TH’s (The Husband) love for all things communist took us to Vietnam in 2017. The visa process was just as confusing as the Russian one. And we for sure need to appease the Visa Gods to straighten out our visa luck! Vietnamese visa process for Indians is crooked. One has to find an agency in … Continue reading Visa Chronicles: Wary Travellers
Visa chronicles: Schengen Shenanigans
“Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport” - Unknown And quite literally so! This story is about something that exists exactly between the pages of a passport! We now have multiple Schengen visas stamped on our passports so we made a mistake of assuming … Continue reading Visa chronicles: Schengen Shenanigans
Visa chronicles: The Cinderella visa
With more than 20 countries under our conjoined belt, we often get asked about how we decide our destinations and plan our trips. Frankly almost the entire world is on our bucket list and how we shortlist our next destination is mostly left to chance and serendipity. But one reason which influences the decision to … Continue reading Visa chronicles: The Cinderella visa
Bollywood music on the equator in Pontianak
In 2017, I spent a month and half in Indonesia for work. I utilized the weekends to explore new regions in Indonesia, fly new airlines and add more airports to my list of airports visited. On my list for a while was visiting the equator. Twelve countries the world over are on the equator and … Continue reading Bollywood music on the equator in Pontianak
Timeless Tallinn
My first brush with Tallinn was when I read about the ex-KGB station being discovered few years after the soviets left (more on that in another blog), the next was when I came to know that Skype was invented in Tallinn and the third was just before the trip when I came to know that … Continue reading Timeless Tallinn
The weird “Customs” in Mexico
A couple of years ago, I made a business trip to Mexico where I came across one of the weirdest airport customs procedure seen till date. Mexico City airport is an airport of the 1960s. A zig zag narrow way got the passengers to a long immigration line where immigration and customs forms were lying … Continue reading The weird “Customs” in Mexico
When we were refused a ticket to public transport and we still don’t know why
The guide book mentioned that tram tickets will be available at the hotel reception. The reception staff said they would be available at the convenience store near the tram stop and the lady at the convenience store said NO when we asked her for the ticket. Public transport is a cheap way of sightseeing in … Continue reading When we were refused a ticket to public transport and we still don’t know why
Laos: Where time stands still and Mekong rushes past
When we planned our Vietnam-Laos trip last year, I did not even know that there exists a nation called Laos; let alone the cities in that dot sized country. When TH (The Husband) was contemplating whether to go to Vientiane or Luang Prabang (popularly known as LP), I was just excited about our next adventure … Continue reading Laos: Where time stands still and Mekong rushes past
SERENE SCENES OF KUANG-SI
If there was one thing which tilted the selection of city in favor of Luang Prabang over Vientiane was Kuang Si falls and that was definitely the first thing on our agenda. The day began early as we wanted to have early bird advantage. After a sumptuous and healthy breakfast , we enquired about the … Continue reading SERENE SCENES OF KUANG-SI
Raj Kapoor and the India magic in Russia
That Raj Kapoor is famous and loved in Russia is well known but little did we expect that we would get special treatment because we were Indians in St. Petersburg. The population born and raised in Soviet Union are in love about all things Indian. We stood out as Tourists as we boarded a local … Continue reading Raj Kapoor and the India magic in Russia
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