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When the Visa Application is The Journey
When the Visa Application is The Journey

When the Visa Application is The Journey

There could not have been a more dramatic start to a family holiday. I was at the doorstep of the Embassy of Romania in Delhi on the dot of 12 noon,  picked up our four visa-stamped passports, heaved a combined…

Memorable Acts of Travel Kindness
Memorable Acts of Travel Kindness

Memorable Acts of Travel Kindness

In the midst of spring cleaning a few weeks ago, a little yellow note fell out of a travel notebook I had carried on a trip to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia some years ago. “Dear Guests,” it read,…