The homecoming: Lal Pari, 73-year-old vintage car from Ahmedabad, reaches London
Seventy-three days after they began, Gujarati businessman Daman Thakore (50), his 75-year-old father Deval and 21-year-old daughter Devanshi have returned to a beloved family member’s place of birth. This family member just happens to be a bright red, vintage convertible…
Worried for your pets during Deepavali? Chennai hotels turn pet-friendly
Swapna Mathivanan has grown up around pets since she was young and knows that life can become quite hellish during Deepavali. Her two golden retrievers become especially terrified when there are incessant blasts from loud crackers. When she was looking…
New adventure zones in and around Visakhapatnam buzzing with action
Tourists enjoying rides in kayaks and circular boat at the water body in Kambalakonda Eco Tourism Park in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak Zipline at Borra Caves People enjoying a ride of the new zipline at Borra Caves to…
Bengaluru’s Namma Metro: A leap in connectivity, but challenges remain
: Namratha Upadhya started her career as a business analyst at a private IT firm near Trinity Circle in 2011. Presently, she is Assistant Vice President-Risk and Compliance with the same company. Throughout her 12-year career, she has consistently travelled…
The 1612-built Aguada Central Jail in Goa turned into an interactive museum
There is so much more to Goa than just beaches, shacks and its party scene. With a history so eventful, Goa has many untold stories to tell. And, Aguad Interactive Museum: The Land, The People, and The Struggle is an…
How Cyrus took a break from a break and went to Alibaug
Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi I’ll be frank, when I started this column, the aim was absolutely clear. I wrote it to make the world a better place. By the third line of the first column, I gave…
Tourism can be expanded without endangering biodiversity: Meghalaya CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. File | Photo Credit: ANI Meghalaya is developing a tourism model that does not pit the economy against ecology, according to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. As the State plans to scale up its tourism industry,…
Lakkundi to be proposed for inclusion as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Shravanabelagola is a site of great antiquity and a repository of monuments. | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM The monuments at Shravanabelagola in Hassan and Lakkundi in Gadag districts will be proposed for inclusion under the tentative list of the UNESCO…
Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra
The lodge has three categories of rooms A tiger sits outside my bathroom. Separating us is a three-centimetre, double-laminated glass window. His gaze follows me as I gingerly tread across the bathroom floor. I brush my teeth, wash my face; our eyes trained on…