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Kashmir: a possible paradise – but still without freedom

  • 18/06/2022
  • Teja
Squeezed uncomfortably above the far north of India and with a number of unappealing neighbours, Kashmir has had a terrible last 30 years. Teja reports.
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Hauling injured climbers off Everest

  • 05/05/2022
  • David Koo
After a couple of disrupted years, it's likely that even more climbers will crowd Everest this year - and some will get injured. David Koo will be there to pick up the pieces.
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Bali: hot and humid but welcome to a wedding

  • 22/02/2022
  • Hazel Holloway
Hazel Holloway flies into Bali and finds heat, humidity - and a whole lot of love. Though the sun never shows she has the time of her life.
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Sikkim
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Buddhist Sikkim: mountains in a time of Covid

  • 12/01/2022
  • D B Goman
Even as illness stalks the Himalayas, D B Goman finds there's plenty to think about in Sikkim's mountain kingdom.
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Sri Lanka – 24 hours in Colombo

  • 10/12/2021
  • Donna Richardson
With just 24 hours to spend in Sri Lanka, Donna Richardson headed to the capital Colombo and commandeered a ‘tuk tuk’ to see the sights in a city break with a difference.
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Kunming Green Lake Park
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Kunming, Yunnan – China’s most exciting art city

  • 29/07/2021
  • Katrine Levine
Katrine Levin’s mission is to discover extraordinary art from places that are less explored and for her, the Yunnan Province in China is the perfect location to find rich experiences.
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When students trek for ‘charidee’ (think of the kiddies)

  • 20/06/2021
  • Elize Downing
Round-Britain runner Elize Downing remembers her first great adventure, a university charity trek to Nepal's base camp
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A touch of caste colours a Himalayan trek

  • 03/03/2021
  • D B Goman
Most travellers to India surf across the caste system without dwelling too closely on how they rank. On a trip to the Himalayas D B Goman tries to walk the delicate line between respecting the caste system while also thinking it's unfair and ridiculous.
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Vomit on the tracks – the Tamil Nadu Express

  • 23/11/2020
  • Colin Todhunter
Colin Todhunter needs to get from Delhi to Chennai and chooses to go by train. But any railway journey in India - let alone such a long one - is always an experience.
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Vientiane, Laos: not what I imagined, but that’s Travel

  • 26/10/2020
  • Paul Michelson
Paul Michelson visits the Southeast Asian country of Laos and finds it's capital city challenges his preconceptions. Not least because there seems not a lot goes on. Apart from a mysterious set of gleaming golf clubs.
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  • Europe

Turkish delights in Istanbul’s many markets

  • 29/06/2020
  • Elizabeth von Pier
Elizabeth von Pier explores the frenetic world of Turkey's finest markets in the capital city, Istanbul.
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Bhutan tigers nest temple
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Why a motorcycle tour is the best way to experience Bhutan

  • 06/03/2020
  • Paul Tom
The Kingdom of Bhutan has an index of happiness. Paul Tom says there's no better way to experience it than on your own vintage motorcycle.
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India to Afghanistan (almost) by 70’s Hippy Bus

  • 05/02/2020
  • Donal Conlon
In the glory days of the overland trail Donal Conlon push-starts his way across Asia on a dodgy bus. Along the way they somehow heard that Elvis died, so probably 1977.
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‘Victory Day’ in Kazakhstan: bittersweet memories of WWII

  • 04/02/2020
  • Ski Krieger
'Victory Day' is celebrated throughout Russia and the former Soviet satellite states. Ski Krieger explores the somewhat nuanced nationalism in Almaty, the Kazakh capital.
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Yala NP, Sri Lanka
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Yala National Park: more man than beast?

  • 29/01/2020
  • Jude Perera
Jude Perera takes his family to see the wildlife in Yala, Sri Lanka's prime game park. But though he finds a few animals he sees a lot more tourists. Yala is getting crowded.
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Following The Beatles on an Indian Tour

  • 29/12/2019
  • Tom Herstad
It might seem niche, but Tom Herstad finds there's plenty of sense structuring a tour of India around 1960's pop icons.
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On roads that echo: bicycling too far. Part 1: Asia

  • 27/10/2019
  • Charlie Walker
Charlie Walker cycles far too far - though not fast - as he pedals across India on his way to Africa. Here there's a river in the way.
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Looking for the Dalai Lama? Forget Dharamsala, he’s not there

  • 06/10/2019
  • Sara McMurry
Sara McMurry finds few Tibeta deities in Daramsala, so she heads off, more usefully, to Mcleodganj,
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Arranged marriages in India: can and do they work?

