Every day, an estimated 60,000 cars use the 94-kilometre (58 miles) six-lane Mumbai-Pune Expressway linking the two bustling cities in...

Consider this scenario. A middle-aged couple is planning a holiday. Their two children won’t be joining them. Although they are both old...

The joy of a weekend outing, a short holiday or a vacation is always greater when you're with people you’re most at ease with. In my case, it’s my family. For several years now, my wife and I have been making regular weekend trips to South Mumbai from our home in the northern suburbs. That part of the city, once a busy commercial hub, still holds a special place for us. It has an old-world charm that seems to belong to another time—shaped as much by memories as by its archite

Lonavala, a hill station near Mumbai in western India, is ideal for a weekend getaway with little or no preparation. It’s the kind of...

Planning something for the future, be it a trip, a voyage or even a simple dinner date after a week or more, is something I have never...