Travel
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A 50-year-old man’s guide to Vande Bharat toilets
July 27, 2026
Since summer holidays have begun, I have travelled by Vande Bharat a few times – to Bangalore, Mysore, and right now, I am on my way to Madurai. In my younger days, train journeys were simple. Now everything has changed. Vande Bharat is not a train. If you have been in one a few times,
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My trip to Hyderabad
My company thinks I qualify for AC 2 tier, if I travel on work. So, when I was asked to travel to Hyderabad, I booked my ticket in the same … Read more
Some pictures from our Ooty trip
This was snapped while filling up the car before we climbed up the hill. Wonder why it says ‘you pay more in the hills’. Check out the tea’s name – … Read more
Our Ooty trip
Our Ooty trip was great. Let`s take one hair-pin bend at a time. We reached Metupalayam on Saturday morning (29th April). As the train rolled into the station and I … Read more
This, that and a Vishu trip
Ajay Shroff (a friend of mine) and Nanette (a friend of his) have thrown into the cauldron called Internet two ticking time-bombs. You don`t want to be the one that … Read more
Cutting costs at home
If you are the man in the house, the only thing you probably cut at home is vegetable. If you are cutting vegetables, I assume you have been man enough … Read more
Traveling makes one intelligent
Apparently, traveling makes one intelligent and broad-minded. Am not so sure, coz I traveled the whole of last weekend and my spectacles fits me just fine. From puking eight times … Read more
Exploiting Taj Residency, Vishakhapatnam
Room service? Send up a larger room. – Groucho Marx (Not Karl Marx`s brother) I felt exactly like Groucho Marx. Not old and rickety but like Groucho`s, our room at … Read more
My trip to Vishakhapatnam – Part 2
Warning: Please read Part 1 published yesterday before you proceed. When pretty girls are around, It is difficult to keep me down. Wow. That sure sounded like a poem. The … Read more
My trip to Vishakhapatnam – Part 1
All companies don`t take their associates to far-flung places for team building exercises. Mine did, and I used it to the maximum. The place was Vishakhapatnam, and about 30 of … Read more
Second class
I generally like to travel by second class. To tell you the truth we travel first class only when Rekha is with me. I know, all this while I have … Read more
Bus travel – bus ho gaya
Did you know the intra-city bus service in Chennai is considered one of the best in India? If you didn`t …chances are don`t read the magazine I have subscribed for. … Read more
I hate you…I hate you…I hate you…
I know it sounds like a Hindi movie actress picked up by a rouge for a rape scene. But this article is about my In-Laws Do you know why they … Read more
A Dog’s life, this
At the drop of a hat we use the phrase, “a dog`s life.” When somebody asked, “So how is it going?” I would reply, “It has been a dog`s life.” … Read more
Oh No! Not Gandhi Jayanthi again
I have nothing against the Mahatma. He was a cool dude who knew what he was doing, and went about it with clinical precision. My concerns are on how we … Read more
Non-Resident Indians
Who are these rich people? I do not know. What is their general profile? I am not sure. By definition an NRI could be a guy who works at a … Read more
I am 4,69,094,588th richest in the World
I have always known richness as a relative term. And have always thought that I hailed from a family which – was, is and always will be – as rich … Read more
Trip or tripped?
If only I had held my head firm on my shoulders, I would not have been a part of this fiasco. But now, like a tree laden with mangoes during … Read more