Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati has many devotees in Bangalore. So his temple trust has built the god a home in the city. Kavitha Srinivasa pays a visit.

Holy branch

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Private jets are not just for the super rich. Michelle Higgin lists ways to get on board for half the price.

Fly high for less

Women prefer to travel more than men when it comes to work, says a recent study. The survey also shows more women than men believe technology can reduce business travel.

Most women prefer travelling for work

Japanese food has stepped out of five-stars and into mid-priced standalone restaurants.

Teriyaki flavours

As the Pawan Hans helicopter from Guwahati descends on Tawang, you feel like the Monpa gods emerging out of the clouds. The hour-long flight takes you over Bhutan for a good half hour, just 30 km outside Chinese airspace. At Tawang, local women wearing the traditional chuba carry their babies strapped to their backs. Young children wear bright woolly scarves, their red chapped cheeks lit by bashful smiles. Men of the Apatani tribes walk by wearing vests of raw hide; their 5-pronged caps, made of yak hair, make them look like displaced Rastafarians.

Road to Bomdila

Travelling to the Maldives might just get a little more exciting with the government now considering starting a sea route facility to the smallest Asian country. The shipping ministry in order to boost tourism to and from the Maldives will run a passenger liner for travellers either from Cochin port or the Tuticorin port.

A ferry to the Maldives in 30 hours

Exhilarating ski slopes, rolling meadows and a pulsating apr&egrave;s ski nightlife - Geetanjali Krishna explores the Kitzbuhel blend.

Ferraris on cobbled streets

With the recent political turmoil hitting the tourism sector, Egypt has lined up a number of promotional and branding activities to regain its image and boost tourism.

Egypt eyes Indian tourists

Gourmets rejoice! Exotic foods are now available at select stores in the metros. Anoothi Vishal does a quick recce of what&rsquo;s on offer.

Taste matters

It could be a wonderful location, an unmatched view, the pleasures of solitude or the buzz of a great city. An unforgettable holiday could mean one or all these experiences. Geetika Jain &gt;shares some of her personal favourites.

7 luxe holidays

Quirk express

Tangent, The Furniture Mall, introduces Stress Buster chairs in leather and fabric. The chair with recliners has 360 degrees rotation ability.

Comfort zones

Obsessed with The Great Escape and A Bridge Too Far, Rishad Saam Mehta travelled to Poland and the Netherlands to discover the locations of the two classic war movies and found himself fascinated all over again.

A tunnel too short, A Bridge Too Far

A 4.5 mile stretch of silken sand, clear waters, good food, the enduring magic of wind and waves. Be a sybarite, and don&rsquo;t forget the sunscreen.

Barefoot in Boraca

Move over, qwertys and touchscreens. The pen still holds sway, though in forms quite different from what we may remember. Tanushree Ghosh finds a few that are not just stationery.

Writes of passage

Once upon a time, when schoolteachers wanted to teach children good handwriting, they would make sure the children got themselves fountain pens. This transition from erasable pencil to permanent ink used to be a coming-of-age moment akin to the change from short to long pants. As the school-leaving exams neared, however, children abandoned fountain pens in favour of ballpoints. And they stuck with ballpoints thereafter.

Ink-redible

Yes, there&rsquo;s the Golden Temple and the Wagah Border. But there&rsquo;s also Bharawan Dhaba, Ahuja Lassi, and hedonistic spa treatments in this city in flux.

Food stop

H&auml;stens Excelsior II is a bed with a Swedish-patented spring system. The mattress also features extra layers of horsehair, cotton and wool. Available in standard sizes and levels of firmness, the beds come with a 25-year warranty.

Sitting pretty

A travel company is building a business model based on rural India as a tourist destination.

Selling 'Bharat' to India

Don&rsquo;t have room for big, bulky speakers or have no use for headphones? Aabhas Sharma chooses some compact and powerful portable speakers that combine quality with ease of use.

Turn it on

The iPod is not the only, and perhaps not even the best, digital music player. Here are some of the alternatives.

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