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Bangalore »

[15 Jan 2012 | 9 Comments | ]

Delhi Metro as we all know is the second metro to be commissioned.
Then after a series of delays, from one Ugadi to another, “Namma Metro” was finally flagged off in Bengaluru, the third in India fondly called Namma Metro, meaning “Our Metro”.

The stretch is a short one, just about 4 KM covering 6 stations.
I got the chance to

India »

[18 Jul 2011 | 14 Comments | ]

India’s toy or midget trains are small trains that run on historic railway lines up to a number of the hill stations in India. Although these trains are slow and can take up to eight hours to reach their destinations, they are quite popular among visitors. The mountain scenery is beautiful and makes the journeys really worthwhile.
As per my knowledge there are only four toy trains running in India, one each in four zones and each one of them being special in its own way.
1) East – Darjeeling toy train
The …

Malaysia »

[13 Apr 2011 | 11 Comments | ]

Picture of the moment: Kissing not allowed.
Picture of the moment is a weekly series exhibiting pictures from around the world.
Today’s picture of the moment is a poster.
Here in India, at times we get involved and react to many useless debates. Thanks to some powerful people, we do not even approve of visual ads for life threatening hazards related to Tobacco smoking which kills millions of people every year.

No kissing in public.
But I am sure

Malaysia, Seremban »

[15 Mar 2011 | 16 Comments | ]

KTM KOMUTER PINK COACH FOR WOMAN PASSENGER ONLY
In India, for years we are so used to a concept called ‘Ladies coach’ in a train whether it is a local train or intercity but do you know Malaysia’s first coach service for women was launched very recently?

A Ladies coach.
On my last visit to Malaysia, to my joy, I noticed that a ladies coach has been introduced. And since its launch in May 2010, it has been receiving rave reviews from women of all races.
Malaysia’s first coach service for women is marked …

Gangtok, Sikkim »

[17 Dec 2010 | 5 Comments | ]

The magical lure of Sikkim has always been attracting people from all over the world. This also brings a very common need of shared cabs and privately hired vehicles in Sikkim.

Shared taxi plying between Rangpo and Gangtok.

Aurangabad »

[11 Dec 2010 | 20 Comments | ]

Airplanes, trains, ferries, ships, luxury buses and rental cars. You must have travelled by most of them. Do you remember what was cheapest mode of transport you have used?
What made you travel by it and how was the experience?
Besides usual trains, autorickshaws and cabs, I used these modes of transport on a particular stretch for going to Lonar; mostly because the roads were cut off or submerged due to heavy rains and there was no other way to reach the place.
State buses in India mostly have free seating.The ratio of …

Malaysia, Thailand »

[16 Mar 2010 | 17 Comments | ]

Artikel ini dalam Lagkawi mengekspresikan ditulis dalam bahasa Inggeris. Untuk menterjemahkan dalam bahasa anda sila klik [[Click here to TRANSLATE]] teks di atas.
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From Kuala Lumpur I took Langkawi express, a Malaysian train, to enter into Thailand. For your info, Langkawi also happens to be a beautiful place in north west Malaysia. This inter-country train starts in south from Singapore, crosses Malaysia from south to north and enters Thailand.
Initially I was very apprehensive of taking this train, mainly because I never knew what’d happen at …