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Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Spent an afternoon in Fort Cochin visiting the various stalls put up as part of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (the first Biennale being held ..
Alleppey Backwaters
For me – a Cochin-ite, Alleppey (Alappuzha) is really my backyard – I had never considered it as a place I would want to sight-see. Even w..
Amazing Bakel
It was a movie called Bombay (IMDb link) that popularized Bakel fort as a tourist destination (among Indians) back in the ’90s. The movie ..
Best fish place in Mangalore.
‘Where do you get the best sea food around here?’ – a question we Mangaloreans get a lot. After all, they’ve come to a coastal town, and f..
Oyster Opera: Great setting, good food!
Located 100 kilometers south of Mangalore, in a place called Padanna in Kerala, is this beautiful little nature themed resort called Oyst..
Chikmagalur: Into the rains
Walking in the rains through a lot of greenery, with slow moving mist for company – a heavenly experience indeed! Wh..
Indians – the worst tourists? Bah!
What?! We Indians are among the top in ‘most disliked tourists’ list? How did that happen? French or Brits being on top, I can understand…
In search of the vegetarian croc.
Yes, you read it right – a vegetarian croc. If that’s not strange, what is? Well, it’s true. There exists such a creature, and that too, i..
Hong Kong & Macau in 6 days.
It was in the mid 90s that I got my first glimpses of Hong Kong – thru the Van Damme movies that were shot there. Till last week, my opini..
Great Destinations: Mangalore, India.
Mangalore – a sleepy, coastal town in Karnataka, India is a must-see destination if you are into any or all of these:
- Beaches
- Sea fo..
8 days in Nepal.
It was a lazy Saturday afternoon, when my customary afternoon siesta was interrupted by a phone call from my friend. Struggling to shrug a..
Innovative Film City: Been there, Done that.
Dec 31, 2010: Innovative Film City, Bangalore. Spent the day with the uglies, weirdos and the scary ones (no, not my family and friends, w..
Paradise lost!
Here’s a quick one, just to let you know that I am still around.. More to come.
I was able to cross off one more item from my ‘Things to ..
Chennai Express
It’s been a hectic 3 weeks. Our product was finally done, and we had to sell it. We’d created several sales leads over the course of last ..
The Enemy Within – A Plump Guy’s Hunt for the Elusive 6 P
Saturday 5.40 AM…. rrrrrriiiiinnnnnggg, rap music blares…
A: “Hey, Wakey ..it’s morning.. rise and shine..”
D: : “Damn fool! Shut up. Ca..