Issue 89 · September 2026
This month we travel slowly through Coorg and Chikmagalur, the shade-grown coffee highlands of Karnataka’s Western Ghats.
Cover story
Coorg & Chikmagalur
A tale of two Western Ghats highlands that shape India’s coffee identity.
A First Meal in Jaffna
Crab curry, odiyal kool and old-style ice cream: a guide to the food of Sri Lanka's...
Flora and Fauna
Human beings are perhaps the first species to be prolific enough to have threatened their existence...
The Lavani Dance, Maharashtra
The Lavani dance, a vibrant and expressive folk dance form, hails from the western Indian state...
Destinations
The Town You Sleep In
Why the base town shapes a monsoon waterfall trip more than any single fall, what to look for, and towns in Karnataka, Kerala and Goa worth considering.
Destinations
One village ghat upriver
Destinations
Train versus road that week
Destinations
Markets before the 20th, not on it
SERIES
Journeys Worth Discovering
Explore inspiring destinations, memorable journeys and travel stories from across India and beyond.
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