Travel guides to Rajasthan and India
Over five years a photographer pedalled through India’s cities, plains, hills and deserts, covering 21,000 kilometres and entering 28 states and more than 180 villages to document everyday life. The project is both a visual record of contemporary India and a reminder that slow travel reveals routines and relationships that faster journeys miss. The long ... Voir l'article
Read more →On India’s Independence Day in 2026 I set out without a plan and found a shallow lake rimmed with lotuses, villagers who offered tea, and a string of errors that led to the best part of the trip. The experience was a reminder that, for travellers who are willing to lose the map, India often ... Voir l'article
Read more →On International Beer Day this year, attention turns to Dunedin, a southern New Zealand city where beer-making links colonial history, university life and a lively modern craft scene. For travellers from outside New Zealand — including readers in Europe and North America who follow developments in India’s own brewing and tourism sectors — Dunedin offers ... Voir l'article
Read more →The Mechuka Trout Quest, an annual angling event set against the eastern Himalaya’s mountain valleys, is drawing participants from across India and from abroad. For travellers unfamiliar with India’s northeast, the event is helping to showcase a remote region with cold-water rivers, a growing catch-and-release ethic and new services for visitors. Where Mechuka sits and ... Voir l'article
Read more →On July 8, 1497, a fleet left Lisbon under the command of Vasco da Gama, beginning the first successful sea voyage linking western Europe and the Indian Ocean by the Cape of Good Hope. That maritime route altered trade, politics and culture across the Indian subcontinent — including in places far from the sea such ... Voir l'article
Read more →The Eastern Ghats — a chain of hills running along India’s east coast — come alive during the southwest monsoon, with mist, renewed greenery and swollen streams. Guided trekking programmes are bringing visitors to summit viewpoints, cascade-fed pools and remote hill villages, offering an alternative to the better-known Western Ghats routes. Where the Eastern Ghats ... Voir l'article
Read more →As the monsoon and spring cycles unfold across South Asia, a string of high-altitude plateaus and valleys are blooming into colour. For international travellers planning nature-focused treks, these sites offer very different landscapes, access requirements and seasonal windows. Where the flowers are and when to go The most talked-about wildflower displays appear in two broad ... Voir l'article
Read more →Former banker Biju PB of Thiruvananthapuram has been recognised by the World Records Union for completing a solo motorbike ride across India to highlight girls’ empowerment through education. The ride, which passed through all States and Union Territories, is part of a growing pattern of social-mission journeys by Indian riders that intersect with tourism and ... Voir l'article
Read more →New Zealand’s endemic animals — from the flightless kiwi and the nocturnal kākāpō to glow worms and little blue penguins — face threats that are largely the result of species introduced in the 19th and 20th centuries. Māori communities, scientists and a network of conservation groups are using island sanctuaries, pest control and breeding programmes ... Voir l'article
Read more →Kolkata’s once-neglected colonial and bourgeois houses are being repurposed as cafés, bars and cultural venues by a new wave of local entrepreneurs. The trend shows how “adaptive reuse” — restoring and retasking old buildings rather than demolishing them — is reshaping the city’s visitor experience and offering a model for heritage cities across India. What ... Voir l'article
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