Travel Tales
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The world’s top tourism spots want you to stay home next holiday season
As a surge of selfie-taking visitors ruin neighbourhoods and the environment, there is a growing backlack in cities from Europe to Asia.
Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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How do Crazy Rich Indians holiday? They rent Ronaldo’s yacht or ask Coldplay to sing their playlist
For the uber rich, a trip to Ibiza or the Seychelles won’t do.
Gauri Bhatia
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In sketches: An illustrator’s exuberant, eccentric tour of Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore and Kerala
Paul Fernandes talks about his new coffee table book.
Soumya Rao
Trending
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
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An 18th-century letter to Bombay shows what it was like to be in service of the East India Company
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In Godhra, Bilkis Bano convicts felicitated by RSS member soon after their release
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First synthetic embryos grown by scientists raise serious ethical questions
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Sharenting: The psychology behind the viral ‘vacation surprise for kids’ videos on YouTube
For every excited kid, there’s one who’s crying, screaming or simply perplexed.
Jenna Drenten, The Conversation
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For Indian millennials, travel is a way of life – and they’re even taking loans to fund it
Youngsters are increasingly turning to fin-tech companies and peer-to-peer lending platforms to finance their wanderlust.
Reem Khokhar
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A temple in Himachal Pradesh stands as a beacon of hope for religious tolerance
Surrounded by mountains and a river flowing below, the Trilokinath temple brings together people from two faiths – Hinduism and Buddhism.
Avantika Mehta
Video
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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‘Looks like fried rice’: Comedian Saloni Gaur’s mother, grandmother roast her in spoof on complexion
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The women who track endangered Ugandan mountain gorillas, and help tourists meet them
Their work in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is protecting half of the world’s 880 remaining gorillas.
Priyanka Vora
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‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ did what most travel shows fail to – give a nuanced view of Africa
The television personality rejected the monolithic way media outlets have depicted the continent's diverse cultures and populations.
Jacob Henry, The Conversation
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A rarely heard history of the Maldives unfolds in a British writer’s island chronicles
Daniel Bosley goes beyond the country’s politics and tourism and presents a glimpse into its Buddhist past, indigenous medicine tradition and cuisine.
Omkar Khandekar
The Reel
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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A foreigner’s journey moving along the borders of Pakistan
I see border crossings as solitary places stranded between two countries; neither here nor there – an emblem of myself.
Rocio Otero, The Herald
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We have a new word for that feeling when travel makes the ordinary seem new: Allokataplixis
It is a gift, usually unacknowledged, that the traveller offers to the places they visit.
Liam Heneghan
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Watch: This man went on an exchange trip around Europe, swapping items with strangers everywhere
From latex shorts to gluten-free pasta, a glowing soft toy, and even dog tags.
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The Field
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Cricket: Mohammad Siraj signed by Warwickshire for final three County Championship matches
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Zimbabwe vs India, 1st ODI: Gill, Dhawan and Chahar help India register dominating 10-wicket win
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Tennis: Dominic Thiem, Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin among US Open wild cards
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Premier League: Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte charged for clash during Chelsea-Spurs draw
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Ultimate Kho Kho: Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas; Gujarat Giants complete hat-trick of wins