Hospitality is as old as human civilization, as humans have been traveling for trade, education or pilgrimage. As the oldest living civilization India has a tradition called – Atithi Devo Bhava, which essentially means that an unannounced guest is comparable to Devatas or Gods. Our ancient cities, towns, villages and even our pathways had provisions […]

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Earlier this month, I got the opportunity to participate in the first ever Travel Writer’s conclave in India by any state tourism board. It was hosted by UP Tourism at the capital city of the state – Lucknow. UP Travel Writers conclave was preceded by a 3-day tour for the participating travel writers from across […]

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Flights are one of the most expensive parts of a travel itinerary. I know hotels can be expensive too, but there are alternatives to hotels. You can always find the one that fits your budget. Airlines operate in a range and unless you plan well in advance, you are not going to get them cheap […]

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I keep hearing about Travel Insurance but have never bought one. I was not even sure if I need to buy Travel Insurance for short trips. And I know that for certain countries you need to buy travel insurance to get a Visa. But then there are quite a few nations where travel insurance is […]

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Years back, I experimented with Rural Tourism. And years later I got to be on it again as part of a Government initiative. So I thought of creating a list of such organizations in India. Rural Tourism Organizations, India Here is a list of organizations across the regions of India. North India Himalayan Village, Sonapani, […]

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National Geographic Traveller India (NGTI) magazine’s editor Niloufer Venkatraman speaks about the magazine’s presence in India for last one year. National Geographic Traveller India Interview with Niloufer Venkatraman Tell us about the legacy that National Geographic brings to India and how India is going to enrich it further? Niloufer Venkatraman: In 1888, a group of 33 […]

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In every age, I guess there are some people who are explorers and wanderers at heart. In ancient days, these people used to travel from city to city, from kingdom to kingdom. Telling the tales of their culture and absorbing the cultures that they visited. Some of them had a vision and wrote their travelogues. […]

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Go to this link and see What Kind of Traveler you are: What Kind of Traveler you are For me it reads I am a ‘Rough Traveler’. And goes on to say ‘When the going gets tough, the tough guy gets going! Sleep outside, hike up mountains, eat raw lizards for breakfast, that’s his perfect […]

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