Travel
Festive fervour in the city
By Swetha Amit | 14 Nov 2012
With festivity in the air, the city of Mumbai is abuzz with all the excitement that surrounds Diwali. Swetha Amit’s article filled with information makes a great read for the quintessential Diwali shopper
The grand Ganpati show
By Swetha Amit | 28 Sep 2012
Mumbai is known for the joyous communal celebration of the Ganpati festival, when the nooks and corners of the city are lit up and crowds stream from idol to idol unable to decide which one is the best. Swetha Amit gives readers the low-down on the festival
On the sweet trail
By Shweta Amit | 18 Aug 2012
During Ramadan, the Minara Masjid lane on Mohammed Ali Road, Mumbai, turns into a foodie’s fairyland with delights to treat incurable sweet-toothed souls, says Swetha Amit, who visited it one evening as the devout were feasting after day-long fasting
A tented jungle paradise
By Swetha Amit | 17 Jul 2012
Africa is a land known by its wildlife. Swetha Amit spends a few days living in a tent, observing Africa's jungle denizens at close quarters and tasting its exotic cusines and meats and accompaniments
Tribal tales from East Africa
By Swetha Amit | 25 Apr 2012
Meeting tribes that drink the blood of their cattle for sustenance, boys who kill lions to be accepted as men and bridegrooms who pay a bride price of cows to get an eligible bride make Swetha Amit's East Africa visit an intriguing experience
Spiritual awakening in the land of the gompas
By Swetha Amit | 25 Jan 2012
Three-storey-high Buddha statues, stupas and monasteries that look like they have been cut out from fairytale books and yaks with floor-sweeping hair are some of the unusual sights you see when you visit Ladakh, says Swetha Amit
Kashmir: Paradise on earth
By Swetha Amit | 17 Aug 2011
“If there is a heaven on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here,” exclaimed Emperor Jahangir when he saw Kashmir, and Swetha Amit agrees wholeheartedly
Netrani: The unexplored paradise
By Swetha Amit | 27 May 2011
Experience 'aha' moments of discovery while snorkelling or scuba diving in Netrani's crystal clear waters, says Swetha Amit, who experienced several such moments
Flight into fantasy land
By Swetha Amit | 18 Feb 2011
A trip to Universal Studios in Singapore arouses childlike enthusiasm in Swetha Amit and provides her a quick visit back into childhood
Resplendence of the Red Sea
By Shweta Amit | 29 Dec 2010
Acquire fins and live out your fantasy of becoming a merman or mermaid, says Swetha Amit in her description of her diving expedition into the wondrous undersea world of the Red Sea
Splendours of the Sahara
By Swetha Amit | 14 Oct 2010
It's not mummies and pyramids that Swetha Amit remembers when she thinks back on her trip to the Sahara, it is the desert in all its hues
Blue crabs of Baltimore
By Supriya Sanzagiri | 15 Sep 2010
Supriya Sanzagiri visits Baltimore, the birthplace of the 'Star Spangled Banner’ , the national anthem of the United States of America, and partakes of the city's unpolluted sea breeze, delicious crab cakes and other offerings
Tadoba: Call of the wild
By Swetha Amit | 13 Jul 2010
Swetha Amit describes an excursion into the jungles of Tadoba, where she catches rare glimpses of the majestic tiger
The train — journey into the inner self
By Karl Rosario | 04 Feb 2010
Born and brought up in the United States and eager to experience India firsthand, Karl Rosario travels to India. The teenager is overwhelmed by the reality that is India, but soon realises that it has another face
Fatehpur Sikri — abandoned, yet cherished
By Shalini R Menon | 10 Dec 2009
Take a walk through a ghost city with Shalini R Menon, wander through deserted courtyards, forgotten niches and paved garden pathways
Living jewels of the Arabian Sea
By Swetha Amit | 08 Oct 2009
Gleaming corals, shimmering sand and fantastic underwater experiences — the Lakshadweep islands are all you would want in a beach holiday, says Swetha Amit
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Lens eye view
By Matt McHugh | 18 Sep 2009
André Fanthome is always looking for that unique or telling image, writes Matt McHugh
A hometown perspective
By Matt McHugh | 04 Sep 2009
Matt McHugh and his sister head off for parts well-known but ill-explored in an attempt to experience the full measure of their hometown, Pittsburgh
Talking Turkey
By Arundhuti Dasgupta | 27 Aug 2009
A country steeped in history weaves its unique tapestry of colours for tourists, writes Arundhuti Dasgupta
Insane in India, loving every bit of it
By Sharell Cook | 22 Aug 2009
Recently back in Mumbai after a gruelling auto rickshaw driving odyssey, Australian travel writer Sharell Cook narrates her experiences in an exclusive to domain-b
Off the beaten path in Kerala
By Shalini R Menon | 04 Aug 2009
A few interesting destinations for the leisurely traveller in God's own country, listed by Shalini R Menon
Call of the Alps
By Aruna Rathod | 10 Jul 2009
Besides snow-covered mountains, Switzerland has a lot to offer. Aruna Rathod experiences the beauty of its green plains and vibrant cities.
Mystical Maldives
By Akhila Thyli Hemanth | 05 May 2009
Get prepared to be charmed and dazzled by the brilliance of the Maldives says Akhila Thyli Hemanth
Exotic shores along emerald waters
By Mary Thomas | 07 Mar 2009
Mary Thomas takes you through the emerald backwaters of Kerala, the hottest tourist destination in India
The Love of Paris!
By Anu Warrier | 13 Feb 2009
Anu Warrier takes you on a charming journey through the city of food, romance and Asterix!
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