2017-12-26 10:58
Year 2015 was a very modest year in terms of traveling and writing blog posts. Or so I feel today when I look back, realizing how much I have started to travel more and write more today. 201… Read More
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Travel and Life Experiences of an Indian Backpacker
2017-11-23 10:34
Ever since I started traveling, especially on my own, I do not remember taking any specific helpful pointers on the proposed weather conditions at my arrival city. Now since I always travele… Read More
2017-11-07 12:09
I can understand when people, especially in India are all gung-ho about visiting Bangkok. Most Indians start their international travels with this city. And when they come back after having… Read More
2017-10-23 10:11
Are you looking for an adventure that combines luxury with culture for a unique experience as a solo traveler ? Many in the same situation as your’s, choose Thailand as their first int… Read More
2017-10-13 11:39
So close, yet so far ! This has been my condition for so many years in terms of not being able to or rather not having visited any of the beautiful countries around the world. Dubai is one s… Read More
2017-09-26 20:04
My first visit to Galle was extremely short, or so I thought when I first scheduled my stay here for 2 days, somewhere mid 2015. While scheduling my first solo Sri Lanka trip, I was in doubl… Read More
2017-09-13 12:29
Ganesh Chaturthi, as a festival, has been celebrated and performed as a ritual in my ancestral hometown since the time I can remember. During those initial days when I had just started to un… Read More
2017-08-26 05:57
In my last post, I had mentioned about how my stay in Kodaikanal was super awesome in GRT Hotels. Everything was excellently arranged there and they indeed had provided all the support and h… Read More
2017-08-04 06:30
I remember the first minute after my flight tickets were booked from Pune to Madurai, for my onward journey to Kodaikanal. It was exciting, undoubtedly. I had never been to Kodaikanal and wi… Read More
2017-07-24 13:23
What’s your idea, generally, of a vibrant nightlife ? Is it singing live with a band or chilling out at a bar or simply being at nice sauve lounges & pubs and enjoying yourself wit… Read More
2017-07-06 13:01
Since the time I can remember, I have heard 2 well-known phrases namely “Good Food makes for a Great Mood” and “The best way to a Man’s heart is through his stomach&r&hell…Read More
2017-06-11 18:32
In my last blog post on Shirdi Sai Baba & The Temple: Divinity All Around, I mentioned in brief about about how Shri SaiBaba got discovered and how then His popularity grew on… Read More
2017-06-01 13:44
“Sabka Maalik Ek (There is only one GOD who governs all)” is one of the most popular phrases I have come across right from my childhood and I personally believe in this sayi… Read More
2017-05-20 12:24
I have never really been a “Bike Man”. Never. Ever since I can remember, may be when I turned 18, I learnt driving a car first. That really set the tone for me being more interes… Read More
2017-05-13 13:02
Looking forward to staying in a hotel ? I always do. Whether I am staying up there on vacation or on official reason, I look forward to staying in a hotel, because I simply like it. It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-05-03 09:13
What are some of the first things that come to mind, when we think of Goa ? Beaches, Beer, Sea Food… right ??? Visit to popular beaches, enjoying in the ocean with friends or family… Read More
2017-04-18 12:41
Having lived in Pune for close to 7 years and never ever happened to visit the Aga Khan Palace is indeed strange. It either shows absolutely disinterest in being proud of my heritage on my p… Read More
2017-04-07 07:00
“You need not take cameras or any leather material as it is not allowed inside of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple” was the first thing told to me by the reception staff of my ho… Read More
2017-03-26 09:02
Holi, as a festival of colours, is celebrated passionately in India, with great fervour. It is a festival, that heralds the starting of spring season, the one which brings joy, playful mood… Read More
2017-03-17 10:02
It’s time for summer in India. Since it is fast approaching, it also means India will be fortunate enough to once again experience and able to welcome a huge influx of western holidaym… Read More
2017-03-02 07:59
No trip to Thailand could be complete without visiting at least one of the country’s many amazing islands. They’re the stuff, fantasies are made of. With so much fantastic choice… Read More
2017-02-22 18:44
I have always held Bangalore at a high pedestal. May be, it’s overall image & perception for being one of the most sophisticated and multi-cultural cosmopolitan city that got ingra… Read More
2017-02-07 06:30
It’s a widely accepted norm today that with the population increasing, this whole Flat-culture or Apartment-culture has risen exponentially. There are hundreds of new homes for sale to… Read More
2017-01-25 08:26
It was my first time in Varanasi and I, for sure, was absolutely looking forward to visiting and experiencing it. A very popular town in Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state in India and suppose… Read More
2017-01-06 11:22
