Shopping around Esplanade Kolkata central shopping region, in and around Esplanade, is crowded at this time of the year. Just before the festival, people are focussed on last minute shopping. My sister had not bought anything for the festival season was waiting for me to get home. Coincidentally, one of my batchmates during Ph.D., Bhanuman … [Read more…]
Bangalore traffic scenario is pretty good on holidays. Today, being a national holiday, I expected the roads to remain jam free and convenient for cycling. I had chalked out a rough route for the trip yesterday. The idea was to cycle through some bits of greenery. Mahadevpura constituency has methodically got rid of any stretch … [Read more…]
Me and two of my colleagues wanted to sample the food at Samarkand at Infantry Road. So, we booked a table for yesterday at 7.30 pm. One of my colleague, Rueben, also wanted to bring his wife and son (or maybe it was me who suggested that it would be a good idea – I … [Read more…]
So you have a bike and you would want to use it for commuting to your office? Or perhaps for doing your groceries and running errands. Here is how you should setup your backpack. What backpack to buy If you are one of those guys who sweat very less, any backpack will do. In case … [Read more…]
I don’t know if Communist Chess is a good name of not. It certainly holds the biased connotation associated with the word communism. The idea of this game came in to my head while I was travelling through Vietnam. I saw people playing Xiangqi. Since I did not know the rules, I was amusing myself … [Read more…]
Recently, I travelled through Vietnam. While I was in Hue, the cultural capital of Vietnam, a weird thought raced through my mind, “Can I get Tintin in Vietnamese?” Before coming to Hue, I was in Ha Noi and stayed in the Old Quarters. I explored the entire place on foot but did not come across … [Read more…]
During this month of the Islamic calendar, the entire area of Mosque Road becomes a foodie’s paradise. Me and two of my colleagues, Mainak and Rueben, made a trip to sample the food. Here is a list of stuff we ate – Minced mutton seekh kebab Chicken kebab Malai Chicken tikka Patthar Beef (Meat roasted … [Read more…]
Cu Chi tunnels are a tourist attraction now But it wasn’t built for that reason at all. It is a “must visit” place if you are in Ho Chi Minh City. A trip there takes about half a day and we were worried if a trip would cause us to miss our flight. The drop-off … [Read more…]
The nearest hub to get to Ho Chi Minh City from Hoi An is Da Nang We had a flight from Da Nang International airport to Ho Chi Minh City International airport at 8.25 am. This meant that we had to settle all our bills and leave the hospitality of Ly at Hoi An by … [Read more…]
Hoi An market Hoi An market is a daily grocery and meat market that does business between 6.00 am to 6.00 pm. Most meat and grocery shops are inside a large building. The green groceries are sold outside the building on the footpath. Thu Bon river passes beside the area. Fresh catch of the day … [Read more…]
