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This lemongrass-infused rice noodle and fish soup called mohinga is considered to be Myanmar’s national dish.

On this must-do Delhi food tour, there’s no actual Indian food

 A tour through Delhi’s refugee areas explores India’s complex history through food.

  • by Nina Karnikowski
Navigating Indian train travel is a rite of passage.

From Delhi belly to haggling: What first-timers need to know about India

India can be as vibrant and soul-filling as it can be terrifying and maddening. Here’s how to ensure your first visit goes smoothly.

  • by Nina Karnikowski
Indian airline IndiGo allows female travellers to see the gender of other passengers when choosing their seats.
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Air travel

At last, an airline that lets women avoid sitting next to men

Why not go further? Let me choose to sit away from families with small children and people who whinge about reclined seats.

  • by Annabel Fenwick Elliott
Indian budget airline will allow female passengers to select seats next to other women.

Airline to allow women to choose to avoid sitting next to men on flights

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has become the first airline to allow women travellers to choose a seat next to another woman.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Biryani – always a crowd pleaser.

This is, arguably, the most popular dish in the world

When you’re talking about the favourite food of 1.4 billion people, you have a case for global dominance.

  • by Ben Groundwater
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Sabah is full of wild adventure opportunities Bali was famous for two decades ago.

Give Bali a break: Nine amazing places you should visit instead

There are plenty of beach getaways that offer far more than the island we have all loved too much.

  • by Craig Tansley
The royal cenotaphs stand out in blinding white marble against the barren landscape.

This staggeringly huge attraction is spine-tingling

You get a spine-tingling impression of power and menace approaching this vast fort.

  • by Brian Johnston
Wendy and Stuart Rattray get a reminder of Italy while walking in Melbourne. The pair are among more than 300,000 Australian residents who visited Italy in the 12 months up to February this year.

Airfares dropping as Aussies flock overseas to surprising destinations

The number of Australians travelling overseas has surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time, with some surprising countries experiencing booms in Aussie visitors.

  • by Sue Williams
The Taj’s sheer size is stunning, but so is its almost otherworldly white beauty.

Revealed: Seven secrets of the Taj Mahal visitors often miss

From getting those classic snapshots to its intricate interior details, here are seven things you shouldn’t miss when visiting the Taj Mahal.

  • by Brian Johnston
Rajmahal Palace is filled with whimsical beauty.
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Hotel reviews

Neglected palace is now one of the world’s most beautiful hotels

If you love vibrant design, a bit of pomp, exemplary service and the sense of a storied stay, then this may just be the hotel of your dreams – it was mine.

  • by Julietta Jameson

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