Issue 88 · August 2026
This month we plan trips the honest way, three days at a time, with room left for the hour that surprises you.
Cover story
Udaipur in 72 Hours
A lake city, a palace town and the art of leaving on time.
88/Aug2026
Your map to Issue 88: three-day plans for Pondicherry, Udaipur and Mysuru, plus how our…
Udaipur in 72 Hours, Without the Boat Package
Three slow days in Udaipur on your own clock: old-city lanes, lakeside ghats, Fateh Sagar,…
How These Itineraries Are Built
Every 72-hour plan in this issue began as a messy list. Here is our seven-step…
The Hour You Leave Each Place
Arrivals get all the planning; departures decide how a trip ends. How to time your…
Editor’s Letter: The 72-Hour Itinerary
Three days is not a compromise but a shape. Our August issue shows how to…
A Quieter Fourth Morning
Can you stretch a 72-hour trip by half a day? Spend it slowly: a dawn…
Mysuru in 72 Hours, Palaces Last
A three-day Mysuru itinerary that saves the palaces for last: Devaraja Market, Chamundi Hills, Srirangapatna,…
The Photograph From the First Hour
The unplanned picture you take in the first hour of a trip is often the…
What to Cut if You Arrive Late
Lost half a day to a late train? How to trim our Pondicherry, Udaipur and…
Trains That Make the 72 Hours Possible
The right train can add a whole day to a long weekend. How to use…
Pondicherry in 72 Hours, on Foot
A three-day walking itinerary through Pondicherry’s White Town, Tamil Quarter, Promenade and Auroville, with practical…
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Inside Issue 73 of Travel Viewpoint: India's beaches and coasts in May, before the monsoon arrives.
IRCTC’s Hill Stations of Uttarakhand package is awesome, details here!
IRCTC has introduced an interesting package called, Hill Stations of Uttarakhand that will take visitors to most picturesque...
The Hour You Leave Each Place
Arrivals get all the planning; departures decide how a trip ends. How to time your exit...
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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