Photo: kashmut via Flickr   With the outbreak of coronavirus world-wide and its newly declared status as a pandemic, there are a lot of questions and misinformation being passed around social media with regards to travelling to different destinations. Below we list down everything you need to know before travelling to Thailand. Quick Summary Outbreak level: Thailand is at Level 2 status (similar to India) and there has been a minor rise in cases recently. However, the situation is under control and Thailand has an internationally recognised healthcare system to deal with outbreaks l ..read more

Step outside the world of galleries and plonk yourself onto the city streets. This is where you’ll find a barrage of human thoughts and feelings immortalised in paint! Across the globe, people pour their minds and hearts to create a thought, a story on a wall. And such stories can be quite powerful, whether it’s in the form of graffiti, murals, posters, sketches, or carvings. Be it street art on political revolutions or popular culture, this is living, breathing art that will evoke a flood of emotions inside you. It will make you laugh, often with fat tears rolling down your cheeks or silence ..read more

From majestic peaks to man-made wonders and beyond — our beautiful planet offers plenty of reasons to explore its every corner. And while listing down all of them could take a lifetime, we think these 8 breathtaking places deserve to be bumped right to the top of your travel bucket list. So here we begin. 1. Visit The Awe-Inspiring Grand Canyon (USA) The Grand Canyon is a large National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona and is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The incredible site showcases millions of years of geological history with its layered bands of red rock. It has been feat ..read more

Age is a mature Italian wine, or a serene twilight on a deserted Thai beachside. As we grow, our tastes and experiences grow with us. Instead of satiating us, this thirst to travel grows deeper, the flame shining brighter. And for senior citizens, we believe it’s the brightest. Read ahead as we have curated a list of destinations that specialise in easing your travel and minimizing the hassles. With this list, you can rest easy and don your senior cap with a smile, as you indulge your deep seated love for travel by going out there and winning the world over. 1. Hong Kong One of the world’s mos ..read more

New Year’s is coming up, and you know what that means? The pressure is on. You need to come up with a resolution you’re going to break by the end of January. You have to schedule parties with overbooked friends who have more interesting social lives than you. Plus, you have to stock up on drinks and fairy lights and contend yourself with the terrifying, inevitable passage of time. At least you’re not alone in this. The whole world feels it too. And they’ve got fun ways to deal with it! Here’s a list of unique New Year’s traditions from across the globe! 1. Eat 12 Grapes (Spain) No list i ..read more

It stands to reason that on a planet as large, diverse, and old as ours, cultures from every corner have developed distinct customs and practices. People create belief systems, unique and exciting ways of looking at the world, and device their own approaches to life. When we travel, we do so in part because we want to be a fly on the wall in someone else’s culture; to see it for what it truly is, to understand it and to learn from it.  Here’s a list of fascinating customs and practices from around the world. 1. Monkey Buffet Festival, Thailand Monkeys have it made. Not only are they cute and s ..read more

Do we travel for Instagram shots? Or for moments that can create ripples of envy on social media? Do we, instead, travel for the souvenirs?  What exactly are we doing, halfway across the world with an old backpack and a map? Why would we come here, often alone, leaving behind everything we know, everything we understand as safe? Of course, some reasons are superficial, and that’s okay. Superficiality is just a sign that there’s something deeper at play. Maybe you want that expensive Balinese ikat. But one can also argue that one of the reasons we travel is to find something within ourselves th ..read more

Did you also watch Zoya Akhtar’s hilarious buddy movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara? It’s a wonderful movie about three old friends–Kabir, Arjun, and Imran–reuniting for Kabir’s bachelor’s trip to Spain. The characters had made an old pact that they would each pick an adventure sport that they would all do together. Kabir picks scuba diving, Arjun picks skydiving, and Imran picks Running with the Bulls in Pamplona. Aside from its touching and light-hearted script, the movie features long shots of green hills draped over yellow grass, cobalt blue waters and shoals of orange fish, the old brick wal ..read more

The perks of staying at a hostel are far too many. Solo travellers, backpackers and even regular tourists looking for a friendly charm, a warmth resembling home, fun time love hostels for their its  pep vibechill atmosphere and social benefits. Meeting interesting people from across the world, sharing late-night stories over a round of Monopoly game or tucking yourself to sleep in a cozy pod – hostels give you the freedom to be yourself do what you want and such cool hostels are countless in Singapore. If you’re exploring hostels for a comfortable, convenient and fun stay, then check out our l ..read more