I am spending the weekend at my sister’s place. When I came my niece was sleeping. I too decided to take a short nap. When she woke up after an hour she demanded ‘mummy’ and I started distracting her by various tricks, then I asked her to say ‘masi’ (aunt) and for the first time…
Delhi to Manali on a HP State Transport Volvo Bus
When I went to Shringi Vatika (Himachal Pradesh, HP) the second time to get my cell phone back, Sesha did not come with me (he has less number of leaves than me). When Sesha is around, I almost always end up traveling on a Khatara (uncomfortable) bus. This time around my younger nephew came with…
Accomodation in Lachung (North Sikkim): What Does Basic Mean?
Sunrise at Lachung (North Sikkim) We visited Sikkim in December 2006. Sikkim is a small state and we managed to see a bit of East, West and North Sikkim. Lachung is in North Sikkim and it is a small and beautiful place. Usually, it is the night halt for going to Yumthang Valley. I remember…
My Gadgets Have a Will of Their Own
After a looooong time I got to know that my laptop has finally started working today. I had actually given up on it. Also got my camera (the new one) back. Thought it was my lucky day, the gadgets are coming to their senses. Only to find that my camera CF card is giving Error…
Call Center: What Call Center?
This time when I was in Shringi Vatika in Himachal Pradesh (March, 2007) I had this conversation with a young lad in his twenties. The conversation took place in Hindi but in spirit, here is how it went. Young Lad: I wanted to ask you the last time itself but didn’t get time. See, I…
Grinding Wheel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V38NeLt8Vew] The structure in the picture houses a water based grinding wheel at Shringi Vatika. When they release the water, it is fun to watch the wheels turning, a silly video but still I thought I will share.
A Small Video from Shringi Vatika, Himachal Pradesh
March 10, was a rainy day at Shringi and my Nikon Coolpix 3200 allows me to make videos. This is the typical view from the window of the Vatika and I just loved the ice formation on the tin roof. But it would fall off after a while, whereas I wanted it to grow and…
Back with My Cellphone from Shringi (Himachal Pradesh) Again
Snow in the Garlic Fields: Village Sojha, Himachal Pradesh, India So, I am back from Shringi once again, with my cell phone this time and I combined it with my general break from blogging. There was more snow around the place. I have tons of pictures (but with old Nikon coolpix point and shoot, the…
The Cell Phone Saga
Sojha, Near Shringi Vatika, I Surely Would Like to Go Back! By now, I have told to countless people that I left my cell phone in a taxi on a trip to Shringi Vatika in Himachal Pradesh. The next thing that I tell them is that the taxi fellow gave it back to the hotel…
Tourism: Some Quotes from a Journal Article
I have been reading a few journal articles on tourism (when a person like me in academics takes to tourism as a hobby, this was bound to happen). I came across the article ‘A Theory of Tourism’ from a database. The article has been written in German by Hans Magnus Enzensberger in 1958. It was…