Destinations

For camels, deserts, and luxe tents at SUJAN The Serai, Jaisalmer is a mix of history and Rajasthan charm.

Bali’s Crystal Bay features a cleaning station for the gentle and mighty Mola Mola, also known as the ocean sunfish.

Traveling to the Tsataan by motorcycle and by horseback through Mongolia’s wilderness.

The Beatles, yoga, ashrams, Ganges – Rishikesh is India’s capital of chillaxing in style. For those interested in mixing wellness with spirituality, few places in North India can match this destination. 

The Maldives is all about the resort. It is where you are going to eat, sleep, and go on excursions — and these seven are Remote Lands favorites.

Ladakh is India’s truest travel frontier, but two must-see stops in the region are Diskit and Thiksey.

Other than Angkor Wat, the Phare, The Cambodian Circus is the must-see in Siem Reap; few things sum up the old and new of Cambodia quite like the Phare.

Ritual combat with a thorny leaf: Perang Pandan is a tradition dedicated to a Hindu god of war, a coming of age rite for young men, and a spectacle for photographers and lovers of Balinese culture.

The geographically isolated Andaman and Nicobar Islands are rarely visited by Western travelers, but recent years and hotel openings have seen this region’s popularity boom.

Bensley’s Bar reopened in the new year as a gin lover’s paradise, launching with 20 artisanal gins, tonic pairings, and a range of signature cocktails.

It’s the Amanbagh at Alwar that makes for the best possible luxury stay in Alwar, a majestic (and spooky) slice of Indian history.

Richard Holkar grew up in a piece of Indian history: Ahilya Fort. The story Holkar’s family, is deeply ingrained in Maheshwar.