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A culinary walking tour of Lucknow

— by Prateek Hira
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Lucknow
Kangra Fort, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India

A day out in the Kangra Valley

— by Passang Sherpa
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Dharamshala
Himalayas
Oberoi Wildflower Hall

A dose of the aristocratic good life at Oberoi Wildflower Hall

— by Sunit Mikhija
History
Places to stay
Shimla
Himalayas

A haveli-style hotel with royal flair

— by Kunwar Adhiraj Sing Shahpura
Culture
History
Places to stay
Jaipur

A historical walking tour of Lucknow

— by Prateek Hira
Culture
History
Trips to take
Lucknow

A morning in Pelling

— by Kabir Chettri
Culture
History
Trips to take
Pelling
Himalayas
Abe's Farm

A peaceful escape to Abe’s Farm

— by Bryan Ocampo
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Philippines

A quiet spot along the Great Wall

— by Lily Li
Active
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Beijing

A stroll through the Forbidden City

— by Xiaolin Zhang
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing

A taste of Jodhpur's heritage at The Rohet House

— by Avijit Singh
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
A decorative fountain at the Taj Nadesar Palace in Varanasi

A touch of royal splendour at Taj Nadesar Palace

— by Amit Tandon
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Varanasi

A walk through history in the streets of old Bangalore

— by Praveen Singh
History
Trips to take
Bangalore

A walk through Kochi’s culture pot

— by Sajayan Thottakara
History
Trips to take
Kochi
Kerala
Alleppey walking tour

A walk through old-world Alleppey

— by Rani John
History
Trips to take
Alleppey
Kerala

A walk through Stellenbosch’s artisanal food and drink scene

— by Simone Jacobs
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Stellenbosch

A walk through the past in Pondicherry’s shady lanes

— by Bishwajit Banik
Culture
History
Trips to take
Pondicherry

A walking tour of historic Stone Town

— by Pascal Dzombo
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Zanzibar
A wander through the muslim quarter of Xi'an

A wander through the Muslim quarter of Xi'an

— by Simone Sturla
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Xi'an

A warm family welcome and a slice of quintessential Africa at Three Tree Hill Lodge

— by Cheryl Blackburn
Culture
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Drakensberg

Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal

— by Bhanu Jodha
History
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

All roads lead to the Golden Temple

— by Kuldeep Singh Jodha
Culture
History
Trips to take
Amritsar

An evening of traditional Chinese dance in Xi’an

— by Lily Li
Culture
History
Trips to take
Xi'an

An interlude of African history: The Victoria Falls Hotel

— by Temba Maripakuenda
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Victoria Falls

Arusha Coffee Lodge: a plantation getaway

— by Hazel Gumpo
Community
History
Places to stay
Arusha

Belur and Halebidu: masterpieces of the Hoysala Empire

— by Naga Subrahmanyam Garaga
History
Trips to take
Hassan
Brijrama Palace Hotel, Varanasi lit up in the evening

BrijRama Palace Hotel: the palace on the River Ganges

— by Rajeev Kumar
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Varanasi

Check out the steamy goings on at the artsy Turbine Hotel

— by Rudi Wagenaar
History
Places to stay
Knysna
The Garden Route

Claridges: where luxury reigns supreme

— by Vikram Aditya Singh
History
Places to stay
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Climb the Himalayas on a toy train

— by Kabir Chettri
History
Trips to take
Darjeeling
Himalayas

Colonial charm in a sprawling city garden at Taj West End

— by Shavir Bacha
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Bangalore

Contemplating the architectural marvel of Agra Fort

— by Prashant Upadhyay
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Agra
Mount Pinatubo crater lake

Crater lakes and volcanoes: the trek to Mount Pinatubo

— by Bryan Ocampo
Active
Adventure
Community
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Manila

Cycle through the Constantia Winelands

— by Sally Petersen
Active
Food & Drink
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town
Friendly local cyclists you may meet on a biking experience around Udaipur

Cycle through Udaipur at dawn

— by Sandeep Sharma
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan
An evening Aarti ceremony in Varanasi

Death and rebirth: a Varanasi night walk

— by Jeremy 'Jai' Oltmann
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Varanasi

Dera Mandawa, Jaipur’s top heritage homestay

— by Thakur Durga Singh
Community
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Discover Cape Town on foot

— by Sally Petersen
Active
Community
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town

Discover Cape Town’s history through food

— by Rupesh Kassen
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Cape Town

Discover highland forests, moors and royal roots in Aberdare National Park

— by Helen Austin
History
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Aberdares

Discover India’s oldest classical dance form with an expert

— by Shobanaa Bhalchandra
Culture
History
Trips to take
Chennai

Discover Jaipur’s architectural treasures on foot

— by Anirudh Shukla
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Discover Mauritian street food with the locals

