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Bhutan: The Pursuit of Happiness
Fourteen of us, average age sixty-six, went up to Tiger’s Nest together. Adventure, it turns out, knows no age limit.
By Tandrani Raj
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Kerala — A Travelogue
Houseboats, spice plantations and tea gardens, kept as a diary across eight days in God’s own country.
By Sulekha Patanka
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A Day Out at Wine Country
An hour out of Bengaluru, a vineyard, a tasting and a lunch that ran until four. Proof that a good trip need not involve a suitcase.
By Sangita Bhattacharyya
Wellbeing·1 min read
The Benefits of Hiking After Sixty
What walking uphill does for the heart, the knees and the head — and how our members with diabetes and hypertension actually manage it on the trail.
By Sangita Bhattacharyya
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Chikmagalur Diary
Three days in the coffee hills, with a detour to Belur and Halebidu and one very good filter coffee.
By Nirmala Reddy
Inspiration·1 min read
The Unstoppable
For International Women’s Day: the women of this club who took their first flight at sixty-two, and have not stopped since.
By Sangita Bhattacharyya
Inspiration·1 min read
Rediscovering Hobbies Through Travel
Painting, birding, photography, cooking. The things you set aside in your thirties are waiting, and a trip is a good excuse to pick them up.
By Sangita Bhattacharyya
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Singapore: A First Trip Abroad
At sixty-five, my first stamp. Sentosa, Universal Studios, and the surprising discovery that going abroad is easier than going to Delhi.
By Kamaldeep Singh Pawar
Inspiration·1 min read
Fairytale Destinations
The castles behind Disney, the platform behind Harry Potter, the coastline behind Game of Thrones — and which of them are genuinely worth the journey.
By Shatakshi Misra
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The Festivals of Ladakh
Mask dances, archery, polo and traditional music — the monastery festival calendar, and how to plan a trip around it.
By Shatakshi Misra
Practical·1 min read
Exquisite River Cruises
The Danube, the Mekong, the Brahmaputra and the Amazon. Why a river ship suits an older traveller better than almost anything else.
By Sangita Bhattacharyya
Practical·1 min read
Treks Worth Doing After Sixty
Short, graded, well-supported trails in India and Nepal that reward the walking without demanding the mountaineering.
By Sangita Bhattacharyya
Wellbeing·1 min read
Travel Is the Best Medicine
The research on travel and health after fifty — cardiovascular risk, metabolic markers, and the part that matters most, which is loneliness.
By 50+ Voyagers Team
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A Perfect Bonding Destination
A quiet stretch of coast, four old friends, and four days with nothing scheduled in them at all.
By Swarna Latha
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