Grumpy traveller: Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan regrets Indians do not treat the trains as they would their own homes
Grumpy traveller: Bill Aitken
Author and mountain lover Bill Aitken feels that Indian Railways could do much better where food served on the trains is concerned.
Grumpy traveller: Atul Kasbekar
Read about the fashion photographer–s bitter-sweet feelings for the Indian Railways.
Grumpy traveller: Malaika Arora Khan
Find out why the Bollywood siren, Malaika Arora Khan, detest Indian trains.
A night in Delhi’s Air Traffic Control Room
Air Traffic Control is like playing chess, long distance, with live explosives. It is the second most stressful job in the world after precision surgery.
A doll from Tokyo
These beautifully painted ceramic dolls, available in a variety of shapes and sizes, are one of the best souvenirs to bring back home from a trip to Japan.
Frozen in time: The Kalka-Shimla Toy Train
The historic Kalka-Shimla Toy Train which connected the Indian plains to the summer capital Shimla, made its maiden journey in 1903 with Lord Curzon himself on board
Imperial Airways
Imperialists. We owe them so much: cricket, parliamentary democracy, long haul air travel
Grumpy Traveller: Surviving Kabul
The author felt an earthquake in his stomach after a heavy meal of naans and kababs in Kabul
Responsible tourism: an effort by CGH Earth Group
Jose Dominic–s daringly original leadership of the CGH Earth Group is rooted entirely in responsible tourism.
Easy to tote waterproof trekking jacket
This waterproof trekking jacket for women from Decathlon makes for a great travel gear as it can be packed in its own pocket.
Water purifying water bottle
LifeStraw Go, with its SteriPEN filter, lets you have safe drinking water wherever you go.
Paris, 1783
Artist Louis-Alexander Bouteloup recorded the spectacle that surrounded the hydrogen balloon lift-off in Paris.