I can distinctly remember how the life goals kept changing at various intervals, courtesy my thinking-back and reflection today of all the years behind. During MBA, the goal was to get ahead… Read More
2016-12-21 12:20
Just sharing some of the best “Love & Relationship Pointers” I felt, experienced or came across in my life… When a college-going girl loves a boy, nobody comes… Read More
2016-12-06 08:48
Blogging is to write one’s ideas and thoughts on any topic under the sun, depending upon your interest, on a digital paper i.e. in a form of a website. Blogging started around 2004-05… Read More
2016-11-28 11:51
More than school and college, more than my MBA college – the one that calls itself as the one offering an ultimate Management and life experiences – I think TRAVEL is actually a… Read More
2016-11-16 10:39
Having traveled to New Delhi just about 2 weeks back to capture some of the city’s Mughal-era tombs and monuments, it felt a right time for me to pay an equal attention to another beau… Read More
2016-11-04 14:45
Having been raised in Mumbai for around 12 years, before moving permanently to another beautiful city some 140 kms away Pune, I have closely experienced this city better than most of the peo… Read More
2016-10-21 09:13
My first ever international city visited is Pattaya. It was a little overwhelming for me when I first went out and trying to figure things here. But I found out that visiting Thailand is way… Read More
2016-10-08 05:32
Generally if you ask people about their best days, there is a strong probability that they may reflect & come back to you to confess about their friendship with their buddies during thei… Read More
2016-09-30 12:50
In the recent times in India, I have seen a lot of people have initiated on going on a road trip. Or may be I am the one who has observed this in recent times. Either way, there is no denyin… Read More
2016-09-14 16:27
In my last article “Ways To Avoid Office Politics At Workplace“, I had mentioned about how things have changed, from job perspective, from what used to be some 20-25 years… Read More
2016-09-03 19:50
Gone are the days when offices used to be having an atmosphere where there was so less feeling of competition, when people somewhere had a relaxed attitude of living a life, being satisfied… Read More
2016-08-23 07:00
Amidst all the chaos that I encountered in Jaipur City on my recent trip in June 2016, Jal Mahal & the area around is quite the opposite. Normally I travel solo but may be the stars seem… Read More
2016-08-16 14:04
Thanks to the amount of travel I do, I am fortunate to note down some of the things close to my heart. One of this is the TOP 5 or TOP 10 Things & such other. So… Read More
2016-07-29 05:41
My Ahmedabad trip recently last month in June 2016 was more of a must-visit-somewhere rather than being specifically to Ahmedabad. I guess I will have to admit this, in order to be fair and… Read More
2016-06-21 12:52
Ahmedabad, as the most popular city of Gujarat State, is bustling with vibrancy and cultural authenticity. It is a great combination of tradition and modernism, with people across different… Read More
2016-06-07 13:12
There is a very strange but positive thing I have been seeing lately in India. That of Solo Travel… Young boys & girls in their 20s, donning the role & essence of “Backp… Read More
2016-05-29 15:00
I have visited Lavasa City twice, first with friends and the second time with my distant relatives, who had come in to Pune. Now, it’s a given that when we visit with friends, the focu… Read More
2016-05-10 10:57
Rameshwaram has been, for ages, one of the most frequented tourist places in India, especially from the pilgrimage point of view. This is the same place that the Indians, across the world, h… Read More
2016-04-28 15:27
Kanyakumari, a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, is situated on the southern most tip of peninsular India and is a very popular tourist destination. I had been on, what I like to call, an epi… Read More
2016-04-15 09:37
I am absolutely keen to taking my blog at higher level and see it grow. Hence, I am open and willing to work with any of you in Tourism Boards, Travel Companies, Human Resources & Financ… Read More
2016-04-11 13:22
Apparently one of the most awaited, most anticipated and most eagerly looked-at landmark in entire Southern India. I had reached Kanyakumari after an exasperating-but-fulfilling train travel… Read More
2016-04-02 21:27
After having done one of the craziest travel for the the first time in my life, traveling by India’s Longest Train #VivekExpress for 83 hours & 25 minutes, just because I… Read More
2016-03-23 03:45
I must admit here that I am content with the amount of trips I make, considering my full time job of an HR Manager with a reputed MNC. 8-10 days of leave twice a year and a lot of times, pla… Read More
2016-03-02 09:05
I remember having had a discussion around November 2014 with my wife on my intent of doing something… other than my regular job, something meaningful, something where I feel it is my… Read More
2016-02-21 09:49
I am so happy to announce that somedays back, I was nominated for a Liebster Award ! As you would probably be aware, Liebster Award is an award that a newbie blogger gets and then passes on… Read More
2016-02-13 20:20
Jabalpur, a small-and-quiet city surrounded by huge patches of greenery, is located in Madhya Pradesh State, in Central India. I always make a point to visit some of these “places to s… Read More
