At Swaswara betwixt the gossip of nature, my mind eased and my soul ‘spoke’. My experience of Swaswara’s embrace began even before I reached there.

At Dharana at Shillim luxury is not just its design but its deliverance of inner calm. Read on to know more of my first hand experience.

Nestled along the pristine Ha My Beach, with easy accessibility to both Danang and Hoi An, The Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, seamlessly blends world-class luxury with the soul of Vietnam’s rich heritage.

Hogwarts and the Scottish Highlands meet the Indian Himalayas and a princely palace. And like Hogwarts, it is a place of magic – that blends ancient Vedic wisdom with modern practices to unleash the joy and ease that often become dormant in us.

The Alpina Gstaad, an exceptional luxury hotel, lies perched on the exclusive Oberbort, a hill just ten minutes walk from the incredibly picturesque village of Gstaad.

It is early morning. The breeze, a refreshing susurration. It fills your lungs with restorative sea air. The sun is playing moonshine on the waves. And on a deck raised above the sand, to the tune of Sanskrit chants to the Sun God.

Wira was a Nelson Mandela clone and an expert surfer. His friendliness and welcome were redolent of the Four Seasons charm; his simplicity and humility – typically Balinese.

Seminyak in Bali is synonymous with vibrant, bohemian chic. Off the high street, on a much quieter byroad, are an array of spas and eateries. And on a drive-in of this byroad lies a hidden gem.

‘At the still point, there the dance is’ – if there is a place that guides you gently to arrive at this ‘stillness’ as beautifully crystallized in words by the poet T.S Eliot, it is Shreyas.

Dense, lush greenery enveloped me. A tranquil Lotus pond, suspended in the air, lay before me. At ground level, the Ayung River snaked along. Soaked in the spell of this tropical jungle, I walked across a footbridge.

Bhutan, a small Himalayan kingdom nestled between the Goliathans India and China, is one of the youngest democracies in the world. Its small population of 0.8 million people were happy with the absolute monarchy in place.

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