How a visionary estate owner and intrepid plant hunters recreated China's Yunnan Province's rhododendron woodlands in Cornwall

Meet our Great Gardens of Cornwall host. Author, former BBC personality, clifftop gardener.

Revival of traditional arts, crafts, and textiles on the Silk Road We just returned from 17 spectacular days in Uzbekistan. Read on for high

A look at the background of textiles and ceramics that added allure to the ancient Silk Road.

A walk through south Mumbai will set your tastebuds tingling. Sassoon Fish Docks, Crawford Market, Thieves Bazaar, colonial architecture, st

Textile tour north west India. Gujarat-Kutch textile tour. Workshop in textiles, India

Market visits to gentle village-to-village walks provide the best interaction with Odisha's rich tribal diversity.

Themed travels take you deeper into the fabric of a destination

Are you bewildered by India? Want to travel there but no idea where to start? Read on.

Travel in street markets, engaging with local people on travels

Early one morning on our Kutch Textile Tour, we stumbled serendipitously upon a village with a rich textile tradition. (Actually, all villages in Kutch have ...

If you’re on an E.Y.H.O. group trip, you’re set to enjoy a maxed out experience. With a dedicated Western-based tour leader – sometimes two – and a local gui...

I learned a thing or two about packing after being on the road for three months. Fitting outfits appropriate for meeting Maharajas alongside ones for trekkin...

I recently stumbled upon an excellent guide by Clothroads on how to “Be a Star Textile Ambassador: How to Travel Sensitively and Sensibly in Textile Cultures...

Tucked away in India’s northeast corner is the state of Assam. With its wide open spaces, silk weaving, tea plantations, and lush wildlife reserves, it is su...

Softer than soft. In Bumthang Valley, I discovered a textile treasure. Yak wool is typically coarse, but the babies born in early spring hav

Sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and touch. We predict you will fall in love and plan your return even before you leave.

Nuts and Bolts of a Botswana safari. We tell you the way it is, straight up.

Namibia: Sleeper hit from a travel-packed year Arriving in Windhoek, we wondered if we’d got it wrong. After a Botswana safari and the adrenaline rush of Vic...

Victoria Falls, swimming the Devil's Pool