2016-01-21 09:03
I had an All India Sales Conference of my Company and some select 45 Sales professionals were called in from all over India to Pune for this conference. As an HR professional, I was also ask… Read More
2016-01-14 09:00
While I had been to Amritsar recently in November 2015 and having already published posts on my individual experiences thereof, I thought why not share quickly & in a nutshell some of th… Read More
2016-01-07 09:17
Personal Verdict: 4.25/5.00 Our first day in Amritsar, evening 7 O Clock was the time when 5 of us visited this dhaba, or essentially a restaurant but referred to as Dhaba only to give peopl… Read More
2015-12-30 04:34
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was view… Read More
2015-12-20 07:18
I went in to Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, along with my friends. This was of course our first time. In contrast to the wide popularity, especially in India, the narrow entrance to this beau… Read More
2015-12-10 09:22
Amritsar happened all of a sudden. All 5 of us great friends discussing on random subjects at 11.30 pm in my home and suddenly one of us mentioned the idea of visiting the Golden Temple. All… Read More
2015-12-01 09:14
It was for the first time that I visited Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple, as it is popularly known across the world. Blessed with a cute (and heavy !) kid, me and my wife in any case wanted… Read More
2015-11-20 03:30
Here’s to Ms Alvina Fernandes, my English School Teacher, from one of the top schools in Nagpur Somalwar High School (Nikalas Branch) during 1989-90… around 24-26 year… Read More
2015-11-12 15:07
Wat Pho, or the Temple of Reclining Buddha as it is popularly known and having a reclining Buddha statue, is really very impressive. It is located in Old Bangkok, on Sanamchai Road, just opp… Read More
2015-10-30 11:00
I was in Colombo just a couple of months back, just prior to the rains and on one of the free evenings, I took a stroll to one of the tourist places within Colombo, by the name Galle Face Gr… Read More
2015-10-20 09:30
Personal Verdict: 3.50/5.00 I was here with my in-laws and as soon as I got out of my vehicle, I had a good feeling of this place. Since it was full at the time we entered, I decided to expl… Read More
2015-10-01 09:03
Indian Coffee House is an extremely old but beautiful restaurants I have seen and experienced in Jabalpur. I was taken here by my wife, who hails from here. She has visited this place more t… Read More
2015-09-23 10:00
Through the internet search, I had got a fair bit of an idea on Pondicherry being a very small-yet-lively city (a Union Territory, by the way) and that 2 days actually would be more than suf… Read More
2015-09-16 09:38
I have just been to Pondicherry in September 2015 and had finalized this place, out of all the hotels in Pondicherry, for my budget stay. On , this looked like quite a comfort place to spend… Read More
2015-09-09 10:02
Having started a blog, now I come up with great excuses to go some place, that has something worth to write on. Hyderabad wasn’t there on my bucketlist but then… That becomes an… Read More
2015-09-01 10:00
Ever since I planned for my Hyderabad visit for exploration, one thing that was foremost the list was dining at Paradise Restaurant. I had heard a lot of great word-of-mouth recommendation o… Read More
2015-08-24 10:03
While the city of Hyderabad in general is cheap cost-wise but don’t expect the hotels in Hyderabad follow the same logic. Of course, these days the competition is so tight that they wi… Read More
2015-08-16 02:08
I had recently been to Hyderabad, on a 3 days weekend solo trip. This destination was chosen by me primarily since this is very close to Pune (my residence) and can be reached in under 12 ho… Read More
2015-08-09 10:35
“If traveling didn’t involve money, you’d never see me again” I can imagine how many of us would be so very happy had that happened. Who doesn’t like to… Read More
2015-08-01 10:00
I was on my way from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya and had heard about beautiful tea plantations on the way. On a little bit more of an inquisitiveness, I understood there are about a couple of tea… Read More
2015-07-24 09:00
Being the political and commercial capital of Sri Lanks, there is absolutely no dearth of hotels in Colombo. Right from backpack budget hostels to big lavish 7-star hotels, all are available… Read More
2015-07-16 09:00
Me & my wife have made a pact last year in 2014. Once a year we shall travel together. Once a year, she may travel with her best buddies (she hates travelling alone, except to her hometo… Read More
2015-07-09 10:00
Post my visit to Galle, my next destination was Kandy (via Colombo) by train, which was scheduled to reach at around 9.00 pm. I had already finalized & reserved my room in one of the bud… Read More
2015-07-01 10:00
I went in Gems Gallery in Pattaya with my partner in tow and some other couples from MakeMyTrip Group. This was supposed to be our last day in Pattaya and we were on our way to Bangkok, befo… Read More
2015-06-22 18:35
Galle is a very small town, albeit with great fortifications and a beautiful cricket stadium. Since it is really small in size and population, no wonder there are limited hotels in Galle. I… Read More
2015-06-10 19:45
