Companies committed to the conservation of wildlife are utilizing AI to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a growing number of sustainable programs and projects ..read more

To celebrate Lonely Planet’s new book The Perfect Shot, we caught up with photographer Philip Lee Harvey to find out what his most memorable images are ..read more

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With suggested itineraries and ideas for alternative destinations, here's everything you need to plan your dream trip to the Himalayan region ..read more

Rama Navami is a spring festival that celebrates the birth of the Prince of Ayodhya of the epic Ramayana.  Lord Rama is the seventh avatar of the Hindu ..read more

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage team in Odisha made a significant discovery of finding a 500-year-old Lord Gopinath temple submerged in the Mahanadi River in Odisha’s Nayagar region. As the world shut down and was fighting the terror of COVID-19, the Archaeological survey team of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) was busy exploring a 500-Year-Old temple that was submerged in Odisha’s Mahanadi River. This ancient Gopinath dedicated to Lord Krishna temple was submerged in the Mahanadi upstream from Cuttack. Also Read: Multi-faith h ..read more

There are a plethora of people to speak to when one travels alone. More so than in a group. It brings you out of your comfort zone and makes you more receptive to what people have to say and offer. There are many assumptions about travelling solo, more so as a woman. I’d hate to bring in the gender rhetoric here. But I believe as a woman I get asked this question more often than a man would.’’ ‘’That is brave for a woman.’’ This sentiment finds itself wired in conversations frequently. I wonder why. Every single time we laud a woman for doing something very natural and intuitive even otherwise ..read more

There’s something sweet about Kongunadu, the western region of Tamil Nadu. “Kongu” means nectar and “nadu” means country. The Kongu region comprises mostly the districts of Coimbatore, Salem, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Tiruppur, and the Nilgiris. Some parts of Palakkad also fall under Kongunadu. Also Read: Monsoon food – what to eat when it pours Also Read: Traditional Indian food and drinks to beat the heat this summer ..read more

In all my years of travel, I have always felt excited to visit a local market. A market has played a significant role in human civilization as one of the earliest cultural exchange centre. A visit to a local market means a chance to encounter locals, embrace local culture, and experience local food and obviously, local shopping too. In Bali, I enjoyed each of these and more in Ubud Art Market. Ubud Art Market is a traditional marketplace that has a very strategic location in the heart of Ubud tourism, namely on Jalan Raya Ubud No.35 in front of Puri Saren Agung. In the past, the market was loc ..read more

Top travel experiences with the original Bengaluru boy, the actor and humourist Danish Sait, is the right mix of the local and global. Danish Sait is busy with #hashtag Wanderlust on his social media, a series that is part-satire and part-humour, where he plays multiple personalities during the lockdown. Right now he plays our travel companion to his home city of Bengaluru that we promise to visit in safer and healthier times in the future. Also Read: Actor Paoli Dam on Bengal’s countryside travel experiences Also Read: Monsoon food – what to eat when it pours CTR for breakfast ..read more