— by Jaya Bissessur
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Mauritius

Discover the beginning of our species at the Cradle of Humankind

— by Christiane Glanz
History
Trips to take
Johannesburg

Discover the Cradle of Mankind at Olduvai Gorge

— by Philip Chami
History
Scenery
Trips to take
The Serengeti
Friendly locals in Varanasi’s northern bazaars

Discover the northern bazars and hidden alleys of Varanasi

— by Jeremy 'Jai' Oltmann
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Varanasi
Agra, India

Discover the untold stories of Agra’s Mughal women

— by Aayush Rathi
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle
Windhoek, Namibia

Discover Windhoek like a local

— by Nathan Nevonga
Community
History
Trips to take
Windhoek

Experience Kolkatan Adda: the never-ending conversation

— by Iftekhar Ahsan
History
Trips to take
Kolkata

Experience the magnificence of Amber Fort

— by Surendra Singh Rajawat
History
Trips to take
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan
Experiencing the gentler pace of mountain life in Takayama

Experiencing the gentler pace of mountain life in Takayama

— by Takeaki Shibuya
Active
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Takayama

Explore Chandni Chowk after dark

— by Gagan Anand
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle
Desert adapted elephants in Damaraland, Namibia

Explore Damaraland: peaks, petroglyphs and desert elephants

— by Daniel Heatly
Adventure
History
Places to go
Scenery
Wildlife
Damaraland

Explore Mumbai at dawn

— by Harshvardhan Tanwar
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Mumbai

Explore Mumbai’s colonial past

— by Harshvardhan Tanwar
Culture
History
Trips to take
Mumbai
Sesriem Canyon, Namibia

Explore Sesriem Canyon: a geological gem in the Namib Desert

— by Helen Austin
History
Places to go
Scenery
Namib Desert and Sossusvlei
Sidecar tours, Chapman's Peak

Explore the Cape Peninsula by sidecar

— by Tim Clarke
Adventure
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town

Explore the true essence of Amritsar

— by Aayush Rathi
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Amritsar
Exploring Beijing's politics and history

Exploring Beijing's politics & history

— by Xiaolin Zhang
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing

Exploring Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park

— by Patrick Loyer
History
Trips to take
Hiroshima
Wooden bench in Vigan

Exploring UNESCO-listed Vigan

— by Richie B. Cavinta
Culture
History
Trips to take
Vigan

Fatehpur Sikri: a city designed for grandeur

— by Bhanu Jodha
History
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

Fort-side luxury at RAAS Jodhpur

— by Sheikh I Rahaman
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Jodhpur
Rajasthan

Forte Kochi: a history unravelled

— by Sajeesh N
History
Places to stay
Kochi
Kerala

From steam trains to tea farms: a day in lesser-known Shizuoka

— by Patrick Loyer
Food & Drink
History
Places to go
Scenery
Shizuoka

Fugitives' Drift: where the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift come to life

— by Nicky Rattray
History
Places to stay
Wildlife
The Battlefields

G&Ts, afternoon tea and a slice of nostalgia at Ooty's Taj Savoy

— by Khyati Umrao
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Ooty

Get a taste of Old Delhi with a local

— by Dhruv Gupta
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Get under the skin of Japan on an escorted group tour

— by Richard Pearson
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Places to go
Scenery
Japan
Getting an insider view of old Kyoto

Getting an insider view of old Kyoto

— by Claire Ross
Culture
History
Trips to take
Kyoto
Gion Yoshi-Ima, Kyoto

Gion Yoshi-Ima: a Kyoto hideaway with a sense of history

— by Ms Makishima
History
Places to stay
Kyoto
Beautiful traditional architecture of Pragpur village, India

Grand havelis and Himalayan scenery on the Garli village walk

— by Vijai Lal
Active
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Pragpur
Himalayas

Gratitude: a charming home from home in a tranquil corner of Pondicherry

— by Sid Saikia
History
Places to stay
Pondicherry

Hampi: Remnants of a lost empire

— by Naga Subrahmanyam Garaga
History
Trips to take
Hampi
Experience remarkable Philippine sights like these hanging coffins in Sagada when you take a tailor-made holiday with Alfred&.

