian chef David Rocco, known for producing and hosting the television series David Rocco’s Dolce Vita among others, was in the country recently to explore Indian cuisines. He teamed up with Executive Chef Rajdeep Kapoor of ITC Maratha to…

  • Jambolana Safari Camp, Dudhwa, Uttar Pradesh

    INTO THE WILD GREAT FROM New Delhi, Lucknow GREAT FOR Rhino-spotting GO NOW for spectacular bird life. They said it would be rustic, they said it would be beautiful, they said it had an untamed location like no other. But…

  • She travels: women as travel planners

    Women have always made for colourful travellers. The most vibrant amongst traveller’s tales in medieval times was that of ‘the wife of Bath’, a cheerful widow whose “wimpled hips” bounced off the donkey’s back as she set off on her…

  • Tips for solo female travellers

    In the past few months, the country has witnessed unprecedented levels of public anger and anguish over the incident involving the rape of a young medical student in a moving bus in Delhi. But as far as women travelling alone…

  • The future of Spanish bullfighting

    To its aficionados, bullfighting is an art. Some would say a dying art, and Spain‘s northeast region of Catalonia hammered another nail into the coffin in July 2010, when the regional parliament voted to ban it from 2012. Hemingway called it ‘death in…

  • Binge eating in Hong Kong

    It is hard to have a conversation in Hong Kong without mentioning food, especially when many still greet each other by asking, ‘Have you eaten yet?’. The vast majority of Hong Kong’s 10,000-odd restaurants serve Chinese food, of course. Cantonese is by…