Most people who have dealt with Indian travellers will have realised that we’re not the best of tourists. We’re cheap and can be uncouth, but as far as the Indian tourist’s behaviour is concerned, we’re hardly the world’s worst tourists. No, the award for the worst-behaved tourists goes to… domestic tourists. However, things are changing …
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In the summer of 2018, we went on a road trip with the family and our dogs to Talpona Beach, Goa. This is how we enjoyed the rustic life.
Our visit to Verinag Springs in Kashmir in November 2011 was quite a thrill. It was a great place for the kids to witness how a river originates.
I love taking road trips with my dogs. When I was a proud dog parent to my mutt, Simba, my (late) husband and I would look everywhere for dog-friendly accommodations so we could take him along. At that time, India did not have many pet-friendly resorts being advertised like they are today. So it wasn’t …
Need to get away from the madness of Mumbai or Pune? Here are 8 scenic spots to drive to from Pune or Mumbai for excursions and activities either solo or with family.
I remember walking into the gate of the Kokernag Botanical Garden in Kashmir and being astounded at the beauty that lay before me. It was autumn, and the leaves were a multi-hued bouquet of red, gold and green. Wooded glens, lawns and streams created a tranquil and dream-like mood. A gurgling spring ran over the …
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I could smell the musty scent of the red earth. There was no breeze and it was a few hours before sunset. With every step that Maya and Phoolkali took, small fragments of earth flew up leaving a cloud of dust in their wake. The dust settled on my clothes, my skin, my hair. I …
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The costumed figure shook my hand. For the life of me, I could not figure out who he was. He was dressed like Spiderman but without the webbing. I asked him who he was cosplaying. “Deadpool”, he yelled over the din. “Dreadful,” I heard. “Dedhfool?” I asked him. My child, the resident expert on anime, manga …
Included in our all-inclusive stay at the Medhufushi Island Resort in the Maldives were free snorkeling and line-fishing excursions.