Hanging coffins and mountain scenery in Sagada

— by Rupert Andres
Active
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Sagada

Hear stories from the Battle of Spioenkop at Three Tree Hill

— by Cheryl Blackburn
Culture
History
Trips to take
Drakensberg

Heritage Madurai: a leafy oasis with a rich history

— by Gopakumar M
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Madurai

Home from home at the Colonel’s Retreat

— by Arun Khanna
Community
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Delhi
The Golden Triangle
Hotel Luna

Hotel Luna: the museum hotel in historic Vigan

— by Jonas King C. Zamora
History
Places to stay
Vigan

How to spend a day in Kyoto, from frenetic markets to real-life geishas

— by Hiroko Wakayama
Culture
History
Kyoto

How to spend a day in Tokyo - shrines, shoguns and the Shibuya Scramble

— by Ken Yoshioka
Culture
History
Places to go
Tokyo

In royal residence at Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace

— by Manu Sharma
History
Places to stay
Jodhpur
Rajasthan

Jodhpur: exploring an outdoor museum

— by Surendra Singh Rajawat
History
Trips to take
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
A smoking firepit at Jungle House in Shimla

Jungle House: your fairytale cottage in the Shimla hills

— by Karan Singh
History
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Shimla
Himalayas
King Kong scenery in Ninh Binh

King Kong scenery in Ninh Binh

— by Isabella
Adventure
History
Scenery
Trips to take

Kochi through the ages

— by Jibin V.R
Community
History
Trips to take
Kochi

Kolkata’s Grande Dame

— by Mr Mayan Dhawan
History
Places to stay
Kolkata

Learn how to swing a real samurai sword

— by Ken Yoshioka
Culture
History
Trips to take
Tokyo

Learn the stories of Agra with a local

— by Aayush Rathi
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

Lebua Lucknow: your heritage home

— by Kalpesh Agarwal
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Lucknow
Linkng past at present at The Temple of Heaven

Linking the past to the present at Beijing's Temple of Heaven

— by Simone Sturla
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing

Live like the guest of a Maharaja at the Metropole

— by Suman Nanaiah
History
Places to stay
Mysore

Loldia House: the colonial farmhouse overlooking Lake Naivasha

— by Keith Mwenesi
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Wildlife
Great Rift Valley Lakes
Making new friends in the Beijing hutongs

Making new friends in the Beijing hutongs

— by Lily Li
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Beijing

Meet the Hadzabe community

— by Joseph Awe
Adventure
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Lake Eyasi
Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town

Mount Nelson: lose yourself in an oasis in the lee of Table Mountain

— by Gabriella Palmer Bolton
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Cape Town

My Cape Town: explore with a local

— by Angelo Forbes
Community
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Cape Town

Oberoi Cecil: a viceregal revival among the cedar trees

— by Manav Gopal Mathur
History
Places to stay
Shimla

On the trail of the White Mughals

— by Jayanti Rajagopalan
History
Trips to take
Hyderabad
A cycling tour ready to depart in Pondicherry, India

Pedal in vintage style around Pondicherry’s historic centre

— by Manisha Ray
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Pondicherry
Ooty Toy train

Puffing through the Nilgiris on a historic toy train

— by Pon Dennis
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Ooty

Raj-era luxury at the Maiden’s Hotel

— by Puneet Kapoor
History
Places to stay
Romance
Unwind
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Ranjit Svaasa: a historic family haveli in Amritsar

— by Abhimanyu Mehra
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Amritsar

Relax by the ocean in Watamu and Malindi

— by Helen Austin
Culture
History
Places to go
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Malindi and Watamu

Relive the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift

— by Nicky Rattray
History
Trips to take
The Battlefields

Samode Haveli: a royal abode

— by Yugdeep Singh
History
Places to stay
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

See the alleyways of old Madurai through the eyes of a storyteller

— by Swarna Palaniswamy
Culture
History
Trips to take
Madurai

Stay at Haveli Dharampura, a family-run heritage hotel

— by Vidyun Goel
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Delhi
The Golden Triangle
The red-white facades of Judges Court Hotel in the Himalayan foothills

Stay at Judge’s Court, a country manor in the Himalayan foothills

— by Vijai Lal
Culture
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Pragpur
Himalayas

Stay at The Robertson Small Hotel, a historic Victorian manor

— by June Bouwer
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Robertson

Stay at the Taj Mahal Palace, a Mumbai institution

— by Sumukh Mishra
History
Places to stay
Romance
Mumbai

Stay in an authentic Japanese ryokan at Hoshokaku, Takayama

— by Katsuyoshi Dentani
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Takayama

Stay in the world’s whale-watching capital at Abalone Guest Lodge

— by Dijana Smal
History
Places to stay
Scenery
Unwind
Wildlife
Hermanus and Gansbaai
The elegant lobby at Svatma Thanjavur, Tanjore

Svatma: a serene and cultured bolthole in historic Tanjore

— by Vaibhav Pai
Culture
History
Places to stay
Unwind
Tanjore

Taj Connemara: a charmingly elegant window into the past

— by Vinay Manohar
History
Places to stay
Chennai

Taj Falaknuma Palace: A lavish welcome that sets the bar high

— by Shilpa Rameja
History
Places to stay
Hyderabad
The gleaming exterior and swimming pool of the Taj Fateh Prakash Palace in Udaipur

Taj Fateh Prakash Palace: Udaipur’s royal hotel

— by Shraddha Gupta
History
Places to stay
Romance
Scenery
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Taj Mahal at sunrise

