Travel & Leisure
A Dark Amsterdam Tour of Female-on-Sale Windows in The Netherlands
A former prostitute took me for a walk around the red-light area. Prostitution in The Netherlands has been legal for almost 200 years and is both taxed and unionised.
The Raj on the Ridge
Situated at a height of about 6,700 feet, Kasauli is a mere 31 miles uphill from Chandigarh. I start early in the morning so I can stop for breakfast at Giani’s dhaba, a flourishing roadside eatery…
These Road-Tripper Seniors Are Giving Today’s Millennials Some Serious Travel Goals
While today’s millennials are rewriting what it means to be young in the 21st century, the silver-haired generation is not taking a backseat either.
The General and the Ladies
Near the LoC at Turtuk in Ladakh, in the rocky wilderness of a narrow, boulder-strewn valley flanked by lofty blue-black tors, lives a populace of some 2,600-odd Balti-speaking Muslims.
A Holiday With the Lady of the Lake at Renuka
Renuka Lake is named after a goddess who is said to have come down from the heavens and ‘entered’ the earth here. Lotuses bloom in Renuka’s hair, ageing turtles crawl out of the water near her feet, and two-feet long mahaseer fish populate her belly. She is truly divine.
Barbed Wire, Not Silk: Journey to Nathu La Pass
The historic Nathu La Pass in Sikkim is a frontier with a violent past that speaks only of an uneasy truce in the present. Out here, Hindi-Cheeni is not so bhai bhai.
Mysterious Himalayan Village – Andretta
Andretta sits on a gentle gradient below the august snow covered peaks of the Dhauladhar. Home to actors, artists and potters, it is now experiencing a cultural renaissance…
The World’s Oldest Achievers of Some Amazing Feats Teach Us How to Live Life
An 85-year-old ramp model, centenarian street artist, YouTube star, doctor – these world’s oldest achievers were supposedly past the age to do anything extraordinary…
10 Senior Celebs Who Rock Their Grey Hair!
You can call their locks salt and pepper, silver or steely. Whatever the name, meet these 10 senior celebs who rock their grey hair!