Debashree Majumdar climbs up the cloud forest of the Andes to marvel at the Incas’ architectural mysteries written all over Machu Picchu
An awareness of history and a sense of curiosity enrich journeys and make every destination come alive
Rishad Saam Mehta navigates the labyrinth of America’s national history as he drives through New England
The lost studios of Bollywood still carry the romance and innocence of filmmaking in another era. Open takes a whirlwind tour
Ferdinand Magellan, who brought Christianity to the Philippines, was speared to death by the locals five centuries ago. Open retraces his legacy in a modern archipelago
A stretch on NH-44 from Bengaluru to Lepakshi is a gateway to a spiritual awakening. Priyanka Dalal discovers the unexpected joys of voluntouring
In the newly opened Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith facility in the UAE capital, Open discovers the role of love in geopolitics
Like Sisyphus, Naranathu Bhranthan kept rolling a stone up a hill in order to see it coming down and Rayiranellur is believed to be that place in Kerala. Open goes to the source of the legend and finds many layers to it
Old Goa is said to have been deliberately dismantled by its inhabitants until nothing remained except its churches and convents. Lhendup G Bhutia strolls through the remains of Portuguese India