In search of Loch Ness monster
After two years I visited Loch Ness and Urquhart castle, I was there again. Unlike last time where we drove all the way to the castle, we decided to take…
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Edged and taken
Cricket to an Indian is what weather to a British – a conversation starter. If I’ve to be a bit superlative, I can say Cricket runs in most of the…
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Catalina, the flying boat
More than the display of Vulcans and F16s at the Luechars airshow, what interested me more was the slowest of all the planes, Catalina. Used widely during World War 2,…
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Despite staying in Bangalore for a long time I never managed to go to Aero India, a biennial air show held in Yelahanka Air force station, Bangalore. When I got…
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One of the common sights one gets to see in cities and towns of England and Scotland is statues. Statues of Kings & Queens, Dukes & Duchesses, royal family members,…
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My first visit to Edinburgh was two years ago on supposed be a summer weekend. But I was greeted by cold wind and it was a completely overcast. An optimum…
Continue ReadingA unique audio guide
One of the common sights while visiting museums or castles is, most of the visitors walking around with audio guides glued held on to their ears (which looks like as…
Continue ReadingFree hugs, anyone?
I was in London last week after a long gap of 20 months (this time as a tourist taking my mom and wife around the places). On the very first…
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