I always wanted Mumbai to have something similar. And now we do! There is an amazing pub crawl on through Colaba's whisky-fuelled nightlife on October 24, 2026, the Bombay Bar Crawl by Seven Islands Pure Malt x Swiggy Scenes that promises to turn an ordinary Saturday into a deliciously tipsy adventure.
Solo travel, as I see it, is the ultimate act of liberation. But between Instagram-perfect sunsets and the reality of navigating an unfamiliar world alone, there is a more complicated story. The question isn't whether we should travel solo. It's whether the travel industry, our destinations and society are doing enough to make that freedom genuinely safe.
In this exclusive conversation with Sumita Chakraborty, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, TheGlitz, Australian MasterChef favourite Sarah Todd talks about her latest collaboration with House of Akina, the India that changed her, the flavours and memories that continue to influence her cooking, her journey beyond the MasterChef kitchen, and why she is increasingly drawn to food that tells a story.
Curious to know more about this place I attended the Ajman Department of Tourism, Culture and Media’s India press conference and promotional roadshow held at The St. Regis Mumbai, where this gorgeous Emirate’s tourism story unfolded picturesquely through a conversation with the charismatic H.E. Mahmood Khaleel Alhashmi, Director General, Ajman Department of Tourism, Culture and Media.