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North Sentinel Island in the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal covers only 72 square kilometres and has an indigenous population of somewhere between 50 and 400, one of the last groups on earth to have resisted contact with the modern world. Any attempt by outsiders to land on the island is likely to result in a hail of arrows.

American faces five years in jail after leaving Coke for world’s most isolated tribe

Despite the death of another American in 2018, the “danger tourist” tried to contact the Sentinelese tribe, which is off limits to visitors.

  • Samaan Lateef

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Enter Via Laundry chef and founder Helly Raichura. 22 July 2021.

The underrated local gems (and fine diners) this top chef loves eating at the most

The Enter Via Laundry chef and memorable MasterChef guest opens her little black book of food and dining recommendations in Australia and overseas.

  • Jane Rocca
An Indian street seller serves up chai.

The false claims people make about travelling in India

“Beggars are everywhere”. I see more beggars on a stroll through Sydney’s CBD than I do travelling in India.

  • Michael Gebicki
Phugtal Monastery, Zanskar Valley, Ladakh.

This isolated valley is in danger of being loved to death

Ladakh’s dramatic landscapes and rich culture are at risk of erosion as visitor numbers surge.

  • Nina Karnikowski
The Maha Kumbh Mela attracted millions to bathe in sacred waters.

I attended the largest-ever gathering of humans. The logistics are mind-boggling

In just three months, a functioning city that can cater for 10 million pilgrims a day springs up and then disappears a few weeks later.

  • Chris Johnson
With Jyoti, who spoke no English but who slept by the author’s bed on her final night at the hospital.

When I said I wanted to experience the ‘real’ India, I didn’t mean the emergency room

A literature festival was to be the highlight of a trip to the subcontinent. Then came a sudden medical detour.

  • Gay Alcorn
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Flags above Leh, Ladakh.

A simple pair of socks found overseas created my new obsession

As overtourism tears destinations apart, spurred on by social media, a strange new obsession showed me an alternative, more creative, path.

  • Nina Karnikowski
A policeman in Bangalore pulls the plug on Ed Sheeran.

Ed Sheeran unplugged: The moment an Indian policeman sent singer packing

He’s one of the biggest stars in the world, but that cut no sway with a zealous policeman in Bengaluru.

  • Karl Quinn
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

I met my hero and was lost for words. It was perfect

Becoming tongue-tied in front of the Dalai Lama may actually have been a blessing.

  • Nina Karnikowski
Atlassian executive Sonia Parandekar at the firm’s head office in Sydney. Her travel program epitomises the growing links between Australia and south India.

Meet Sonia: The fly-in, fly-out tech exec who travels to Sydney from Asia’s Silicon Valley

Our commercial and cultural links with India’s “dynamic south” are on the up.

  • Matt Wade

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