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Why Even Yashoda Mistook Him For Shri Krishna

Imagine seeing someone from a distance and believing Shri Krishna Himself had returned. That is exactly what happened in Gokul. There was one person in the Mahabharata whose appearance, aura, and presence resembled Krishna so closely that people could barely tell the difference between them. Even Mother Yashoda became emotional…

MyLifeXP · May 19

Motorway 100: How the Italians transformed road travel

The Man Who Pays His Way: The visionaries of fast intercity road transport held some highly questionable political views

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024

Your best strategy if your British Airways flight is cancelled

The Man Who Pays His Way: In a hurry to get somewhere? You may need to pay and reclaim

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024

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Odyssey: ‘Forever ship’ with a permanent view of Belfast

The Man Who Pays His Way: Not exactly drifting towards eternity, but stuck in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024

Are cheap holidays on offer because Russians can’t travel outside their country?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Correlation is not causation, with economic factors at work leading to summer bargains for Britons

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024

Why did Air Canada passengers end up 400 miles further away from London?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Destination Heathrow? Welcome to Montreal

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024

Summer city breaks – are they getting too risky?

The Man Who Pays His Way: disruption is now at such a pitch that apprehension may prevail over anticipation

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

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Be careful what you wish for – especially when it comes to passport rules

The Man Who Pays His Way: Brexit changed much for travellers – but not everyone seems to agree on what, or why

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2024

Time for easyJet to reflect on how it deals with passengers

The Man Who Pays His Way: What easyJet should learn from its latest passport foul-up

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024

Revealed: Our changing travel tastes, by guidebook sales

The Man Who Pays His Way: Comparing bestsellers over 30 years is enlightening

The Independent UK · May 19, 2024

Boeing 737: Everything you need to know about the aircraft after terrifying mid-flight blowout

The Man Who Pays His Way: Portland depressurisation was unrelated to two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024

Perils of a ‘self-transfer itinerary’

The Man Who Pays His Way: Beware ‘secret fares other sites cannot see’

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023

10 things travellers should remember at Christmas

The Man Who Pays His Way: All you need to know, from avoiding airport security stress to finding flight bargains on 25 December

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023

Amsterdam to London by train? Next year, you’ll face a six-month wait

The Man Who Pays His Way: The train not departing from the Dutch capital is a casualty of Brexit, say some

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2023

Amsterdam to London by train? Next year, you’ll face a six-month wait

The Man Who Pays His Way: The train not departing from the Dutch capital is a casualty of Brexit, say some

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Is there a pecking order for overbooked flights?

The Man Who Pays His Way: The rules on selling more tickets than there are seats are clear, but are not always followed

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

Rolling back Brexit: Government eases ID card ban for EU school groups

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘Destinations like Hastings are absolutely decimated by a lack of school visits,’ says VisitBritain chief executive

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

Heathrow third runway plans to be shared ‘in the new year’

The Man Who Pays His Way: Airport is discussing ‘when and how is the best time to really restart the expansion’, says chief financial officer

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The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

Twenty years after Concorde’s final flight, what was it like on board the supersonic jet?

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘I put down the glass of cognac and cigar, and followed the purser to the cockpit’

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Air-traffic control failure: what will be different next time?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Nats has questions to answer –and so do the airlines

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Rail needs consensus, not continuous conflict

The Man Who Pays His Way: There is a gulf between what the rail industry says and what its users believe

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

A fairytale ending for aviation taxes that don’t exist

The Man Who Pays His Way: Meanwhile, ministers are back in their comfort zone – on private jets

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023

The great trans-Parisian challenge: how long does it take to change stations?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Dedicated rail passengers need good luck and determination to make their connections

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

A bank holiday Monday to remember – for all the wrong reasons

The Man Who Pays His Way: Airlines are responsible for caring for passengers

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023

Sweden: the land with no rail booking offices, yet many ways to buy train tickets

The Man Who Pays His Way: Swedish Railways says it scrapped station sales to ‘eliminate unnecessary cost and offer an attractive price’

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