Don’t cheat, don’t scroll down the page in advance to see whom I met. You have to hear out my tale first. I read about him and heard of him much before I met him. I gobbled up a fascinating book by him on Everest with record speed. In a world full of things that…
Category: Travel
Renewing Indian Passport at a Different Address
How difficult could be renewing Indian passport at a different address? Well, if you go by my experience if was a hell of an experience, one that I will never like to repeat. My first passport was done when I was in college at IIT Kanpur and I had to renew it at Gurgaon where…
Going Places … I Didn’t Mean To!
Over the weekend, I headed to my sister’s place to catch up with her. I absolutely love playing with my one year and four months old niece, she has started speaking like a tota (parrot) and tries to repeat everything we say. And then, of course, no one can pamper you like an elder sister…
Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib …
Just though of sharing a famous Urdu saying! Sair kar duniya ki galib (it is gafil actually), yeh zindagani phir kahanzingagani gar rahi tou , naujawani phir kaha….. Rough translation of the Galib’s (Gafil)CoupletLets explore this world while we can, Who knows how long we may liveand even if we are alive, how long are…
Travel on My Mind
Some of the comments on my last post made me think hard (I guess I read constantly to avoid thinking but I am not 100% sure as of now 🙂 and motivated me to write this post. First Prashanth said: I have decided to travel atleast once a month – kinda mid-year resolution ; Now…
Touts Touts Everywhere?
Get down at New Delhi railway station, they will flock you and they are an aggressive lot. As soon as a 2X2 bus reaches the private bus stand in Manali they start running and pasting small piece of papers on the windows to claim the occupants as their own. You go elsewhere in India and…
Any Good Budget Travel Magazines in India?
Since I am so gung-ho about travel, it came as a surprise (to me) that I do not know of any travel magazine in India apart from Outlook Traveller. And that too, I only go to their website. Well, the magazine comes in my college library, but the glossy cover and its outlandish destinations and…