Category: Travel Stories

Jet airways over-cooking its offerings

Post author By Rajiv
Post date April 24, 2010
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Jet Airways was a full service carrier. Then came Capt Gopinath’s low-cost Air Deccan that redefined air travel in India and created a non-existent category. Jet responded with a acquisition of Air Sahara (that struggled to fructify for at least an year), renamed it to Jet Lite and converted it to a low cost carrier. Later, for whatever […]

Days in France: Peek into Tour de France

Post author By Rajiv
Post date August 6, 2009
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I have always been fascinated with the Tour de France. Besides the sport (and the man, Lance Armstrong), the television coverage of the event is probably the toughest among any other sporting events. Yet, it is one of most spectacular coverage showcasing the best of the France (and these days the route ventures out of […]

Days in France: Notice in my hotel room

Post author By Rajiv
Post date March 15, 2009
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Dear Guests, Please be informed that on February 27th, March 2nd and 3rd there will be water cut from 9.30 am to 5.00pm, in order to change equipments. Due to this intervention, some stores, without any danger for your health, can circulate in pipes and fluster water. We apologize for the disturbance. “some stores can circulate […]

Days in France: The feel of Paris

Post author By Rajiv
Post date March 6, 2009
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Over the last week, many asked did “do you feel being in Paris”. The answer then was NO! Thanks to a good weather (and my planning :D ), I got a feel of Paris over the last weekend. Saturday started on a foggy note but thankfully got sunny closer to noon. I started from Arc De […]

Days in France begin…

My new job got me to Rueil-Malmaison, France for a few weeks. A western suburb, just 12kms, from central Paris, well-connected by local trains, yet technically considered outside of Paris! The most striking thing as I got to the hotel in a taxi from Charles De Gualle (Paris airport) was the writings on the walls […]

Travel Guides

Post author By Rajiv
Post date February 9, 2009
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To this date I have not purchased a travel guide in the true sense of the word. From the time, I had the opportunity, time, money & companion to travel around; the internet has been the latest and greatest resource. I struck by the net to plan travel for my visits to and around Japan […]