People & Culture
Where we came from and where we are going
For Bengalis who left their home in Bangladesh, a new tour can take them to their desher bari
This Kolkata-based company offers research and bespoke tours to help people discover their roots on the other side of Bengal’s border
By Diya Kohli
Reflections
For writer and translator Sara Rai, Banaras has her heart and is everywhere all at once. On a trip to Palermo, she wraps her way around the two cities in one breathless sentence
By Sara Rai
An earthy retreat in Sohra stands as a contemporary homage to a traditional Khasi home
Inspired by the rugged landscape of the land and rich traditions of the Khasi community, an expat couple build their dream holiday home, where natural beauty and cultural heritage collide
By Ela Das
Homo momos in Kathmandu: this travel company offers tours off the straight road
From LGBTQ- friendly guides and queer honeymoon packages to a rainbow-coloured momo-making workshop, Queermandu focuses on diversity and inclusivity with a side of humour
By Sandip Roy
‘For a guy in a wheelchair, I have a perverse attraction to villages built into cliff faces’
Travelling in a wheelchair, this author makes the most of a chance solo parenting trip
By Jarred McGinnis
What it’s like to go to Europe’s highest disco
Following successful dance-fuelled expeditions to Iceland and Scotland, this unique party company kick things up a notch into the Swiss Alps
By Lucy Bruton
Ask a Local: Ines Katamso on her favourite Yogyakarta hideouts
The French multimedia artist shares her top spots in the Javanese city of her birth
By Noo Saro-Wiwa
The long Spanish goodbye
On a long trip through Spain, Sophie Yun Mancini bids a tender goodbye to an old love
By Sophie Yun Mancini
‘I didn’t want to just be a designer. I wanted my craft to communicate with the LGBTQIA+ community’
Delhi-based designer Mayyur Girotra is back at NYC Pride 2024, with a collection that inspires inclusivity
By Shradha Shahani
Flight Mode: what to read, watch and listen to if you're heading to Argentina
A recipe for in-flight immersion into the culture
By Julian Manning
Where is ‘Bridgerton’ filmed?
From grand houses in the English countryside to Georgian properties in the capital, these are the real-life filming locations used in the making of Bridgerton
By James Medd
Inside Shabnam Gupta’s bucolic farmhouse in Karjat
The interior designer’s weekend home near Mumbai is built around nostalgia and nature
By Ela Das
Chronic arthritis didn’t stop this 36-year-old man from a 100-day kayaking expedition on the Ganga
Manali-based Rency Thomas on how and why he undertook a 100% human-powered expedition from Gaumukh in Uttarakhand to Ganga Sagar in the Bay of Bengal with a rare form of arthritis
By Arundhati Ail
This family gave everything up to live on a boat–and they’re loving it!
This alternative lifestyle isn’t as glamorous as it sounds, but it’s helped them develop greater appreciation for each other
By Karishma Upadhyay
5 places Taylor Swift sings about that you can actually visit
The real-life locations that feature on Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Tortured Poets Department
By Jahnavi Bhatt
From midnight swims to post-dinner meditation, after-dark wellness is the latest trend to help boost your sex life
Amy Abrahams investigates how late-night wellness can reap dividends between the sheets
By Amy Abrahams
Earth Day: 11 eco champions making our travels better
Our sustainability editor’s list of changemaking superstars from Nepal to the Netherlands
By Juliet Kinsman
Where to shop in Baku: an insider's guide to the up-and-coming city break destination of the fashion set
Home-grown artisans and designers are putting Azerbaijan's creative side in the spotlight
By Chris Schalkx
11 things Londoners want you to know before you visit
The things every traveller should know before coming to London
By Olivia Morelli
9 art shows to check out in Mumbai right now
From ancient sculptures to immersive contemporary art, there's much happening in Mumbai's art scene
By Prachi Joshi
Need help travelling with kids? Call the doctor!
How this doctor duo is helping moms travel across India with their kids in tow
By Poonam Binayak
3 artists pick their favourite spots for food, fashion and design in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s favourite haunts, as selected by the artists showcasing at Art Basel, Art Central and HKWalls
By Simran Savlani
8 concerts in Europe worth travelling for this summer
Summer holidays with Taylor Swift, Green Day and Coldplay for company
By Parul Karn
How one of the biggest wedding planners in the country put together her own wedding
Creative Director of The Wedding Design Company Vedika Mohan takes us behind the scenes of her intimate nuptials with beau Omair Warsi
By Praachi Raniwala
‘Didn’t matter if you were off only to Marine Drive–you had to be all neatly dressed’
Stories of men, women and their love for machines from The Oberoi Concours d' Elegance
By Prasad Ramamurthy
Soho House is coming to Delhi (and South Mumbai)
The exclusive members-only club has new plans for India
By Condé Nast Traveller
‘The music of Meghalaya is a mix of indigenous music of the tribal communities with contemporary genres’
Anurag Banerjee’s latest work is an ode to the music and the people of Meghalaya
By Maahi Shah