10 services to make life easy

Subscribe to Paper Planes for a monthly delivery of indie magazines, curated just for you. Their longlist includes titles like Britain-based publication devoted to cinema called Little White Lies, to FAT (Finnish Art Today) to Hole & Corner for updates and tips on housekeeping. And there are various subscription plans that let you choose different magazines each month.

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Thinking about taking a sabbatical someday? Escape the corporate life for a month (or more!). Well, Takethatsabbatical.com believes "Today is someday". Choose from a range of options that last from a week to up to six months. Plus, they offer different experiences like farming in a remote village or stay at a yoga retreat. 

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À Ta Maison is a Gentlemen's club designed to create a second-to-home experience for its members. With a casual dining bistro, formal dining room, patio, lawn, library, sunroom, and salon service (by appointment) the members-only private club more than makes up for its annual fee. And if the long list of services hasn’t convinced you, get a membership just for their exclusive events. Think luxurious Sunday brunches, trunk shows, book club meet-ups, talks on entrepreneurship and endless networking over cigars and single malt.

21 Sunder Nagar Market, 1st Floor, New Delhi. Tel: 011 4310 4980. Atamaison.com or Email: membership@atamaison.com

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Waiting for the day you won't need to lift a finger? It's more achievable than you think. We round up the best services to help you live a more luxurious, stress-free life.

Häagen-Dazs can treat your guests to a three course ice cream menu. As a part of their Privé service, the ice cream boutique will send over a butler who will serve a sorbet, macarons and can construct this magnificent ice cream Eiffel tower right before your eyes. 

Too lazy to go grocery shopping? We've got some good news. Two recently launched services, Out Of The Box and Burgundy Box both offer meal kits with pre-measured ingredients, and deliver them to your doorstep with easy to follow recipe cards, which have step-by-step instructions. All you have to do is log onto the website and pick a dish off their menu.

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The Holiday Studio lists tried-and-tested holiday options, neatly organised by type of wanderlust (from lesser-known mountain adventures to the best crowd-free beaches). Ask for DIY assistance while planning your getaway or just tag along on one of their monthly trips.  

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If you'd much rather be dining in than dining out, turn to Hopping Chef for a meal to remember. There's a long list of chefs and cuisines to choose from, plus the service will send a over someone who can cook you a gourmet meal in your own home.

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Tired of sifting through reviews on TripAdvisor? Turn to Tripzuki for a thoroughly vetted list of boutique hotels around the country. You know you can trust them because the selection process is rigorous. Every hotel is visited by one of team members – they stay at the hotel, speak to the staff, sample the food, drink the wine and interview the owners. (Phew!)

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Primo Privilege offers access and special discounts at all the cultural hotspots in Delhi. In food alone it covers the city's popular watering hole PCO, Yauatcha (which we've come to rely on for dim sums) and French favourite Le Bistro du Parc. There's a bunch of wellness and shopping packages too. For a nominal fee, it's basically your easy access to the good life. 

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Looking for a home-style meal? Log onto Trekurious. Their new rotational tiffin service, Boxed, delivers meals from some of the best home chefs in the city (think different cuisines each day). For eg: Would you rather go with Ananya Banerjee's authentic Bengali and Ethiopian offerings, or Benpramar Laitflang's flavourful Japanese cuisine? Whatever you pick, just do it before 11.00 am the day you want the meal delivered. 

Trekurious, Tel: +91 96198 70504

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