— by Bhanu Jodha
History
Trips to take
Agra
The Golden Triangle

Take a stroll through Mysore’s princely history

— by Suresh Joseph
History
Trips to take
Mysore

Tales of gods, kings and daily life in Chennai’s oldest district

— by Lakshmi Shankar
Culture
History
Trips to take
Chennai

Taste Mumbai's top street food

— by Harshvardhan Tanwar
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Mumbai

Tea with the Nawab of Lucknow

— by Prateek Hira
Culture
History
Trips to take
Lucknow

Temples, monasteries and mountains: a Buddhist cultural tour

— by Passang Sherpa
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Dharamshala
Himalayas

The awe-inspiring landscapes of the Swartberg Mountains

— by Jan Bester
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Wildlife
Oudtshoorn
The Garden Route

The Imperial: A dip into Delhi's history

— by Bhuvnesh Kaul
Culture
History
Places to stay
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

The magic of Delhi by dawn

— by Eesha Singh
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

The not-so-simple cup of tea

— by Claire Ross
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Kyoto

The Old Delhi street photography tour

— by Rajeev Goyal
Community
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

The organic farm lunch and Iraqw tribe visit

— by Philip Chami
Community
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Ngorongoro Crater

The Oyster Box: coastal charm, blissful views and a celebrity cat

— by Roberto Rosa
Food & Drink
History
Places to stay
Umhlanga Rocks

The Rajbari Bawali: a passion project of 10 years in the making

— by Mr Ajay Rawla
History
Places to stay
Kolkata
A tale of two cities: Okayama and Hiroshima

The tale of two cities: Okayama & Hiroshima

— by Satoshi Inuki
History
Trips to take
Hiroshima

The Tsitsikamma woodcutter journey

— by Maxine Munnik
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Plettenberg Bay
The Garden Route
Winchester Hotel, Cape Town

The Winchester: Cape Town’s grande dame

— by Michael Liffmann
History
Places to stay
Cape Town
South Africa

The Zanzibar Spice Tour

— by Pascal Dzombo
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Trips to take
Zanzibar
See extraordinary wildlife like this Royal Bengal Tiger in Sariska National Park when you take a tailormade trip with Alfred&

Tiger territory and jungle forts with Sariska Safari Lodge

— by Jitender Sharma
History
Trips to take
Wildlife
Sariska
Rajasthan
Delhi rickshaw tour

Tour Old Delhi by rickshaw

— by Ritu Kalra
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Delhi
The Golden Triangle

Tour the Masroor Rock Temples

— by Passang Sherpa
Culture
History
Scenery
Trips to take
Palampur

Tour the temples and havelis of old Jaipur

— by Akshat Mathur
Active
Culture
History
Trips to take
Jaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan
An ornate fountain in Udaipur’s peaceful Saheliyon Ki Bari Gardens

Tour the watery city of Udaipur

— by Surendra Singh Rajawat
History
Trips to take
Udaipur
The Golden Triangle
Rajasthan

Tour Zanzibar's UNESCO-listed Stone Town

— by Dagmar Marrocco
Culture
Food & Drink
History
Places to go
Scenery
Zanzibar
Manila Cathedral, Intramuros

Touring Intramuros, Manila’s ancient walled city

— by Joanna Altomonte Abrera
Culture
History
Trips to take
Manila

Uncover Old and New Delhi with a savvy local

— by Prashant Upadhyay
Culture
History
Trips to take
Delhi

Visalam: a Chettiar mansion turned chic, sustainable bolthole

— by Febin Thomas
Community
Culture
History
Places to stay
Chettinad

Visit a floating shrine on Miyajima Island

— by Patrick Loyer
History
Trips to take
Hiroshima
Miyajima

Visit a Maasai village with Chief Lobulo

— by Chief Lobulo
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Tarangire

Visit Lake Eyasi and its ancient Datoga community

— by Joseph Awe
Adventure
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Lake Eyasi
Traditional dance at the Damara Living Museum

Visit the Damara Living Museum

— by Becky Souissi
Community
Culture
History
Places to go
Damaraland

Visit the Karen Blixen Museum

— by Christine Macharia
History
Trips to take
Nairobi
Entrance Robben Island

Visit townships and Robben Island on the Walk to Freedom

— by Khonaye Tuswa
Community
Culture
History
Trips to take
Cape Town

Visiting the Terracotta Warriors

— by Xiaolin Zhang
History
Trips to take
Xi'an

Walk Kolkata in the footsteps of the Raj

— by Iftekhar Ahsan
History
Trips to take
Kolkata

Wild deer, colourful temples and the world's biggest bronze Buddha: Nara Park, Kyoto

— by Hiroko Wakayama
History
Trips to take
Wildlife
Nara

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