Went on a trip to Coorg that was sponsored by Club Mahindra for travel bloggers (will update on the gang soon). As of now swamped with work. And even though I am no foodie, the highlight of this trip was the wonderful food that was served. I actually polished off all the sweet dishes you…
Author: Mridula Dwivedi
Off Tomorrow!
I am taking a mini break and actually traveling to the south. After all that grading (the necessary evil of an academic job) I am really looking forward to it. You see, because when I come back, I have still more copies to grade. Have you heard about death by grading?
Remember the Mind the Gap Post?
A few days back I wrote about mind the gap announcements on the London tube. Then I got a mail from Steve of Gonomad sending me a link to this news- The woman behind the gentle, even voice which warns London’s subway commuters to “Mind the gap” was fired after telling a newspaper she thought…
Lazy Sunday Photo- The Big Ben, London
The Big Ben, Westminster, London The Westminster area was the last place I visited in London. I came out of the train and followed the signs that said ‘exit for London Eye.’ It was already dark by then. After taking a boat ride on Thames, I headed back to the Westminster train station and then…
Oktatabyebye- Remember that Air Ticket?
Remember that Oktatabyebye Photo Contest? I got to hear from them about the air ticket. I can fly from anywhere to anywhere in India. I am wondering where should I go? The pity is that it is for one person (and I have to pay the taxes), so either Sesha decides to come anyway or…
Things I Don’t Even Dream Of!
All Souls College, Oxford, UK Of all the places I visited I liked my stay at the Oxford best. But that account will have to wait for sometime. While I was coming back, I was so tired and exhausted on the flight and yet I could not sleep at all. Also for the first time…
Managed Communities?
Saw this very fascinating post on the blog of Professor Robert V. Kozinets. I have tried to use Netnography, the methodology he proposed to study online communities. I always thought of consumer communities as self-formed or at least easy enough to join. And of course the one I use most is related to travel- Indiamike.com….
Lazy Sunday Photo- London Underground, Mind the Gap!
Mind the Gap, London Underground, UK The phrase ‘Please Mind the Gap’ grew upon me slowly when I used the London Underground and the National Rail for two days. As a station would approach, the announcement system on the train would go crazy, announcing “please mind the gap” again and again. Once or twice it…
Pretty Young Things at the Hyde Park, London
Three Young Girls at Hyde Park, London, UK While I was taking a stroll (with a colleague) at the Hyde Park, caught a glimpse of these three young girls ahead of us. They were speaking a foreign tongue but one could still make out the excitement in their voices. When they went some distance ahead…
But We Changed the Clock!
Leeds City Center and the Bus Stop to the Left as Marked by Two Waiting Buses My first real stop in UK was the city of Leeds where I was presenting a paper at a conference. It was a hectic trip. I landed at Heathrow on a Friday morning and then took a National Express…