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Ladakh is known as a boring place. And that’s a good thing. With the madness that the rest of India...
Slow travel is a luxury. The luxury in this case being time—a precious commodity in our time-scarce society. To those...
Just as a country runs a financial deficit when it cannot restrain its spending, we run a nature deficit when...
Most people picture Buddhist monks quietly meditating or praying by themselves in their monastery, but come festival time that’s hardly...
Despite the digital revolution, desks still look much the same. Ivory towers of bills, letters and magazines rise high while...
Considered Sri Lanka’s greatest cultural export, Kandyan dance was almost lost during the period of British rule due to the...
Strategic energy consultancy Element Energy won the 2011 Outstanding Low Carbon Publication award for its report, Influences on the Low Carbon...
For a city of only 150,000, Tiruvannamalai sure has a lot of people. It’s not the citizens mind you, but...
Research suggests that up to 90 percent of all medical conditions are stress-related, which would easily rank stress as the...
Make a good first impression. Like a mantra this thought gets chiselled into our minds from a young age. So...
Kerala in southwestern India is known for its vibrant arts scene, in part because of the ancient martial art Kalaripayattu,...
The UK came on top in the International Energy Efficiency Scorecard, a report by The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy...
North Americans spend 90 percent of their time indoors, sucking in air that has two to five times more pollutants...
Slow travel doesn’t always mean taking months or years off work to ramble around the world. It’s a frame of...
Travellers to Sri Lanka escape from the energy-draining heat by either sticking to the beach (despite the lukewarm ocean water)...
Various cultures from around the world celebrate a festival of lights in their own way. For Hindus this festival, known...
Young poplar trees scatter the sunlight into patches of shade in the courtyard of the Main Temple in Dharamsala, India—home...
Cows are controversial. You can get jail time if you kill one in India or you can get a full...
Screen reader version: Green Clean your Home: Natural alternatives to harsh chemicals Floor (warm water [1 gallon] + apple cider...
At a time of rising food prices and growing food insecurity, Americans are wasting more food than ever before—up 50...
“Rabies is your biggest risk,” my travel doctor said in a serious tone of voice. “Rabies,” I responded with surprise....
I was driving along the highway at 60 mph in a wrinkled and greying old Dodge K car that I’d...
It’s not hard to wash a hand. And it’s even easier to wash a bum. Hand-and-water bum washing is the...
