Motoring through the Aravallis after the monsoon has set in is a special experience. The dusty hills come alive with their new coats of green, like sheep growing back their fleece after the hot summer in preparation for the winter to come. Leaving the urban sprawl of Jaipur behind, my daughter Mallika and I drive…
Oslo often gets overlooked in favour of Stockholm and Copenhagen by visitors to Scandinavia. But being small and compact it has the advantage that you can quickly cover a lot of distance on foot and from a design standpoint, there is plenty of new and amazing architecture to see. Here’s our guide to the city.…
Watching Bangladesh play Pakistan at cricket isn’t exactly on my bucket list of things to do! But when the venue is Lord’s and the occasion is the World Cup that can definitely tip the balance. Being the beneficiary of a generous Bangladeshi fan who couldn’t make it, it was a surreal experience sitting among a…
This article has originally appeared in the September 2019 edition of Golf Digest India magazine.
Smack bang in the middle of the Indian subcontinent is the giant sprawling state of Madhya Pradesh. And lying in the centre of the state is its unassuming capital of Bhopal. As a tourist destination, Bhopal has little to offer – unlike Jaipur or Hyderabad it was never the seat of a great empire. And…
At first glance Port Blair seems like an unprepossessing Indian market town, but dig deeper and you will find a fascinating colonial history.
At daybreak, I stand at the edge of the great forest where it gives way to the vastness of the Indian Ocean. Behind me is a vaulted cloister of giant Mahua trees that blocks out the sky. In front of me, a single wave rises to form a cylinder of the most impossible blue as…
If you took your map of Spain and threw it into a tub of water, the shrunken version that would emerge would likely to be an accurate representation of Castilla y León. A sprawling land of ancient Spanish kingdoms, dotted with beautiful towns, each with its own castle and cathedrals, Spain’s largest region follows the national…
