India has more than 7,500 km of coastline, but ask travellers to name the best beach in India and the answers go far beyond Goa. A recent discussion among Indian travellers produced recommendations ranging from the white-sand beaches of the Andaman Islands to quiet stretches of the Konkan coast, Karnataka’s lesser-known beaches and Kerala favourites … Read more
A hotel room is usually treated as a place to sleep between sightseeing trips. But some hotels reverse that equation. The mountain, lake, forest, monument or ocean outside the window becomes the main attraction. You stop planning a packed itinerary because sitting on the balcony with tea suddenly feels like a perfectly valid travel activity. … Read more
A small overgrown cemetery behind a forgotten church in Thalassery holds the bones of the man who shaped Kerala’s plantation economy, the wife of Pazhassi Raja’s killer, and the founder of Brennen College. Nobody has bothered to put up a signboard.