  • 06/09/2019
  • Sara McMurry
Sara McMurry takes a considered look at arranged marriages, as they happen in Asia, and wonders whether they might just work.
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Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
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Day 1 of a tiger safari in Ranthambore, India

  • 01/09/2019
  • Bhupender Gupta
Bhupender Gupta heads from Mumbai to Rajasthan to see one of India's most famous tiger reserves - and the very first day brings sightings.
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  • Central Asia

A few thoughts about Caste from an Indian village

  • 06/08/2019
  • Sara McMurry
Sara McMurray wrestles with one of India's most intractable problems: the enduring issue of caste.
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Cow in bin, India
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Nothing and everything, spiritual India has it all

  • 22/07/2019
  • Kip Brook
Kip Brook finds a visit to India a thoroughly transformative experience.
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Himalays, Bhutan
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In Bhutan’s Thunder Dragon’s Tigers Nest

  • 11/07/2019
  • Will Ottley
Will Ottley ventures into the Himalaya's 'Secret Kingdom', where happiness is a social aim and tradition is perfectly preserved.
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A shopping trip in Jaiselmer and how to test Pashminas

  • 06/07/2019
  • Sara McMurry
Sara McMurry goes shopping in Jaiselmer and learns how to identify a genuine Pashmina.
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  • Central Asia

In praise of Karnataka’s useful coconuts

  • 08/06/2019
  • Adam Clapham
Adam Clapham's portrait of small-village life in India includes a paen to the humble coconut - and it's alcoholic potential.
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A day in the life of a rural Indian school

  • 06/06/2019
  • Sara McMurry
When Sara McMurry stops working she doesn't retire. She goes off on a series of volunteering stints teaching children in rural India, In this extract she's teaching in a village near Shiv in the deserts of Rajasthan.
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Intruder drama in a small village in South India

  • 08/05/2019
  • Adam Clapham
Adam Clapham's new book portrays daily life in a small Karnataka village. In this extract a straggler strays into town.
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Baku, Azerbaijan
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  • Central Asia

At the end of a gun in Azerbaijan

  • 13/04/2019
  • Ski Krieger
Ski Krieger discovers the vital importance, in the Caucasus, of not being a CIA spy. As this brings the risk of sudden death.
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Cappadocia, Turkey
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  • Europe

Fairy chimneys, cave churches and underground cities

  • 01/02/2019
  • Elizabeth von Pier
Turkey's Cappadocia region is an iconic destination. Elizabeth von Pier tours the world's most indiosyncratic desert destinations.
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Murat Aksoy, carpet vendor
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A taste of Turkish Delight in the markets of Istanbul

  • 24/12/2018
  • Elizabeth von Pier
Elizabeth von Pier takes tea and time to explore the shopping opportunities in Turkey's greatest city.
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Signs of colonialism fading in present-day Mumbai

  • 12/12/2018
  • Lee Ruddin
Lee Ruddin finds history hangs heavy as he finds while he's getting selfies against Bombay's famous Gateway to India, everyone else chooses their background as the Taj. And that's the Taj Hotel, not the wonder-of-the-world in Agra.
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Anzihe Nature Reserve, China
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Panda-tracking tales from China’s Anzihe reserve

  • 12/11/2018
  • Kyle Obermann
Photographer Kyle Oberman talks to the Travelmag about his expedition into China in search of the elusive - and endangered - panda bears.
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Pamir region between Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan
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Trapped between the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

  • 12/10/2018
  • Yuri Drobkov
There are 18 icy, wolf-infested kilometres between these two countries. Yuri Drobkov has the choice between freezing and getting eaten in the wastes of Central Asia.
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‘Catch 22’ means no local SIM card for you in provincial India

  • 11/10/2018
  • Teja
Everyone told Teja that English was widely spoken in India, and getting a SIM card would be easy. But when she flies into Varanasi she finds neither statement true.
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How to buy sapphires in a Sri Lankan street market

  • 09/08/2018
  • Kim Rix
Experienced gemologist Kim Rix outlines what to look for in sapphires and how to safely buy them abroad. In her new book she's already outlined what to look for. Now she tells you how to buy.
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Nepalese Himalaya
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A golden idol and bloody sacrifice above the Himalayan clouds

  • 06/07/2018
  • Yuri Drobkov
Heading up into Nepal's highlands by bus, Yuri Drobkov stumbles into a pretty exotic bit of authentic culture.
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Top five places to visit in India during Monsoons

  • 06/07/2018
  • Jack Cage
Most travellers to the Indian Sub-Continent steer clear during its seasonal rains. Jack Cage says this is the time to capture the real spirit of the country.
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Expat living and working in India: what you need to know

  • 12/03/2018
  • Richard Michael
Expat life in India can be terrific, but there is plenty of red tape. Let Richard Michael be your guide to cut through the beaurocracy.
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