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A SEASON OF MISTS • A PERPETUAL, MOIST FOG WOULD HANG LOW IN THE MOUNTAINS, INSINUATING ITSELF INTO SPACES AND ROLLING INTO ROOMS WITH UTTER DISREGARD FOR OCCASION OR AUTHORITY

EUROPE'S FIRST WILD RIVER NATIONAL PARK • ON A CAFÉ TRAIN IN MODENA, ITALY RIDING WITHOUT BAGGAGE AROUND PUDUCHERRY'S FRENCH QUARTER MANCHESTER'S REVOLUTIONARY ROOTS STARGAZING IN BENTIAL OT PICKS: FASHION AND TRAVEL GEAR

A MORNING IN MODENA

NO ROOM FOR BAGGAGE

PUDUCHÉRIE • IN PUDUCHERRY'S FRENCH QUARTER, LIFE TENDS TO BE RATHER SLOW AND LANGUID, BUT THAT'S HALF ITS CHARM

MANCHESTER BEYOND FOOTBALL • MANCHESTER IS A HUB OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE, HIPSTER CAFÉS, AND EXPERIMENTAL FOOD AND DRINK JOINTS, BUT IT REMAINS ROOTED IN ITS EGALITARIAN, WORKERS’ MOVEMENT-ORIENTED, RADICAL HERITAGE

AD ASTRA PER ASPERA • A TRIP TO BENITAL IN UTTARAKHAND DOES NOT GO AS PLANNED, BUT THERE ARE REWARDS NONETHELESS

BLUE BLACK • Step out in style in moody tones and deep hues. Here are our top picks for this season

CAMPING COMPANION • Embrace your outdoors experience with these cutting-edge gadgets

THE RAGA OF THE RAIN • 8 STUNNING MONSOON ROAD TRIPS MAKING OF THE MITTI ATTAR MEGHALAYA’S LEGENDS OF THE RAIN THE FIRST SHOWERS OF KERALA THE SEASONS IN MINIATURE PAINTINGS ROMANCING BAARISH BOLLYWOOD-STYLE PHOTO ESSAY: MUMBAI’S MONSOON MEDLEY

EIGHT MONSOON ROAD TRIPS • INDIA IS AT ITS MOST VERDANT IN THE RAINY SEASON. THESE ROUTES, RECOMMENDED BY RISHAD SAAM MEHTA, WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO VISTAS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. DON'T FORGET TO REFER TO OUR SAFETY CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU SET OUT

INDORE TO MANDU

RAIPUR TO THE BASTAR DISTRICT (JAGDALPUR)

KOLHAPUR TO GOA VIA AMBOLI GHAT

BENGALURU TO YERCAUD

GOA AWAY FROM THE SEA

PUNE TO SAPUTARA VIA MALSHEJ GHAT

SHILLONG TO CHERRAPUNJEE

VISHAKHAPATNAM TO ARAKU VALLEY

SAFETY TIPS

PETRICHOR IN A BOTTLE • KANNAUJ’S EXQUISITE MITTI ATTAR CAPTURES THE ELUSIVE SCENT OF THE RAIN

APPLYING ATTARS THE RIGHT WAY

LEGENDS OF THE RAIN • WHEN THE MONSOON HITS MEGHALAYA, LIFE SLOWS DOWN. CELEBRATIONS ARE PUT ON HOLD AND ITS TIME TO REVISIT THE STORIES OF THE SEASON

WAITING FOR RAIN • IN KERALA, MUCH LIKE THE REST OF INDIA, THE MONSOON CAN REDUCE A REGION TO PENURY, AND ITS LACK CAN CAUSE THE SAME

PAINTING THE SEASONS • THE BARAMASA MINIATURE PAINTINGS DEPICT IN RICH DETAIL WHAT MONSOON IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD LOOKED LIKE

MONSOON MIXTAPE • HERE'S SOME NOSTALGIA FOR RAINY ROAD TRIPS WITH SONGS THAT CELEBRATE THE ROMANCE OF THE SEASON

MUMBAI MEDLEY • MUMBAI'S MONSOON, DESPITE ITS NOTORIETY, IMBUES THE CITY WITH ROMANCE. ACCLAIMED PHOTOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR SUNHIL SIPPY, THROUGH HIS PROVOCATIVE CAPTURES, REMINDS US HOW THE RAINS ARE THE ONLY THING THAT CAN GET THE 'CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS' TO PAUSE

ITALY'S SMOOTH DIAMOND • INSIDE SPAIN’S TEIDE NATIONAL PARK ON A LITERARY TRAIL IN LONDON AND EDINBURGH BHUTAN BEYOND THE USUAL STAY: SIX SENSES FORT BARWARA SIX BEST MONSOON STAYS HILSA: IN TROUBLED WATERS SIX...