Last November, I was informed by my good friend Firoze that AirAsia was running discounts on its flight to Jaipur during this time. I had impulsively booked the tickets. My only agenda was to meet him and have some fun along the way. My stay was only for four days, starting from Wednesday to Saturday. … [Read more…]
We went to Connoor. All we saw were cliffs, valleys and generic tea estates. There is a small botanical garden called Sim’s Park which was in full bloom. Ironically, this smaller sister of Ooty’s Botanical Garden had better flora than its elder sibling. By the time we finished our site seeing tour, it was pretty … [Read more…]
An overnight bus ride from Kodaikanal to Ooty The bus journey from Kodaikanal to Ooty wasn’t particularly a pleasant ride. As soon as the bus descended to Palani, the heat and humidity made us feel uncomfortable. To top it off, the bus stopped at at least 3 places for over 30 minutes each time. The … [Read more…]
Our hotel did not disappoint us with the breakfast. We checked out at 10:00 am. Prakash was late because he had gone to get permission for our visit to Berijam Lake and was stuck in the traffic. Meanwhile, I went around clicking some photographs. A note about Hotel Sierra: The hotel was a decent budget … [Read more…]
The unrestricted area of Palani Hills Forest We hired a car for the entire day to roam around the forest. Our driver Prakash kept calling this trip ‘one-way’. I realised later that the trip was a round one-way trip. Maybe that’s why he called it so. Since this is the tourist season and today being … [Read more…]
Yesterday, it took us 122 minutes to cover a distance of 16 kms from my home to silk board. By the time we reached our boarding point, we barely had 15 minutes to gulp down some dosas and board the bus. The bus was supposed to drop us at Kodaikanal at 6:00 am today. Thankfully, … [Read more…]
A lot of my friends and some colleagues have asked me how much my past trips cost. I do not have data from my North-East trip. Back then, I was piggybacking on Nandi and kept passive tab on the expenses. I had computed the cost of my Kerala trip after I had completed it. For … [Read more…]
Last Friday, I came across a bag full of building blocks in my colleague, Rueben’s apartment. It was gifted to his son, Rehaan, by a Japanese lady who used to stay in the same building. There was a worn out instruction manual that made reading the actual name of the product difficult. The company that … [Read more…]
Something unthinkable happened last evening. Someone stole my cycle’s headlamp and cyclocomputer display unit (along with its mount). All this happened while the bike was parked in the Xylem premises (where I work). The thief was not aware of the quick-release mechanisms in the mounts. As a result there were quite a few marks on … [Read more…]
This was the third time that I had ventured towards Chikka Tirupati. The road from my house to Whitefield has improved. However, the road between Whitefield to Chikka Tirupati at present is doomed. There were segments which would put Paris-Roubaix’s cobbled roads to shame. In the wee hours of the morning, when the light was … [Read more…]