Shalbha Sarda

2 weeks ago | architecturaldigest.in | Shalbha Sarda

146 kilometers away from Colombo, Sri Lanka, after winding up dozens of sharp elbow bends beyond the town of Hatton, you approach Uga Halloowella, a century-old British planter's bungalow in tea country. Here, the landscape is as meticulously man-made as it is breathtaking. The hills roll in waves of emerald amphitheatres, formed by neatly trimmed tea shrubs, each pruned to a uniform height. Beautiful enough to make one forget its origins.

2 weeks ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Shalbha Sarda

Home Trips Polo Is The New Passport Stamp: How The Sport Is Reinventing Luxury Travel That’s the dry wit of Woody Allen as Carol Lipton in the 1993 cult classic Manhattan Murder Mystery. Cut to 2025, where the global hospitality and travel industry now sees polo mallets as a cure for more than just urban ennui.

3 weeks ago | admiddleeast.com | Shalbha Sarda

AD’s Vienna walking city tour guide is a stroll through time when Art Nouveau architecture was slowly giving way to Art Deco. How the local creatives responded – an artistic rebellion, no less – created a mini design movement in itself. Luckily, the results are preserved in all their glory and line the beautiful avenues of Vienna. “What is Vienna… it never completely is,” says my guide Gilles Gubelman as he leads me through the Innere Stadt, Vienna's historic heart.

1 month ago | admiddleeast.com | Shalbha Sarda

While some countries built watchtowers, palaces and fortified cities, Germany took awe-inspiring architecture up a notch and created magic. Here are seven fairytale castles in Germany you need to bookmark for your next trip. When we think of modern-day Germany, we picture cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking innovations. But once upon a time, this country was the heart of fairy tales – the birthplace of the stories we grew up with. Think Cinderella, Snow White, and Little Red Riding Hood.

1 month ago | admiddleeast.com | Shalbha Sarda

While some countries built watchtowers, palaces and fortified cities, Germany took awe-inspiring architecture up a notch and created magic. Here are seven fairytale castles in Germany you need to bookmark for your next trip. When we think of modern-day Germany, we picture cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking innovations. But once upon a time, this country was the heart of fairy tales – the birthplace of the stories we grew up with. Think Cinderella, Snow White, and Little Red Riding Hood.