Blogs from India, Asia - page 1922

A weekend getaway to Wayanad and Kozhikode As the wise saying goes, “never miss an extended weekend in IT industry” and that too when you’re living a three hours drive away from “God’s own country”! It was August, the monsoon had fed Bharatpuzha and Perriyar well, the Ghats were under the wrap of emerald carpets and the clouds were firing the imaginations of the poets. Everything was perfect; I mean almost. The brooding buddies were still confused as always; late to reach the decision, but all too well that they finally reached it before Friday midnight. People scrambled over their tracks, Nike shoes, sunglasses, toothbrushes and budgetary calculations till one o’clock in the morning. Finally I called up BIT office at 1:30 am, seems ridiculous and obviously nobody picked up the call. 13th August, 05 ... read more

A trip to Kochi, Backwaters and the misty Munnar It’s a land of rice n fish curry, banana chips, coconut plantations, green backwaters, Chinese fishing nets and the Kathakali. It’s a land of centuries old temples, churches and Colonial settlements. It’s a land of tiger infested jungles, raging waterfalls, golden beaches, misty hill stations and endless tea gardens. It’s a land of football, cartoonists, and Communism. Welcome to Kerala! Never mind, it’s only for the un-initiated. You know, I am biased and whenever any voting situation comes up for weekend holiday destinations, I vote for Kerala! It often amazes myself; rest alone the others! So this time around it was no different. Gokarna, Chikmagalur, Goa, wait for a while! The suckers at the corporate block sometimes take good decisions; I must say. So we got ... read more

so blog...bloggy blog...this is sooo late...this one is for the past..for the reflection of things that i already done did. NORBULINKA ya'll. it was a good day...it is actually the day that we were at REWA from the last blog...erika and daniel were sick, so it was just me and colette and we went solo on this adventure. it was cool and the gang. so we left REWA and walked all the way down to dharamsala and caught a bus that we hoped took us to Norbulinka...they kept saying "Karmapa" and i thought he lived there so we got on and ended up at the monastery that he lives at...it was very pleasant. it was basically two long dorm things and then a temple elevated at the end...the weather was perfect and there was a LAWN ... read more

We got to Jaislamer and hurray hurray actually managed to find the hostel we wanted to go to without hassle. It was great to have Magnus along for the journey, as he was full of questions for Bengali. The hostel was fab - we got a room with a balcony over looking the POOL! We were just so excited! Seeing as we were in the middle of a heat wave at it was 42 degrees we had to try the pool out straight away! Then we went for dinner and I leave Irene on her own for ten minutes and she causes havoc!! Some random Indian youngsters came up to her at the table and started asking loads of questions, then started "You have lovely eyes", "What do you like about me?", "Can I sit down" ... read more

I'll try to make this as uplifting and positive as possible but right now Im getting over a serious war with the toilet. After many attacks the bowl resisted and concessions are finally being made. Melissa has just taken on the fever part of the flu, aka travelers bug, and is now in bed sleeping it off. We got it from a vendor who sells mint and lime sodas that he prepares on the street, there supposed to heal the soul or something. I guess I needed a lot of soul cleansing. Luckily we bought some generic cipro while in Thailand and it has settled the bacteria party in our stomachs. So now we are taking it very easy on the foothills of the himalayas in Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world. The town is ... read more