Archive for June, 2009

Toronto Tuesday 01.22

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June 30, 2009 | 12 Comments

Volume 1, Edition 22 ‘Toronto Tuesday‘ is a weekly photo feature about random stuff (landmarks, people, culture, seasons, etc.) in the city. Pride 2009 A street on Church-Wellesley gaybourhood. Toronto’s Pride week 2009 festivities culminated with the grand Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28. The parade is among the largest in the world and [...]...
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Climax of my Bhutan trip

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June 27, 2009 | 19 Comments

This post is part of Mystic Druk Yul, a series of travelogues narrating my trip to Bhutan. Here are the other posts! « Previous post: Paro Valley | Next post: Taktsang Lhakhang: The Tiger’s Nest Monastery » Surrender yourself to the power of the mighty Guru. The hike to the monastery begins. The board says: [...]...
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Perceptions and Realities in Manila: [Part 1 of 2]

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June 25, 2009 | 24 Comments

This is a guest post by Anil from foXnoMad For the past 2 weeks, Priyank and I have exchanged imaginary posts about St. Petersburg and Manila. I have never been to St. Petersburg and he to Manila. We wanted to write about what a trip there might be like. I’m helping to break down his [...]...
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Toronto Tuesday 01.21

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June 23, 2009 | 8 Comments

Volume 1, Edition 21 ‘Toronto Tuesday‘ is a weekly photo feature about random stuff (landmarks, people, culture, seasons, etc.) in the city. My battery charger is dead so unfortunately I don’t have any current pictures. I’m posting these pictures from my bike trip earlier this spring. Bike Trail We took a GO train from downtown [...]...
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How to get a Russian travel visa

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June 19, 2009 | 44 Comments

This post is part of a series of travelogues narrating my trip to Russia. Here are the other posts! « Previous post: Russia travelog begins | Next post: How to survive Aeroflot » Everything you need to know from applying to registering a Russian Travel Visa Getting a Visa for Russia is NOT a straightforward [...]...
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WOW Philippines: part 2/2

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June 18, 2009 | 17 Comments

This post about imaginary travel is a collaboration between me and Anil from FoXnoMad. We exchange travelogues to a city we haven’t been to but the other has. I haven’t been to Manila, Philippines but he has. Later, Anil will guest post here about his time in Manila and we’ll see how close or off [...]...
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Toronto Tuesday 01.20

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June 16, 2009 | 14 Comments

Volume 1, Edition 20 ‘Toronto Tuesday‘ is a weekly photo feature about random stuff (landmarks, people, culture, seasons, etc.) in the city. Such a beautiful day! The weather is so good these days with temperatures between 18ºC – 26ºC, sunny and a clear sky. So what did we do? Hung out at the waterfront, watching [...]...
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Paro Valley

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June 13, 2009 | 14 Comments

This post is part of Mystic Druk Yul, a series of travelogues narrating my trip to Bhutan. Here are the other posts! « Previous post: Hitchhiking to Cheli La | Next post: Climax of my Bhutan Trip » Paro valley, viewed from a point near the National Museum I am going to talk about a [...]...
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Hello, I am Priyank. Welcome to my blog.

This blog is an outcome of my interests in understanding culture, rationalism and sustainability from the perspective of a traveller. I feel that we are all companions, on an endless and unpredictable journey, and I try to live with the philosophy of making each day happy and fruitful.

I love narrating travel stories, describing various things I did, places I saw, people I met and some funny situations I ended up in; illustrated by numerous pictures and/or sketches.

I grew up mostly in post-socialist India, moved to Canada after 25 years and traveled to a bunch of countries since then. As a result, nothing excites me more than seeing how remarkably similar we all are, despite our inherent cultural differences.

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Thimphu's memorial chorten, built in 1974 to honour the 3rd King of Bhutan, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, is a prominent landmark in the city with its golden
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