Travel – Shoba Narayan

Tom Bihn travel carry on review

By: Shoba Narayan April 30, 2019May 25, 2019

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Bottom line: This is a travel carry-on that doesn’t cripple you on cobblestone streets

X-tend carry-on luggage

By: Shoba Narayan February 18, 2019May 25, 2019

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Finally….a carry-on luggage that expands to fit all the souvenirs you purchase while travelling.

Iceland for the Robb Report

By: Shoba Narayan January 15, 2018January 15, 2018

Hotels, Luxury, Topic, Traveleldar lodge, iceland, reykjavik, Robb Report, sandhotel, tower suites, TravelLeave a Comment

I wrote about Iceland for the January 2018 Travel issue of the Robb Report.

Tree of Life Jaipur hotel review

By: Shoba Narayan October 12, 2017October 16, 2017

Asia, Destination, Hotels, India, Luxury, Publication, Rajasthan, The Telegraph UK, Topic, TravelInspiration, Rajasthan, Tourism, Travel, Tree of Life resort and spa Jaipur2 Comments

This resort an hour outside the Pink City of Jaipur is designed to pamper guests with spacious villas, a swimming pool overlooking the Aravali hills, a spa offering excellent treatments, an organic garden, and walking trails that encourage solitude and reflection.

Indian vegetarians travelling the world

By: Shoba Narayan December 30, 2016September 17, 2017

Food, Podcastsfood, Vegetarian, Travel, vikram doctor, audiomatic, real food podcast1 Comment

Audiomatic is a great platform for some great Indian podcasts. Vikram Doctor does a great show called ‘Real Food Podcast.’ Here is an episode in which I was (a little) involved. Here is the link to the show.

Wildlife Taj Safaris

By: Shoba Narayan March 13, 2015September 19, 2017

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One thing that wildlife teaches you is humility. Money cannot buy everything and certainly not a tiger sighting

Goa Grows Up: Condenast Travel October 2008 issue

By: Shoba Narayan September 24, 2008October 2, 2017

Asia, Condenast Traveler, Destination, India, Publication, TravelCondenast Traveler, featured, Goa, susegado, Travel5 Comments

Once a hippie haven where even India’s tightly chaperoned teens could turn on, tune in, and drop out, Goa has lately gone upscale. Shoba Narayan returns to a scene from her youth and finds that Goa (like the author herself) has only gotten better with age

Nothing Doing about Maia, Seychelles

By: Shoba Narayan June 15, 2008August 7, 2017

Asia, Destination, Health/Spa, Luxury, Publication, Time magazine, Topic, TravelIndian Ocean, maia resort, resorts, seychelles, TravelLeave a Comment

Maia, an ultra-luxurious resort in the Seychelles, may offer canoeing, fishing and snorkeling excursions, but our tip is to give them all a miss. This seven-month-old property is instead made for mooching on an opulent scale. Picture 30 sumptuous villas, spread over 12 hectares next to secluded Anse Louis beach, and appointed with every comfort.…