El Toro
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Madrid… not just a load of bull..Trampled byY Trip at Thursday, October 28, 2010 3 comments
The Great Wall of meh!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Great Wall at Ba Da LingTrampled byY Trip at Saturday, October 16, 2010 0 comments
Sultanahmet : a Blast from the past
Friday, July 23, 2010
The Blue Mosque – Sultanahmet CamiiTrampled byY Trip at Friday, July 23, 2010 0 comments
Labels: Istanbul, travel, Turkey
A picture for your thoughts
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
I bought my first digital camera in June 2004 at Fry's store somewhere near Palo Alto, CA. Since then I’m pretty sure that I have taken over 10,000 photographs. There have been numerous occasions where I have needed to choose the best pictures of a particular set, either categorised by event (birthdays) or by location (Great Wall). In either circumstance, it has been pretty easy since there really is no limitation on the number of photos that I can pick and choose. Even then, it is hard to decide what stays in and what, figuratively, hits the cutting room floor. I had never even thought of my ‘5 Best Travel Pictures’.. until I saw the contest from BlogAdda for the 5 best travel photographs
Trampled byY Trip at Tuesday, June 01, 2010 12 comments
Labels: BlogAdda, China, Leh, Photography, travel
Nazar Pendants and a missed arbitrage opportunity
Friday, May 28, 2010
I know it now. I will never, ever be a shrewd, ice-cold businessman displaying the sharpest of acumen. No, I am not talking about bottom fishing during a recession and selling out when the market hits the top. Nor am I talking about trading currency futures which was out there for everyone to see. I missed out on a very very lucrative opportunity of selling Nazar Suraksha Kawach that keeps coming on late night TV shopping ads all the time. The opportunity of trading these pendants would have been so fruitful that I really could have set myself up for life if I had simply followed common sense and of course, the requisite killer instinct to zoom in on a positive-only cash flow trading situation
Trampled byY Trip at Friday, May 28, 2010 4 comments
Trouble in Bangkok
Friday, May 21, 2010
Looking at @vaitor's timeline on Twitter and reading his blog took me back to the brief visit to Bangkok in early 2007. The country had just come off a coup d'état a few months and the military were still showing off their might with tanks in the main area near the Palace and armed guards. I thought of making this post to quickly write about the few things that I saw and experienced. From the rides on the long-tails to the incessant badgering of the tuk-tuks to the trips to the pearl and emarald 'museums', it was in all, quite fascinating
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| The Grand Palace by night |
Trampled byY Trip at Friday, May 21, 2010 1 comments
In China, do they go to Chinese Restaurants? Or just Restaurants?
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Typical restaurant table - you will note that my plate is emptyShanghai is not an easy place to be a foodie. If you eat meat, you have the problem of excess and choices to the heavens. If you are a veggie-foodie, things start getting a little dicey. But you can still manage if you plan your meals very very well, and much in advance and after a lot of research. Oh.. you should also deliberately dull your sense of smell, sight, taste, touch and hearing to just eat in a Shanghainese restaurant
Trampled byY Trip at Thursday, May 06, 2010 8 comments
Labels: China, food, Shanghai, travel
The REAL World Trade Center
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Ancient kingdoms fought wars over trade routes, gambled massive fortunes and bartered away women and pillaged foreign lands just to get the right trade paths and exotic spices to European consumers.Travelers from the west, our man Marco Polo included, must have wondered and gaped at the sacks of spices, bundles of gold and beautiful women of the East. They would also have seen opportunity to bring in goods, trade them for baubles and ultimately control the supplies and the lands around.
Trampled byY Trip at Sunday, April 18, 2010 3 comments
Tales of the Tulip
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Legend has it, once upon a time, a lovelorn young man was sitting outside the Hagia Sophia looking quite glum. He was the veritable picture of sorrow since, he had been just turned down by the girl he was courting. He had taken a tulip to give to her and after the rejection had stuck it in his turban and completely forgotten about it.
Trampled byY Trip at Sunday, April 11, 2010 9 comments
Labels: Istanbul, Nature, travel, Tulip, Turkey
Trespassing in the Forbidden City
Monday, March 22, 2010
Quick! What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of China and Beijing?
Trampled byY Trip at Monday, March 22, 2010 1 comments
Labels: Beijing, China, Shanghai, travel
Flash Backs from Lanka
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Every now and then, there are moments when you push back the veils of the past and dig into your memories to try to relive those happy occasions again and again. It might be the taste of the payasam made by your grandma during your vacation, fighting with a favorite cousin over a tri-cycle and ultimately breaking it, or it might be learning how to cheat at bluff, donkey, rummy, carom or even hide and seek from your uncle.
Trampled byY Trip at Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4 comments
Labels: memories, Sri Lanka, travel
The heights of Huang Shan
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
High in the mountains of Anhui ProvinceThat is until you see the mountains of Anhui province and most particularly, the mountains around Huang Shan (Huángshān, 黄山). The area around Huang Shan is an artist's dream and a poet's muse all rolled into one mist covered vista.
Trampled byY Trip at Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5 comments
Labels: China, Huang Shan, travel, trek
In a sea of faces....
Saturday, March 13, 2010
There is a common misconception that ALL people of Chinese origin look alike. That is simply not true. Have you seen Yao Ming .. the guy is ginormous ??
But once in a while, it does so happen that confusion arises, often with consequences that are hilarious in retrospect, but at that particular moment is a humongous #facepalm moment.
Trampled byY Trip at Saturday, March 13, 2010 3 comments
