Author: Priyanka
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The Fastest Roller Coaster at Ferrari World – Abu Dhabi
PffTTHhhhhhhoooooooooo… and we are off at the fastest speeds of all the roller coasters in the World! This crazy acceleration lasts only for a few seconds but its crazy! I was prepped to scream like crazy but no sound came. It was difficult to understand that it was me being hurtled at such a terrific…
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Bahrain
Bahrain is small. Really small. Driving from one side to other takes about 1.5 hours. Bahrain is also not a tourist spot. We cannot apply for visas, someone within the country needs to invite us. After leaving Dubai (more posts on Dubai coming soon) we landed at the Bahrain airport and it was boxy. Its…
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‘Traveller’s Block’ – Breakthrough
I have heard of ‘writer’s block’ but never really faced a serious one. Last few months however since my Coimbatore-Mysore-Bangalore trip in Feb, I was not able to go on a trip despite planning 5 different trips! The reasons for not going were varied viral fever, passport issues or just simply canceling. I figured it…
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Dubai for the Vegetarians!
Aah big topic for the vegetarians- What food will I get there? Well, short answer its quite manageable! Better than some other countries like aforementioned Kuala Lumpur (wink) Generally what we vegetarian folks do is identify a heavy, filling and wholesome drink. In Dubai we fixed on Hot Chocolate. In Kuala Lumpur it was Milo…
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Infrequent International Travel – Logistic Planning
This Dubai- Bahrain trip I found myself woefully unprepared. Firstly there wasn’t much time before the trip what with work and usual life activities… Secondly, I didn’t appreciate the many factors that would crop up in international trips, because I am well prepared for domestic ones. So decided to make this list for readers and…
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Dubai Metro – Simple and Refreshing
When I first travel to a place there are a myriad topics in my mind that I could write about. It is difficult to choose and sometimes it leads to a writer’s block of a sort. I have decided to start off writing about my recent short trip to the Middle East with the very…
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How to avoid Group Travel Disasters
I am not very experienced in this matter, because I have been to limited group travels but recently had reason to write this post. While I cannot go into personal specifics, I have figured some few very important points to keep in mind before going for a group travel. 1. WHY are we traveling There…
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My Travel Packing Fundas
A quick post before flying off to Dubai tomorrow. A few weeks back I participated in #Untravel a twitter travel chat. We were discussing packing tips and luggage secrets! So I thought of writing a quick photo-post while I pack away! Roll the clothes 3 or 4 clothes bundled and rolled up together like this…
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The Errant Cow – Travel Animal Stories
While surfing I came across Ailsa’s travel blog, where she has weekly theme posts! This week’s theme is animals. I remembered one incident with an errant cow in Mysore that I thought I can make part of her theme. Its actually quite funny. Generally domestic animals are afraid of human contact but the cows on…
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Making a Travel Note Book
Very often I come across interesting, offbeat places someone knows about. I get an urge to write it down for future reference but I never have a notebook for that! I could just jot it down into a small note pad or something but then soon the note pad would have all sorts of info…