Not all trains are the same: these are just some of the variations around the world. Monorail A monorail train runs on a single rail, instead of on a track or two rails. It is either suspended from the rail or straddles it...

First actor Thespis was the first performer ever recorded. He was an actor in Greece in 534BC. At this time, Greek actors used masks, and Thespis was the first to use stage make-up. World’s oldest theatres The oldest ind...

What is an Oscar? The Academy Awards of scars are the most famous of all film awards. They have been presented since 1929. The awards are voted for by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science, which has more than 5,500 ...

Which trek should I choose? When do I go? How do I prepare? These are some of the questions that will arise once you decide to go on a trekking holiday. The kind of hike you end up doing will depend on your level of physical fit...

During the British Raj, English civil servants, merchants and adventurers regularly fled the heat of the plains for the hills on fishing or shooting expeditions. The ‘bandobast’ for these trips was phenomenal: shikara to track a...

State Uttaranchal -India Location High up in the Kumaon hills at 6,000ft, Ranikhet is 54 km from Nainital and 354 km NE of Delhi Route from Delhi NH24 to Rampur via Hapur, Gajrauia and Moradabad; NH87 to Kathgodam via Rudrapu...

State Himachal Pradesh,INDIA Location in the Shivaliks at 6,400 ft, overlooking the plains of Punjab, 77km from Shimla Route from Delhi NH1 to Ambala; NH22 to Dharampur via Panchkula and Pinjore; state road to Kasauli. Str...

Disbelief registers quickly on most people’s faces when I tell them that India has an active volcano. Well, the truth is that India does have volcanoes. And, historically, the most active volcano along the volcanic arc extending...

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED State Tamil Nadu,INDIA Location the Red Hills area, 28 km from Ooty, is in an ecologically fragile zone of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve where no more development can happen, 325 km S of Bangalore.

STATE: Uttranchal,INDIA Just a short way out of Delhi, a towering statue of Hanuman announces the crossing of the sacred River Ganga at Garhmukteshwar on the highway to the hills. Another tall Hanuman greets you when you fin...

State Himachal Pradesh,India. Location a wooded retreat at 7,054 ft, 89km from Kalka and 351 km N of Delhi Route from Delhi NH1 to Ambala via Panipat and Karnal; NH22 to Kandaghat via Panchkula, Kalka and Dharampur; state road...

ADVENTURE TRAVELING-FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR White Christmas? Whether or not we believe in Christmas, snow is an unfamiliar thrill for most of us. Perennial ‘snow points’ like the Rohtang Pass offer stale pa...

TRAVELING ADVENTURES-I Heli- Skiing Adventure- sports enthusiasts climb a hill, strap on a pair of skis, and come rushing down snow-covered slopes. That’s skiing. Committed adrenaline junkies fly in a heli-copter to a tall...

ADVENTURE TRAVELING-PART-IV Rann of Kutch (Gujarat, India) The desert is not always a waste. Head for the 18,000 sq km area in the north of Gujarat to find out how much of a waste it isn’t. The Great Rann was originally an e...

ADVENTURE TRAVELING -PART-III (RAJASTHAN) Horse Safaris, Rajasthan Amid the havelis of Shekhawati, the fort at Nawalgarh is the base for Shekhawati Brigade Horse Safaris. A well-oiled operation brings you the best of...

KULLU SHAWLS (INDIA) Kullu’s famous shawls evolved from the pattu, the traditional dress of the valley. A three-meter length of hand-woven wool, the pattu is worn by women like a tunic, wrapped round the body and fastened at ...

ITALY-FOR TRAVELERS Let me guide you how to a visit Italy if you have just 3 days Dreading the delirium of the half-a-day-per city method. First day: Choose Verona, because it’s small and less sought-after...

COAST TO COAST (BEACHES OF INDIA) India’s 7,600-km-long coastline is –apart from famous interruptions like Goa-virtually one huge stretch of untouched beach. The best-kept secrets are in the east, but the sun has by no means...

Adventure Travel In India It’s only in India, a country full of adventure, joy and fun. Kettuvallam High adventure for the unadventurous. If all you want from a holiday is to lie back in a sweet waterborne room, and wa...

MANILA –FOR TRAVELERS At one o’clock on a weekday night Manila’s Roxas Boulevard (of Baywallk, as I is better known) is buzzing with a variety of entertainment. A group of young stand-up comedians in lurid polyester overalls,...