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Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Major Center, Joys of Coimbatore
Moving to Coimbatore brought many joys, one of which was the proximity to a full fledged AVP center. AVP aka Arya Vaidya Pharmacy. I have great affinity for this medical institution. In my youth, I had many afflictions which allopathy doctors were failing to cure. They started experimenting heavy medicines on me, which not only…
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Adiyogi Visit After the Lockdown
One Friday evening I got some exciting news from a fellow Isha friend. The Adiyogi was going to be open for a “rehearsal” visit. They wanted to test opening it up with a small group, before they opened it up officially. 6 months of lockdown, and definitely I was up for an Adiyogi visit! 😀
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Solo Travel Budget Planning: International & Domestic within India
All my travel budget planning videos – international developed countries, domestic short duration and long term travels. And more. Read on.
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Kala Bhairava Ashtami, Isha Crematorium, Coimbatore
I visited Kashi way back in 2010. That visit was inspired because I had been listening to this Kala Bhairava Ashtakam bhajan on loop. And slowly I wanted to see this Kashi Kala Bhairava whom the bhajan praises deeply. One of the major festivals associated with this Kala Bhairava is the Ashtami that comes once…
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Attack of the Fruit Flies | Thailand Cycling
It was about 4 pm, the day of riding was up, I would now look for a place to stay. That morning I had started out from a resort in the small town of Phan Thong, cycled about 80-100 kms and reached Lake Nong Kham a few kms from the fabled town of Si Racha…
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Q: Stuff To Do Around Melbourne, Australia
A friend asked me about places to visit around the Australian city of Melbourne. I spent a month and half cycling around Melbourne in Sept-Oct 2016. So, I jotted out a few suggestions of places I had visited and found interesting. Some of these are less known especially in Indian travel circuits. Here were my…
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Chiang Mai River Route Cycling to Chom Thong, Thailand [Podcast]
My first podcast on my first long distance ride of my Thailand cycling trip. It was recorded a couple of days after the trip. This ride was also one of my longest in the cycle tour – about 80-90 km. I don’t have a GPS tracker so can’t be sure. I will map this route…
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Amazing Canal Walk in a random Bangkok Suburb: Long Transit at Suvarnabhumi Airport?
Currently, in Thailand on a cycle tour. Frequently my route is by a river. River fronts can often be very interesting. Be it Taiwan’s River bike path or the ghats of Varanasi. How about a canal then? Here’s a look at a canal walk in a random Bangkok suburb [if you like, skip the text…
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Vegetarian Hot Pots in Taiwan
Just a few days back I felt like having a hot pot. It is one of those things that happen after we travel quite a bit, we start thinking of options and alternatives that otherwise may have never occurred to us. So, I have been muddling around about how to make a hot pot at…
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Fun Ways To Learn A Language Like Mandarin for Taiwan
In India, regional languages have taken second place to English wherever people have the option. This helps us tremendously in work fields and makes our working force internationally viable. But it does put us behind in retaining culture especially in urban areas, compared to a lot of these societies like Taiwan, Japan, China and even…