‘travel’ Archives
Life in Bangalore – of Chai, writerly pursuits and concerts galore
A lot can happen over coffee, or so they say. But I wouldn't know the aleph - bet of it. That is because a lot has been happening over Chai, at the new firm I am working at.Do check us out on Facebook and be a fan already! A six day week at work has made life hectic and intense, but immensely fun at the same time. The Bangalore love that I [...]
Stories Boarding Passes Tell
I have come to realize over time that I collect items of little or no monetary value and place them without a passing thought in random places and forget about them, until something happens to trigger a chain of thoughts, which is what this blog post essentially comprises of. For instance, my wallet contains a ticket stub for the second day of [...]
Crossing the Israeli – West Bank Barrier
This post is one among a series of posts that documents my travel experiences undertaken recently. My blogging efforts have been derailed, prominently by sloth, but I'm hoping to remedy that at the earliest possible. This is the previous post in the series. Standing at the Manger Square, I looked around not knowing what to do until the [...]
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem – Part 1 – The Manger Square
Continuing from where I left off last: I walked along the cobbled streets of the old city towards the Damascus gate. It is here that I must pause to inform you that the old city of Jerusalem has eight gates that provided access to the city during ancient times, one of which is closed. If I digress to explain, I'm afraid I will cross the [...]
Yad Vashem Memories
I was supposed to blog about Christmas in Bethlehem and that post is still work in progress. However, I had another train of thought that ran in my head and I wanted to pen it down before it was relegated to oblivion. Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem is one of the most moving places I have been to and I spent an entire day there [...]
Last Christmas – The Sabbath Celebrations
Travel Journal excerpt - 24th December 2010: It was six months to the day since most of what I did was to be where I am right now. I've always wanted to visit this crazy country and it has been on the top of my must-travel-to-locations-before-I-die list. Most roads I've been on, most of the thoughts occupying the confines of my head, most of [...]
Last Christmas – Touchdown in Jerusalem
No, despite the famous song that shares its name with the title of this post, there's no sappy tales of heartbreak and loss here. On the contrary, Christmas 2010 was among the happiest times of my life and here's why. After reaching Tel Aviv on 20th December as part of a three week long solo winter trip, I hung out in the city for four days and [...]
The W-file Version of Fun Times with Airport Security
My claim to fame over the past few months has been about how my slovenly appearance led to me being considered as a potential flight threat. Madman Aadisht had his own take on what I went through and circulated it as part of a bigger email that contains interesting tidbits and snippets of life in general. Here's what he had to say. ----- [...]
