March 2019: Editorial
Fun Fact: The word ‘travel’ is derived from a certain Old French word that originally meant bodily or mental labour, exertion or hardship. Interesting that […]
Travel
येलवली गाँव का इको – टुरिझम का सफ़र
प्रस्तावना : – महाराष्ट्र के पश्चिमी सह्याद्री पर्वत पर भिमाशंकर वाईल्ड लाईफ सेन्चुरी के अंदर घणे जंगल में येलवली गाँव बसा हुआ हैं। यह गाँव पुणे […]
What would a thriving rural space look like? – Journeys and inquiries through immersion
I consider myself really fortunate to have travelled to many parts of the country – deep travel and in some cases immersion. And I have […]
Learning to travel by traveling to learn
“You have transformed from a tourist to a traveler”, commented a friend of mine. I had not realized this until my friend stated it explicitly. […]
When travel is your best teacher
I have always believed that “travel is our best teacher”. When one steps outside the four walls of a classroom, one gets to meet new […]
What it means to be a pilgrim and not a tourist
It was nearing golden hour at Tso Moriri. We had just arrived at this dazzling mountain lake concealed deep within the imposing 6,000+ metre ice-covered […]
Pilgrim or Tourist
Every act of travel is a journey into an intimate landscape, but that response of intimacy is earthed in the pilgrim, not in the tourist, […]
Why is Flying Out of the Sustainability Discussion?
Air travel entails 600 percent higher CO2 emissions and double the primary energy use of travelling by train or car. Yet the heavy subsidies for […]
Armchair TRAVEL
Do we really need sacred places? In this age when we are being called to revere all the Earth, before it’s too late, should we […]
WHEN ON A RESPONSIBLE HOLIDAY, do as the locals do
When visiting a country you are exactly that: a visitor, not a local – correct? But putting yourself in the mindset of a local person […]