Kapil’s Korner

Filmstars. The Divas. We like to walk, talk and dress like our favourite star. And now you have the option to even holiday like the stars in their on-screen avatars only, of course. SOTC in an interesting tie-up with Yashraj Films presents what they call the Enchanted Journey. Travel Packages which explore Europe and promise [...]

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“It’s not a recession, it’s a slowdown” – the mood at Goafest 2009 Over the weekend, I was at Cavelossim Beach in Goa to attend the Goafest 2009. This year the event focussed on the R-word – “Why this recession is too good to be wasted?” But I think the recession was more than evident [...]

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Few years back the entry of low-cost airlines had made the dream of flying a reality for the common man in India. But with rising fuel costs the experience maybe a short-lived one. However there is a certain class of people for whom we should sponsor air-tickets so that our train journey is a better [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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) [...]

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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 [...]

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