I find it real stupid how I kept avoiding going international (on my own & with my money), just because I wanted to start off on a bigger scale, going to Europe or USA and hence kept und… Read More
2015-06-03 14:47
I have now visited the Rajdhani Thali Restaurant twice, first with my friends and then with my family. Having visited twice & having had similar experiences, I can now say that I persona… Read More
2015-05-24 22:40
I have had a good amount of experience of working in regional offices in India, responsible to manage the Human Resource Management function at regional level ‘as smoothly as possible… Read More
2015-05-15 17:59
We were a group of 6 MBA Friends, wanting to go on a short weekend trip, considering the monsoon season of 2012. Having rained for quite sometime, a little prior to what I thought was the no… Read More
2015-05-04 18:04
A majority of the workforce has been getting enrolled in Corporate Mediclaim Policy from the day they join the office. Apart from the various difficulties and terms & conditions for cash… Read More
2015-04-22 14:13
Whilst being in Bangkok, I had booked for the very popular Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise. Based on my partner’s & my overall experience, I suggest you too should not miss this…… Read More
2015-04-20 22:40
If this is going to be your first international trip… RELAX ! I can understand how & why some people can feel a little tensed. But it’s absolutely easy. When I too went in f… Read More
2015-04-16 16:56
Here’s how I will like to describe our trip to Raigad Fort of June 2012… “A group of 4 MBA Friends, A Chocolate-Coloured Maruti Ritz Car, Cool & Breezy Rainy Season wi… Read More
2015-04-14 16:48
I remember the time in early 2000s in Western Suburbs of Mumbai when, with the advent of Call Centers & BPOs, a lot of very young workforce (18-21 years old) joined in, typically those w… Read More
2015-04-10 11:10
In my last blog, I put forth 10 things that employees should try to avoid and not do, while they are serving their notice period. I tried to put down a certain way of ethical behaviour to be… Read More
2015-04-09 08:44
Is it really worth it to NOT do somethings whilst you are on your notice period ? I bet yes ! There are 10 of them. With jobs becoming more and more available for the people with right skill… Read More
2015-03-31 10:03
I love flying. And I always make it a point to have a great flying experience, wherever I fly, whichever airline, whichever route. Flying excites me to the maximum, so much so that it has tu… Read More
2015-03-26 12:52
Whilst in my last year of graduation, I had a lot of doubt on choosing an appropriate career, such that my dreams could get fulfilled. It’s like a Cricket Match, where, when you someti… Read More
2015-03-23 11:14
Experiencing Jabalpur to Nagpur bus journeys is something I have started enjoying, rather than getting angry & flummoxed – mainly of course due to a different types of people invol… Read More
2015-03-21 09:34
With the advent of opening up of any country’s economy and new companies coming in & investing, lots of job opportunities get created. This also means more interview calls to choos… Read More
2015-02-25 11:34
I went to Baan Tao Restaurant in Hotel ISTA yesterday being my wedding anniversary. This restaurant is located in Kalyani Nagar, Pune. I had reserved the table one day prior and their online… Read More
2015-02-18 10:44
On one hand, with the change in standard of living and people becoming more & more fashion conscious, it’s generally noted that 50 has now become 30. However cool it may sound, the… Read More
2015-02-16 11:00
Yamai Devi is our family deity and I have been visiting here since 1998, either with family or solo, atleast once in 3 years. Temple is located in Aundh Village in Khatav Taluka in Satara Di… Read More
2015-02-14 05:22
Lumpini Park is no doubt one of the must visit places to be in Bangkok. Lets just say after your riot in Pattaya and Phuket and exploring the city life of Bangkok, if you are seeking a mild… Read More
2015-02-12 09:37
In the last 8 years 10 years, I have flown in 35 flights 54 flights, domestic & international both and it is with this base that I am sharing my experiences on whatever I have… Read More
2015-02-11 10:42
Personal Verdict: 3.25/5.00 Hotel Holiday Home in Shimla (India) is a premium property of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), located very near to the famous Mall Road… Read More
2015-02-09 12:00
Personal Verdict: 3.25/5.00 I was suppose to go on my official visit to Goa for 4 days in July 2010 and needed a place to check in, in and around Panjim area. Now since this was sort-of offi… Read More
2015-02-07 10:28
I visited Sriracha Tiger Zoo recently and found it great. It is a huge zoo-cum-park, very spacious. There are different entertainment shows featuring professionals with crocodiles, tigers an… Read More
2015-02-04 07:37
Every man’s dream come true. If you can digest the revealing way of dressing, if you can see semi-nude local & foreigner girls & accept that this is their way of life, Walking… Read More
2015-02-04 07:27
I had researched a bit from TripAdvisor, read quite a few reviews on hotels in Bangkok. They turned out to be useful of course. Based on the recommendations from TripAdvisor by a majority of… Read More
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