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April 11th, 2008
Offshore Excursion - Tulum Ruins in Mexico
This is the concluding part of the narrative of our honeymoon cruise. I had written earlier on the dining options and the activities & entertainment aboard Carnival Conquest and later shared our experiences at the ports-of-call, Montego Bay (Jamaica) and Cayman Islands. Our final port of call was at Cozumel which is a small island [...]
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April 3rd, 2008
Offshore Excursions - Grand Cayman Islands
Previously when I wrote about the offshore excursions we went on during our honeymoon cruise, I mentioned about some things you ought to keep in mind when you choose a tour and disembark [also check out dining options on the cruise and entertainment & activities onboard] . The Cayman Islands were one port that we [...]
Patrix | Personal, Travel | 4 Comments »
March 27th, 2008
Cruise Offshore Excursions
This is the fourth in the series of our Honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean. I talked about the delectable food options and variety of entertainment and activities on board earlier this week. In this post, I’ll focus on the offshore excursions that you go out on when you are at a port-of-call. I may make [...]
Patrix | Personal, Travel | 7 Comments »
March 25th, 2008
Travel Cheaper to Europe
It just became somewhat easier to travel to Europe thanks to the open skies policy that will go into effect March 30th. Hopefully it will get cheaper too thanks to increased competition. Now only if the fuels costs drop significantly, we can take that elusive European vacation.
March 24th, 2008
Entertainment Galore on a Cruise
Apart from the plethora of food options on our honeymoon Carnival cruise, we also loved the onboard entertainment. Given that you are at sea aboard a huge ship with nowhere to go, the cruise had better keep you occupied otherwise walking the plank might not seem that bad an option especially with the lovely blue [...]
Patrix | Personal, Travel | 8 Comments »
March 20th, 2008
Culinary Delights aboard a Cruise
This is part deux of our honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean series.
One of the primary selling points of a cruise is the all-you-can-eat food once you are aboard. The best part about a cruise is that the price includes the top three hassles of traveling - accommodation, food, and travel. While you are technically traveling [...]
Patrix | Food Drink, Personal, Travel | 13 Comments »
March 18th, 2008
Honeymoon Cruise aboard Carnival Conquest
Ash and I spent the previous week aboard the cruise ship Carnival Conquest for our belated honeymoon (hence the silence on this blog). Our hectic schedule in India left us little time for a honeymoon which I would have definitely preferred to spend in Kerala. Traditionally, a honeymoon vacation is supposed to be at a [...]
Patrix | Personal, Travel | 15 Comments »
February 8th, 2008
Wedding at Bhubhaneshwar - Part Nine
This will be the last in the series describing my wedding at Bhubhaneshwar although I’m resisting the urge to stretch it out and make it an even ten. Also, I wanted to write on my other experiences in India including the stereotypical what-has-changed, and of course, our other wedding reception in Thane which was held [...]
Patrix | Art and Architecture, Personal, Religion, Travel | 15 Comments »
February 4th, 2008
Wedding at Bhubhaneshwar - Part Eight
Bhubhaneshwar, Konark, and Puri form a neat triangle in a travel itinerary (much like Mumbai, Pune, and Nashik but smaller) and can easily be visited in a day. But only if you manage your time well and are given strict time limits wherever you stop at. Given the famed Indian habit to linger and add [...]
Patrix | History, Personal, Travel | 9 Comments »
February 1st, 2008
Wedding at Bhubhaneshwar - Part Seven
Although the wedding was over, the trip to Bhubhaneshwar wasn’t and everyone was looking forward to Orissa darshan. Like other Indian states, Orissa has a rich history dating back to the BC era and famously to the Ashoka-Kalinga war that is still remembered as one of history’s dramatic conscience-pricking events. You definitely cannot take what [...]
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January 28th, 2008
Wedding at Bhubhaneshwar - Part Six
With the wedding ceremony and the reception over, everyone was much more relaxed and eager to get some sightseeing done. Unfortunately for us, we couldn’t really sleep in or have a lazy morning as we were supposed to get our wedding registration done in the local government office. Even though more than 300 people witnessed [...]
Patrix | India, Personal, Travel | 8 Comments »
January 18th, 2008
Wedding at Bhubhaneshwar - Part Two
On day two, our wedding party at Ginger had only ten people in the morning and the rest were due to arrive later that afternoon. We had arrived a day earlier just to be on the safe side and avoid the vagaries of the airline industry (one of my dad’s planning characteristic). The haldi ceremony [...]
Patrix | India, Personal, Travel | 7 Comments »
January 15th, 2008
Wedding at Bhubhaneshwar - Part One
The fact that we were going to be flying across the country to a state that hardly anyone had visited for a wedding enthused many of my relatives. Either the fascination for visiting a new place or the excitement of trooping down in one big wedding party, we were nearly 40+ people flying down to [...]
Patrix | Personal, Travel | 11 Comments »
July 31st, 2007
Trip to Corpus Christi
Don’t miss the USS Lexington, Texas State Aquarium, Padre Island Seashore, and excellent seafood if you visit Corpus Christi.
Patrix | Images and Photography, Personal, Travel | 10 Comments »
May 13th, 2007
Visit to Kemah Boardwalk
Yesterday, we finally took mom out on a full day excursion. Lack of places to go out to and our busy academic schedule had us just making quick trips around College Station and an occasional drive to Houston. We had driven down last December to Galveston, the nearest waterfront. But upon the recommendation of couple [...]
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March 20th, 2007
Traveling to Austin
As mentioned earlier, Ash and I spent most of spring break week in Austin. We were down there for work-related training but thankfully, we could sneak in a few glimpses of the quaint little city. Austin is the capital of the state of Texas but culturally it is far from being representative of Texas. Distinctly [...]
Patrix | Personal, Recommended, Travel | 7 Comments »
March 18th, 2007
SAS Training in Austin
We spent our spring break in Austin this past week - at a 3-day SAS training session thanks to our employer. The only things flashing in front of our eyes were the computer screens for eight hours every day. On one side, I am extremely lucky to have a research assistantship on campus that [...]
Patrix | Travel, education | 1 Comment »
January 26th, 2007
Come to College Station
A small university town on the fringes of Texas metropolis may not exactly be the place to visit but College Station was featured in the New York Times Travel (way back in September last year) as a weekend escape.
Now don’t expect a packed schedule like visiting some European or even an American mid-sized city and [...]
Patrix | Travel, United States | 5 Comments »
December 3rd, 2006
Fodder for Hurricanes
I was at Galveston, the erstwhile primary port of Texas until a hurricane in 1900 delivered a deathblow that the town never recovered from. Of course, I relished the fresh sea food from one of the many restaurants on the seawall or the historic district. But as I drove westwards on the road along seawall, [...]
Patrix | Environment, Mother Nature, Sustainability, Travel, United States | 10 Comments »
Movies I've Watched...
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2008-09-02 21:00
Explores the brother-sister relationship brought together during their father's last days.
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2008-09-01 21:00
Poignant but slow narrative of an orphaned girl living with her aunt in rural Maharashtra.
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2008-08-09 23:00
Stunning and engaging narration. Raw violence and personal struggles of ordinary guys in a tough neighborhood.
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2008-08-05 20:00
Underwhelming. Johansson is miscast but continues her run of being the 'other woman'.
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