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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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll
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Sun setting on the Commonwealth Games: Is it time to say goodbye to the multi-sport event?
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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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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Gemini: Google posts videos of what its new AI model can do
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Watch: Panic among passengers after spotting flames under Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi coach
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‘Not pregnant, lost my uterus to cancer’: TV journalist responds to email criticising her outfit
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Watch: Three rare white lion cubs born in Venezuelan zoo
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‘This year baby Jesus is in rubble’: Nativity scene in Bethlehem church is in solidarity with Gaza
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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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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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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.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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WPL 2024: From Wyatt to Athapaththu, foreign players who can start a bidding war at the auction
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India go down to Spain in second group match
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Badminton, Guwahati Masters Super 100: Karthikeya, Crasto/Ponnappa enter quarter-finals
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Weightlifting, IWF Grand Prix II: Bindyarani fails to complete; N Ajith returns underwhelming show
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England Tour of India: Sciver-Brunt, Wyatt lead visitors to victory in first T20I