Travel and Lifestyle

At the City Palace and beyond, Jaipur reveals how royal India is being reimagined for a new generation. There were days when royalty was a far-fetched dream painted in blurry golds and silvers. Of chariots, palace walls, and guardsmen that felt like unyielding gatekeepers to a world that was quite unknown to the public.  But in 2026, royal experiences are at the forefront of the most desirable luxuries that one can access. With the welcoming gates of City Palace Jaipur now o

A train journey aboard the TGV INOUI that takes you from Paris to Milan through a 7 hour long haul of stunning countryside views.  My solo trip to Paris was incomplete without me practicing my French and finding a train station in a city that pretends not to know English. There’s something humbling about attempting a language in a place that refuses to switch to yours, no matter how desperately your vowels beg for mercy. “Où est Gare de Lyon?” I asked a seemingly polite looki

Italy in August is a surreal travel story most tourists never understand. “What are your plans for summer?” , a classmate turns to me and asks, between a busy class lesson. Presuming she was talking about June, I told her I hadn’t really thought much about it yet. She shook her head almost immediately. “No, no — not June. August. ” The way she said it made it sound less like a month and more like a pre-scheduled holiday that must  be planned, almost now.  I laughed and said I