88/Aug2026
Your map to Issue 88: three-day plans for Pondicherry, Udaipur and Mysuru, plus how our itineraries are built, when to leave, trains, and what to cut.
August 2026
Udaipur in 72 Hours, Without the Boat Package
Three slow days in Udaipur on your own clock: old-city lanes, lakeside ghats, Fateh Sagar, Sajjangarh at sunset and the City Palace lit up from Ambrai Ghat.
How These Itineraries Are Built
Every 72-hour plan in this issue began as a messy list. Here is our seven-step method for turning it into a three-day sequence you can follow anywhere.
The Hour You Leave Each Place
Arrivals get all the planning; departures decide how a trip ends. How to time your exit from ghats, markets, viewpoints and the town itself on a 72-hour trip.
Editor’s Letter: The 72-Hour Itinerary
Three days is not a compromise but a shape. Our August issue shows how to use seventy-two hours well, in Pondicherry, Udaipur and Mysuru.
A Quieter Fourth Morning
Can you stretch a 72-hour trip by half a day? Spend it slowly: a dawn seafront in Pondicherry, a quiet ghat in Udaipur, a long breakfast in Mysuru.
Mysuru in 72 Hours, Palaces Last
A three-day Mysuru itinerary that saves the palaces for last: Devaraja Market, Chamundi Hills, Srirangapatna, Ranganathittu and, finally, Amba Vilas Palace.
The Photograph From the First Hour
The unplanned picture you take in the first hour of a trip is often the one that brings it all back. Why it matters, and how to take it well.
What to Cut if You Arrive Late
Lost half a day to a late train? How to trim our Pondicherry, Udaipur and Mysuru 72-hour plans without losing the anchors that make each trip.
Trains That Make the 72 Hours Possible
The right train can add a whole day to a long weekend. How to use overnight and fast daytime trains for short trips to Mysuru, Udaipur and Pondicherry.
