India
The Fasting Buddha, Pakistan
‘The extreme realism in the treatment of the Buddha’s emaciated body is characteristic of Gandharan interests but not commonly employed in the rest of India, where there is a much stronger tendency to idealize and generalize in the depiction of deified beings. The sinews and bones of the Buddha’s body are revealed beneath the barest [...]
Konark Temple Sculptures, India
Sculptures abound in Orissa’s Konark Temple, built in the 13th century to commemorate Surya the Sun God. However, the temple itself is actually a giant sculpture of the Sun God riding his chariot and is deemed a World Heritage Site because of the unfathomable intricacy of the carvings. From the gigantic chariot wheels to the [...]
Jaipur Kite Festival
The Kite Festival is an annual event that the whole of Rajasthan get’s pretty excited about and nowhere is it bigger than in the city of Jaipur. The city shuts down for the day as families and children alike stand atop rooftops flying their paper kites high into the air. Children run through the streets with their [...]
Boutique Kerala
‘Boutique Kerala’ is an enchanting journey through Kerala’s ancient Malabar Coast, the tea hills of Munnar, Periyar’s wilderness and the tranquil backwaters. Stay in stylish boutique hotels housed in refurbished colonial period mansions and heritage villas that recreate traditional Keralan architecture. Whilst in the backwaters, we have added an overnight stay on a Kettuvalam – [...]
East Meets West-India
A historic trading post on the route to the Indies, today Fort Cochin is a fishing port with a difference, where Portuguese, Dutch and Chinese influences are blended. Even today, there is net fishing on the beach, with a spectacular display of enormous nets. This hotel-museum from the colonial era is in the centre of the [...]
Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island-India
One of only a handful of India’s far-flung Andaman Islands where tourism has a toehold, Havelock fulfills the pristine-beach dreams of no more than 10,000 visitors a year. Those who make the journey will be rewarded with a stunning two-kilometer ribbon of footprint-free sand along Havelock’s west coast. Radhanagar, unofficially known as Beach No. 7, [...]
The Park, Delhi-India
Situated in the heart of the city’s business and entertainment hub- Connaught Place, The Park New Delhi redefines avant-garde hospitality. Stylish spaces coupled with discreet luxury and impeccable service renders the hotel a unique flavor. Lined with handpicked contemporary art throughout the public and private spaces, the hotel provides an elevated standard of style, design and [...]
Park Hotel, Delhi-India
With its bright pink sofas, lounge music and urban chic furniture in the lobby, it can feel more like stepping into a Clerkenwell bar than a central Delhi hotel. The Park is not cheap, but it has a lovely pool, a good Italian restaurant (which Antonio Carluccio helped launch a few years ago, although standards have [...]
The Imperial, Delhi-India
Only stay here if you have a big budget, but if not, you can drop in for a drink on the lawns for an hour’s peace after trinket shopping on Janpath or sight-seeing at the nearby India Gate. Designed by Lutyens, thehotel’s art deco inspired architecture is unforgettable, and the garden, lined with tall palm [...]
Hotel Diplomat, Delhi-India
A newly refurbished hotel in central Delhi with some art deco themed rooms. It has the quiet feeling of a grand Indian home rather than a place to brush shoulders with business delegates from Chicago. The white Lutyens-style terraced building is beautiful, but the hotel’s three main attractions are its location right in the heart of [...]
Tickli Bottom, Delhi-India
Owned by two British former diplomats who never wanted to go home after their India posting, this is another country retreat, an hour from the city. A neo-Lutyens mansion built around a courtyard, with pretty rooms, the house has its own farmyard next door and children are invited to go and play with the animals once [...]
Fort Palace Hotel, India
One hour and a half’s drive from Delhi, this recently rebuilt fort is a wonderful place to spend a night. If you are feeling rich, ask for the room Kate Winslet stayed in, but even the cheaper rooms are lovely. It has a pool and great views over the local countryside. There’s not much to [...]
The Manor, Delhi-India
One of Delhi’s very few boutique hotels, The Manor was originally conceived in the 1950s as a country hotel on the outskirts of Delhi. Such is the pace of urbanisation here, that the hotel now feels pretty central. It has a beautiful garden, a restaurant on the terrace, and roaring fires in the winter.
Ahuja Residency, India
Right in the centre of Delhi, this is a no-frills guesthouse, which comes highly-recommended. The 1950s home is located in one of the city’s upmarket residential enclaves, Golf Links, and family-owned and run. It’s very central, and best of all walking distance from the extraordinary shopping arcarde of Khan Market, where you can buy everything from €17.000 antique [...]
The Malabar House, India
East-meets-west boutique hotel The Malabar House’s location away from the hustle and bustle lends this original retreat in Kerala a relaxed feel – no matter how hot or hectic it may be elsewhere. Comprised of two 18th-century colonial-style villas built around a courtyard (where you’ll find the acclaimed Mediterranean-accented restaurant, the Malabar Junction), it’s full of [...]
Potala Palace, Lhasa
The Potala Palace is located in Lhasa. It was named after Mount Potala, the abode of Chenresig. The Potala Palace was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India after an invasion and failed uprising in 1959. Today the Potala Palace has been converted into a museum [...]
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