India’s passport has been ranked 85th on the latest Henley Passport Index, which gives visa-free access to 57 countries around the world. Notably, there has been a drop in the Indian passport’s ranking from last year, when it was ranked 80th on the Index when the Indian Passport had visa-free access to 60 countries. India’s…
If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route Where tourists seldom tread, parts 1-13 Religion and mammon connect these three towns, linked as they are to Britain’s Christian heritage and to the ancient trade network that we now call the…
Overshadowed by St Davids and Tenby, the Welsh seaside town of Fishguard makes a great off-season base for coastal and country exploration In Welsh mythology, Llŷr is the god of the sea. In his latest incarnation – a shimmering five-metre seahorse, keeping watch from Fishguard’s Marine Walk – he’s king of the Pembrokeshire coast. “I’m…
With initiatives like International Tourism Mart (ITM) for the Northeast becoming mere tokenism and sporadic incidents in one part of the region creating perception issues for the entire region, there is growing clamour in the Northeast tourism industry against clubbing the entire region as one destination that too under a tagline ‘Paradise Unexplored’ for decades…
At a centre in the Wye Valley our writer puts aside her initial doubts and learns how silence and focusing on the breath can quieten the mind and boost wellbeing There’s an itch on the end of my nose and I want to scratch it. Instead, I focus on slowly breathing in and out, noticing the…
Share a tip on a less-known carnival in Europe – the best wins £200 towards a Coolstays break With its masked balls, extravagant costumes and colourful parades, the Venice carnival is famous throughout the world. But across Europe, less-known events offer just as much fun for visitors, with their own celebrations and traditions bringing the…
The new e-Visa platform enables Indian tourists to submit their visa applications entirely online, eliminating the need for physical paperwork. This initiative highlights Israel’s commitment to strengthening its tourism ties with India, reflecting the growing importance of the Indian market to Israel’s tourism sector. This new system is fully integrated with Israel’s Entry Travel Authorization…
A novice painter finds the artistic heritage of St Ives somewhat daunting initially, but expert tuition in a dream artists’ studio soon gets the creative juices flowing There was the briefest moment late on Sunday afternoon when, standing back from the easel, paintbrush in hand, I almost felt like an artist. What I had produced was by no…
India introduces e-student and e-student-x visas for international students applying via the Study in India (SII) portal. These visas cater to foreign students and their dependents pursuing diverse undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses. The SII portal simplifies the admission process and validates applications for higher education in India.
A fly-fishing session in London strips the pastime of its elite connotations and delivers an object lesson in mindfulness Fishing has been one of those things, like pottery classes, or going on a yoga retreat in Ibiza, that I’ve never tried but envied from afar. People doing those things look calm, focused. The very things…
