The trip to Srilanka last year was our first long & far vacation after Aashira joined us. Srilanka was an experiment- travelling with a tiny tot, accommodating her interests & needs. We realised soon, she had in fact taught us to relax & unwind. Otherwise, we would have kept it busy and tight to ensure […]
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Days in Srilanka: Travel tips & some observations
1. Bangalore & Chennai are nearly equi-distant from Colombo (little over an hour) but you will find significant difference in air fares. About 4-5 airlines fly Chennai-Colombo while only Srilankan Airlines fly Bangalore-Colombo. SpiceJet has launched Chennai-Colomobo and return fares are available under-Rs 5000 all inclusive. 2. The Srilankan tourism organization’s website is rich in […]
Srilanka: Trip Summary
It was a much sought after vacation since Aashira’s birth. Besides short drive trips to Mysore & Coorg, it had been over 2 long years. Srilanka was the chosen beach destination after Andaman & Lakshadweep lost out due to lack of direct flights from Bangalore and not-so-easy access to suitable accommodation from the destination airport. […]
Jet airways over-cooking its offerings
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
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
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
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 […]
My first trip to France
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
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 […]
Days In Osaka : Day trips to Kyoto, Himeji, Ise Shima
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Days in Osaka: Sunday @ Kobe, Mt Rokko & Arima Onsen
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Days in Osaka: “People are our key differentiator”
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