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House of MG, Ahmedabad

There’s a reason I bleat on about how the minimum stay in any destination should be 3 nights. My last 2 @thehouseofmg have proved the point. Even without my voracious curiosity, it could take 2 days just to explore the hotel. There isn’t a corner, artefact, picture, menu, that hasn’t been carefully chosen and placed

Changing the narrative at The Indian Summer House.

Changing The Narrative. I stayed recently at the rather fabulous Indian  Summer House in Kerala. The owner happened to be out of station and so we had a video call. I think my opening gambit was, “Well you don’t need me to tell you how fabulous this is.” His reply, “Thank you, I have always

Introducing RARE Hotels.

How do you find the best, off beat boutique stays in India which not only provide wonderful experiences for your clients, but are also passionate about preserving heritage, conserving nature, are conscious of their environmental impact and are committed to the wellbeing of the land and their local communities?  At Rare India of course! Since

Beyond the Tiger – A comprehensive guide to India’s wildlife

India is often overlooked by wildlife enthusiasts, many of whom seem to prefer heading off to Africa to see the Big 5, those who do venture to the sub-continent some in search of tiger, in a single minded obsession, and yet, India has so much more than our stiped king of the jungles. I am

15 must do experiences for the ultimate trip to India.

I am not sure who first said it  but it has been repeated by anyone who has ever visited and that is, ‘One lifetime isn’t enough to explore India.’ I can testify to that, I’ve been traveling India extensively for 25 years now and still the list of places I want to visit is longer