From a dream I had some months ago… It was a hot day as was usual for Chennai in mid-May. I had parked my car near the Valluvar Kottam bus stop and walked towards a juice shop. I was in the middle of an important delivery but couldn’t resist the temptation to stop and have some fruit mixer with badam…
My experience traveling to India (Chennai) from US in Dec 2020
First let’s get the links to the forms out of the way Self-reporting form https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/apho-registration Apply for exemption ( more on this later) https://www.newdelhiairport.in/airsuvidha/covid-19-exemption-international-passenger Eregistration for Tamil Nadu https://eregister.tnega.org/#/user/pass Tickets I chose to book my trip via the United + Vistara option. First leg to SFO. Second from SFO – DEL and the final one from DEL – MAA. The…
FIFA World Cup – Russia 2018 – A dream come true
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster” – Henry Hill My ambitions though not at the level of Henry Hill in Goodfellas, were just as earnest. For me, as far back as I can remember, I always wanted to watch world cup football live from the stadia. My earliest memory of watching football…
How to travel frugally within Europe
My friends seem to think I live in a tent and eat ramen all the time to finance my trips abroad. What they fail to understand is that travel is cheaper than the EMI on their brand new car or that a comfortable 2-week vacation in Europe could cost less than a thousand dollars. The problem is knowing how to…
Travel on OPT and F-1 to H-1B transition
There is usually a lot of confusion when it comes to travelling outside of the U.S. during the transition from F-1 to an F-1 OPT status, and during the transition from F-1 to an H-1B visa. The safest and usually recommended way is to stay put in the country and postpone any travel plans. However, as with anything, if you…
How to apply for schengen visa
Let me get the simplest procedure out there first. If you are an US citizen, you don’t need a visa to tour Europe/UK for up to 90 days. You can just get on a plane and figure life out later. For those of us not so privileged but privileged enough to be a permanent resident in the US, or…
Welcome
Hello there. I moved to the US almost 3 years ago now. Since then, I have done many exciting road trips within this country and had delicious beers in all 6 countries I visited in Europe. I travel to Europe once every year and my goal is to drink a pint of beer in every continent by 2020. As…