Author: Jack Palfrey

City breaks with a twist: the world’s best homestay experiences

This feature has been made possible by Homestay.com, an accommodation marketplace connecting guests to local hosts in over 150 countries.   Why struggle as a stranger in a foreign land when you can opt to travel as a friend in a familiar city? Homestays offer a more intimate alternative to traditional hotels that, with the help…

Living the past: the ancient professions of Old Delhi

Modernity is seeping into Old Delhi. But what does this mean for long-standing Delhi-wallahs and their archaic practices? Jack Palfrey reports on a city in flux