Spring has sprung, and it’s not too late to book last-minute trips to paradise. Shoulder season is the best time to visit many destinations, as perennial hotspots boast fewer crowds and lower prices — there’s no better time to book your next vacation. Whether you’re interested in truffle-hunting in Tuscany or gallery-hopping in Texas, read...

If you’ve already discovered the best palace hotels in India and the trendiest boutique hotels in Sri Lanka, we know where to go next. Famed for its access to the world’s highest peak, Nepal has so much more to offer the avid traveller, including lush wellness escapes, iconic natural beauty, and some of the friendliest locals in the world....

Home to Mount Everest and seven other of the world’s 14 highest peaks, Nepal offers some of the most spectacular landscapes on the planet. Take time out from the historic monuments and temples of Kathmandu to gaze on mountain splendour from Pokhara and trek the Annapurna Circuit, stay in a traditional Sherpa house once beloved by Sir Edmund...

Track tigers on foot through the jungles of Nepal with Tiger Tops, the first ethical elephant experience in the nation. I stayed at Tharu Lodge in Chitwan National Park and Karnali Lodge in Bardia National Park during my trip to Nepal and was rewarded with a wild tiger sighting on one of my last days of safari. We’d spent afternoons picnicking...

What an experience this was. Pure wildlife experience... This trip makes me want to live my retired life as a wildlife photographer. We stayed in the world famous Tiger tops and this place doesn’t have a fence that separates it from the forest and we actually spotted a leopard in the lodge.. This place doesn’t promote AC or WiFi in the...

Whether a vocalization is emitted though the mouth or nose impacts on its acoustic shape through specific vocal tract resonances. In human language, nasalized compared to oral vowels can change the meaning of words. African elephants mainly use low-frequency rumbles to communicate and can utter them either through the mouth or trunk.  Click...