Going Bananas with Bazookas in Bangkok By Punam Mohandas Well, I’ve seen a few whacky festivals in my time, but Songkran in Bangkok beats ‘em all hollow. It’s the most amazingly simple way to have FUN ever invented! Songkran, for the uninitiated, is the New Year festival in Thailand, celebrated with much splashing of water…
By Punam Mohandas It’s a 45-minute ferry ride to Koh Samui from Koh Phangan , and the journey for me is enlivened by observing my fellow passengers, many of whom are suffering massive hangovers and are noticeably green around the gills – we’ve all just attended the traditional Full Moon party the previous night 🙂 …
By Punam Mohandas I have been hankering to visit Phi Phi for years. Ever since I first saw some great shots in a brochure 😉 Ever since I learnt a James Bond movie had been shot here (wow, no kidding?!) and now of course, there’s Leonardo’s ‘The Beach’. Ever since I first went to Phuket,…
By Punam Mohandas The sensible way of getting to Koh Phangan quick is to take a flight from Bangkok to Surat Thani and onwards by a fast speed ferry. But hey – being sensible ain’t always fun, is it?! And so I take the overnight train from Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong railway station, and mighty excited…
By Punam Mohandas Friends made no bones about letting me know I was out of my mind to consider a visit to Alwar in Rajasthan, in the baking heat of May. Well, sure. But when you don’t live in India and are keen for some “me” time, you don’t have much choice besides, when did…
Each journey is a unique experience. No two trips are ever the same. And each journey gives birth to a story. Stories that make very interesting reads. From time to time, we will publish travelogues – personal travel experiences of individuals – covering different domestic as well as international destinations. If you would like to…