Naveen’s Travel Blog

Next Trip, uh Challenge!

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 – 8:13 am

Memories of my last trip remain untold yet fully and this blog is waning....but the good news is, I'm starting for the next trip. Don't know how to name this trip. But my friends have already named it as the "Himalayan" trip. No, no, i'm not climbing the Everest or K2. ...
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Art of Bargaining

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 – 11:33 pm

Bargaining is an ART ! Well, with its subtle intentions, negotiation tactics and bodily gestures, its indeed an art!! Presumably all Indians consider that anything and everything is bargainable. Its so widespread in our daily life. And i'm no exception to this social knowledge. Frankly i detest all this haggling affair and prefer ...
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Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew

Thursday, May 29, 2008 – 11:31 pm

We have all known our share of history describing the riches of the Old World; magnificent palaces whose walls were covered with precious stones, metals and what not?! Were they just an exaggeration of excited historians or blatant truth of outrageous opulence, who knows? In India, there are plentiful of evidence to ...
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Royal Barges Museum

Thursday, May 15, 2008 – 8:45 pm

Having barged my way through the slums of Bangkok to reach the Royal Barges Museum, i'm treated to a spectacle of a finely decorated behemoths. [singlepic=117,400,267] In olden times, rivers and canals being the primary means of transportation, the King possessed perhaps hundreds of barges for various uses. In present days, barely ...
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Thailand, Laos Travel costs and statistics

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 11:04 pm

Prior and post my 27-day travel to Thailand and Laos, many have enquired about the budget and costs of my self navigated adventure. It was a subject of immense curiosity! And i had also decided to measure it from the start of the travel. First, for the sake of myself to ...
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Feb 04 - Bangkok & Slums

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 10:14 pm

Today i was an early bird! So early that i decided to snap this view from my hotel room as i was ready @ 5.20AM [singlepic=1,400,267] Not a pretty sight from the laps of luxury. My room was facing a worn-down slum. But i'm not complaining, infact a perfect way to peep into ...
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The Golden Mount

Friday, April 25, 2008 – 9:54 pm

The Golden Mount could probably be the tallest non-modern structure of Bangkok. Visible from across long distances, it creates a sort of illusion of being closer. Once, as i ventured towards it from Wat Ratchanadda, its nowhere close to reach. [singlepic=106,400,267] Golden Mount was a man-made hill located in the temple ...
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The National Museum Bangkok

Friday, April 25, 2008 – 9:07 pm

[singlepic=83,400,267] The National Museum of Thailand was the best place to escape the overflowing streets of Bangkok on a Sunday. Its innumerable galleries, some of them quite modern and air-conditioned present the history, culture and arts of Thailand with its oriental elegance. Photography was strictly prohibited inside all galleries, so i ...
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Almost ripped off

Thursday, April 17, 2008 – 11:16 pm

It was something that was waiting to happen for any traveller....getting cheated or robbed or ripped-off ! By virtue of being an Indian, i'm just advantaged by the awareness of its multi-faceted dimensions. But the universal probability should assure that NO ONE is infallible! And i must fall sooner or ...
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Feb 03 - Bangkok

Thursday, April 17, 2008 – 9:33 pm

Its a Sunday and only a day after my landing in Bangkok. My plan was to cover the most significant landmarks of Bangkok, the Grand Palace and Temple of Emerald Buddha. At 9 AM, i'm standing within the walls of Grand Palace with several hundred tourists, waiting. The King doesn't live ...
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History of Thailand

Thursday, April 3, 2008 – 11:33 pm

Before we go any further into our tour of Thailand, i have to introduce you to the History of Thailand. Yes, its my favourite subject ! The prehistory and the early kingdoms of Thailand couldn't be ascertained clearly due to lack of any written records. Mostly Thailand consisted of agricultural communities ...
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Feb 02 - Bangkok

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 – 10:03 pm

Its the first day of my landing in Thailand and after a sumptuous lunch, i take a good look at the map of Bangkok. Seems i'm staying in the South-eastern corner of the city and there is nothing touristic to kick-start the tour from the neighbourhood. Luckily i was wise ...
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Post-trip

Saturday, March 22, 2008 – 5:05 pm

Hi, as the fate of this blog hangs in balance after my South East Asia trip, i have decided to write a day by day account of the travel and also thereby unload the several hundred photos out of the memory card. The story is already in propaganda-mode with the close ...
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Back Home

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 – 9:46 pm

Chennai - Mar 01, 2008 Back in Chennai and back at Home, the Sweet Home ! Riding over the bumpy city roads in an Auto, the exhaustion was complete as i dozed off over a dozen times. Upon entering my house, i childishly wandered around all the rooms rediscovering them. Assured that ...
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1237 Steps to Photographic Conquest !!!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 – 8:56 pm

Ao Nang - Feb 26, 2008 ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN STEPS WALKING STEPS IN A MOUNTAIN IS A MISNOMER CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN WALL COULD BE APPROPRIATE HEAT AND HUMIDITY GOT EVERY DROP OF LIQUID OUT OF YOUR BODY ONE HOUR OF CLIMBING AND ITS A VISUAL CONQUEST THAT EVERY SOUL DESERVES FOR ITS ...
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Ao Thalane & Kayaking

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 – 8:16 pm

Ao Nang - Feb 25, 2008 [gallery=21] Wasn't "Kayaking" an adventurous word ? Its for this reason that i signed up for half-day of Sea Kayaking. But quite uncertain if i'm strong enough to paddle for so long in the seas and was keeping my fingers crossed that some strong partner in ...
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Beaches and Islands !

Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 6:59 pm

Ao Nang - Feb 24, 2008 Hurray! Finally here i'm in the charming beaches and islands of Thailand as part of the final leg of my tour. I stay here for 5 days in a beautiful beach town, "Ao Nang" in the popular Karbi area. Went around a few islands yesterday and ...
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Don Dhet, Laos

Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 4:58 pm

Photos captured on February 17/18/19, 2008 [gallery=19]
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Fishing trip in Mekong with Lao fishermen

Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 4:57 pm

Photos captured on February 19, 2008 [gallery=18]
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Vientiane, Laos

Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 4:55 pm

Photos captured on February 13/14, 2008 [gallery=17]
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