Americans are eager to see the world as Covid curbs ease – but passport delays are posing a hurdle

The US State Department says it can take up to 13 weeks for it to process passport applications.

Jay L Zagorsky, The Conversation

· May 12, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Getting an Indian passport has always involved red tape, as files from the archives show

Leafing through the British Library’s Kashmir Residency Records.

John O’Brien

· Oct 02, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Bad design: The Mumbai local train is the city’s lifeline. Why is the network so difficult to use?

These local trains carry more people in a week than the entire population of Spain. Shouldn't the signs be designed better?

Dwarkanath Prabhu

· Feb 12, 2018 · 11:30 am

For flyers with disabilities, the turbulence at airports never stops

A para-cyclist had his prosthetic leg yanked off during a security check in Bengaluru, showing that airports still have not learnt any lessons in sensitivity.

Nipun Malhotra

· Oct 22, 2016 · 05:30 pm

How I learnt to stop being a ‘traveller’ and stay at home

Not everyone wants to be an urban nomad, passport in hand and hair fluttering in the breeze.

Sayalee Karkare

· Oct 17, 2016 · 11:30 am

Berlin has banned homeowners from renting out flats on Airbnb – here’s why

Noisy tourists are putting a strain on Berlin's rental market.

Douglas Robertson, The Conversation

· May 16, 2016 · 11:30 pm

The rise of the whiny air passenger

Everyone loves to complain about airline travel, leading to what the airline industry has called the "entitled passenger".

Cameron Gordon, The Conversation

· Dec 15, 2015 · 03:00 pm