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Ananya Kapoor

A passionate travel storyteller at PicknicGo, dedicated to crafting experiences that resonate long after the journey ends.

  • 22 stories published

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Stories by Ananya Kapoor

The best day of our Rome trip cost eighteen euros and had no Colosseum in it

The best day of our Rome trip cost eighteen euros and had no Colosseum in it

A history teacher's account of taking thirty Indian students to Rome: the 30-day ticket alarm, why under-18s go free, and the day…

Diwali 2026 falls on a Sunday, and most people will book it wrong

Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. A curator on the full five-day calendar, why fares dip before the festival and spike…

The week Japan closes, and the best night of the year to be there

Restaurants shut, banks shut, and three million people visit one shrine. An East Asia curator on Oshogatsu for Indian families, the 4…

The Oxford that isn’t Oxford: how to read a summer-school brochure

Which Oxford summer programmes are run by the University and which are private companies using the city's name. Fees, 2027 dates, and…

The night Goa builds a demon and burns it before breakfast

Goa spends the night before Diwali building thirty-foot demons and burning them at dawn. A Goa curator on the effigy contests, the…

Ten months for Wimbledon, two weeks for El Clásico

Wimbledon needs ten months. El Clásico tickets don't exist until two weeks out. A curator's guide to the ballots, memberships and 30x…

The season Formula 1 rebuilt itself, and where it ends

In February I told a client that 2026 would be a strange year and he should wait for 2027. Photo by Shubham…

Everything that matters about Dubai’s New Year happens before four in the afternoon

The Burj Khalifa show is at midnight, but the metro station shuts at five and the free zones fill by four. A…

The second time I did Char Dham, I did about half as much and saw four times as much

A traveller's account of doing the Uttarakhand Char Dham twice — once badly in June, once properly in September. Registration, health, helicopters…

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