Archive for 2007
Where’s the customer in customer service?! Trouble with ICICI Bank
Update: November 21: Finally, after more than a month of running around the BTM branch managed to return the money back to my sister. Thanks to all the readers for their suggestions and advice! And also to the reader who had left the email addresses of the concerned people at ICICI who we emailed. (He […]
Scary airline experiences
I’ll start with a story that actually ended well but I missed a few heartbeats in the beginning. On my return from Bhutan, I had a return flight from Bagdogra to Calcutta at 2.40 pm in the afternoon. When I reached the airport around 12.10 pm (early fortunately, I was to realize later), the Air […]
Spread the light, not the noise!
A very happy and safe Diwali to all of you! This season, do spread the light around and not the air and noise pollution please. For a lot of reasons, including environmental and social. Indulge in your favourite sweets and celebrate with friends and family. And if you do have to light crackers, please do so […]
Bhutan — Sneak Peek
I was talking to Ravi when he suggested that I do a teaser on my Bhutan trip to start off with. I was telling him that since I’d taken loads of pictures (as usual!) it would take me some time to upload everything and write my travelogues. So here it is, just a little sneak […]
there’s something about cats and dogs!
i met a lot of these lovely characters on this trip. bhutan (i am happy to report) is filled with dogs and cats. the dark mysterious stony interiours of the dzongs and the monasteries seem find favour with cats especially. the streets are filled with dogs — some rather cute and furry — with hair all […]
Connecting with rural India
This is an effort to increase and encourage rural tourism and sounds like a pretty good idea by Rural Zing. According to the tag line, it’s “an Initiative to connect urban and rural economyâ€. They have day long trip starting from Bangalore on Saturdays and Sundays. Contact for details: Mobile: 9886201103 Email — reservation@ruralzing.com You […]
Chilling in Kalimpong
After spending two hectic weeks in Bhutan, reached Kalimpong on Tuesday. Bhutan turned out to be quite an amazing place, with some really scenic (and curvy) routes with distances of 60 kms taking about 3 hours to cover! Covered nearly 1000 kms and managed to travel upto Trongsa, the geographical centre of the country. But […]
On Ira
“On partira de nuit, l’heure où l’on doute Que demain revienne encore Loin des villes soumises, on suivra l’autoroute Ensuite on perdra tous les nord On laissera nos clés, nos cartes et nos codes Prisons pour nous retenir Tous ces gens que l’on voie vivre comme s’ils ignoraient Qu’un jour il faudra mourir Et qui se […]
Daily Mile
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