Kapil’s Korner

Rickshaws in Nagpur don’t have meters. You negotiate with the driver for your location and then you can make the ride. Last week I spent some time in Nagpur. For two days I paid Rs.60 every morning to reach my destination from the hotel. On the third day I checked out and with my luggage [...]

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The new Bengaluru International Airport commenced operations on 24th May and I was lucky to fly in to the city a few days later to experience this international gateway in South India. A quick summary of my experience.
What I liked

53 check-in counters means no long queues.

No baggage screening to be done by passenger. It [...]

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My fantasy for a cruise holiday started when I was evaluating options for the honeymoon about 2 years back. We didn’t want to do the Super Star at that time and looked at the Royal Caribbean. But due to some factors we couldn’t make it.

Then a few months back Nitika’s family started planning for a [...]

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After a lot of hard selling, pushing and shoving I managed to reach Goa’s Cavelossim Beach to attend the (third) Goafest 2008. This time it was special because two major groups of the industry - Ad Club and Advertising Association of India (AAAI) had teamed up to celebrate the festival and also share the stage [...]

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Saturday afternoon was crazy. A sudden phone call triggered plans to head to Lonavala with gang of friends to spend the weekend. We dined at Chenab restaurant in Vashi which I had heard had some delicious food - but I was a bit disappointed.

(I found this very funny - SALE up to 100% off)
Next [...]

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Nitika and I had a wonderful holiday in Singapore, Bangkok and Hua Hin (a beach resort off Bangkok). This has been a wonderful trip, I have written a lot and captured some lovely shots. Sharing a few quick photos which caught my attention tonight, but hope to sort them all over the week and share [...]

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The upgrade requests have been sent, the camera memory cleaned up, shopping list tucked into the wallet and work issues washed off the brains. We are all set for a 10 day holiday in Singapore, Bangkok and Hua Hin (an island off Bangkok).
Look forward to some great relaxation moments, a bit of shopping in the [...]

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Over the weekend I made my second trip to Kolkata. And this time it was a purely holiday trip - no work and no client meetings. And it was truly a memorable and fun trip. The biggest surprise was that we were staying at Taj Bengal and not Tollygunge Club as was informed by Nitika. [...]

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I’ll be in Kolkatta for the weekend. Will be attending a wedding and chilling with my in-laws. Also hope to get some time to see some of the beautiful sights of the city which include the Howrah Bridge, Victoria Memorial - roam the famous Park Street.
I will be sharing my experience on Twitter - [...]

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If you live in one of the major cities of India, you’ll know that most office-goers have a tough time commuting between office and home. Either you get squeezed in public transport or the pain of driving through the traffic wants you to leave the car home and hop into a cab. But here is [...]

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