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Journeys in India

22 pieces in India, newest first. Every one ends with the trips that go there.

India travel guide

History

Hampi, the boulder-strewn ruins of Vijayanagara

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History

Tamil Nadu's temple towns: Madurai, Thanjavur and Mamallapuram

4 min read

Culture

Goa beyond the beaches, and the churches Portugal left

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Journeys

Udaipur, the city of lakes and palaces

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History

Varanasi, the ghats at first light

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History

Fort Kochi, where the spice trade left its layers

3 min read

Culture

Dharamshala, the Tibetan town in the Indian hills

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Rail

The Deccan Odyssey, western India by train

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History

Kolkata, the old capital of British India

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Seasons

Holi, and the day India throws colour at itself

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Journeys

Rajasthan's desert edge: Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur

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Seasons

Christmas in India, when the north has its best weather

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Solo travel

India on your own account, and rarely travelling alone

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First time

Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, a first triangle, not the whole of India

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Seasons

The hills built for a summer nobody wanted to spend in the plains

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History

The tomb built for one grief, and the empire that paid for it

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Culture

The kitchen in Amritsar that never closes

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Slow travel

Kerala's backwaters, where the road gives out and the water takes over

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Walking

Walking above Munnar, where the roads don't reach the tea

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Rail

The toy train to Shimla, and the summer capital it served

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Journeys

From a houseboat on Dal Lake to the high desert of Ladakh

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Wildlife

The tiger you may not see, and the forest that's worth it anyway

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