Monday, September 1, 2008
Have you ever known a kid who was sandwiched between two bullies when he was growing up? He would hardly have escaped the torture inflicted upon him by one of the big fellas, when the other giant would be ready to pounce on him. Dilly dallying from one to the other, the kid surely was [...]
Among the Baltic states, Lithuania seemed the least similar to Western Europe. Many parts of the country are still devoid of western influence. My hostel happened to be in a residential district and it gave me the chance to see some of the local life in the area. After getting a facelift in 2003, the [...]
After 10 days in Eastern Europe, I took a small detour and headed to Stockholm to meet up with my INSEAD friends. Malte was a great host, knew a lot about the city and took us to places only a local could. I also met up with Emily, Marguerite and Tom during the 4 days spent [...]
After a long long long hiatus, blogging is back on the agenda. After my last post in Jun 2007, I continued on my trip and went to Cinque Terre, Rome, Milan, Interlaken, Kanderstag and Salzburg. A US immigration issue forced me to cut my trip short and head back to the US. Long story - [...]
The Formula One Qualifying
The day after we landed in Nice, we headed to Monaco to check if we could get tickets for qualifying and the race. The only tickets available were 70 Euros for qualifying and 700 Euros for the race. We decided to be an order of magnitude cheaper and took the qualifying tickets. [...]
When I was growing up, cable TV had just made its entry to Indian television. Star TV was a revolution and most of us were hooked on to it. One of the soap operas at the time was based in the French Riviera. I had heard about the lovely Mediterranean coast before, but it was [...]
Thats 5 days in Paris in Francais
Paris is a city that needs to be explored when you are not in a hurry. Most cities are the same way, but Paris is especially more so. It has more museums than any city in the world, a lot of history and some charming walks and [...]
Well, that was my target. But it seems increasingly tougher to achieve. Here is a sample of my expenses for the first day (in euros)
Hostel room - 24
Subway from airport to hostel - 8
Lunch - 10
Coffee - 4
Dinner - 10
Drinks with hostel mates - 12
Thats already way over what I had budgeted
Well, there are [...]
Many moons ago, I watched a documentary on Discovery that talked about Stonehenge. There is a certain amount of mystery associated with this monument. No one knows exactly how or why this was built.
How did they transport huge slabs of stone (that weighed tons) across the country?
How did they manage to raise the stones and [...]
So, I am here, finally in London.
Leaving the US was surreal. It has not sunk in yet, but the last few hours in the bay area were a little heavy. Its hard to describe - I felt weird leaving the place, yet I was excited to begin a new chapter.
“I think you are in my [...]
