About a few weeks back I moved. Again! Less than 14 months ago, I had just moved from Seattle to Tokyo. That was one crazy but exciting move. I documented some of my experiences here. Japan was a wonderful country. It has beauty and culture, a fantastic public transit, some of the most hospitable people…
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How Safe is my city?
It’s been about 3 months since I moved to Tokyo. There are a lot of things that are very different about this city than say Delhi or Seattle for example. There are a few I don’t like but then there are quite a few that are absolutely wonderful. One of the great things about Tokyo…
Continue ReadingLeaving Amazon (kind of), Embracing Change
At first I felt this title might be catchy like a clickbait. But then on pondering about it for a few minutes I realized that it is more truthful than catchy. The idea of leaving amazon is almost like the idea of embracing change. It makes me think about the transitions we make which are…
Continue ReadingChaos & Quantum Entanglement
The last time I took a lesson in physics was probably way back in 2006 or 2007. It’s been almost a decade yet I consider myself an astrophysics enthusiast. There are various facets of physics that I really love. Every time I think about them I feel like I understand people and the world a…
Continue ReadingJourney to the unknown : Cambodia
To read from the starting : Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part5, Part6, Part7, Part8, Part9 The last week of this vacation was upon me. As difficult had I found it to come, it was now equally difficult to think about leaving. I was at the border town of Aranyaprathet in Thailand and planning to get…
Continue ReadingJourney to the unknown : Aranyaprathet
To read from the starting : Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part5, Part6, Part7, Part8 It had been almost 2 weeks in this wonderful (not unknown anymore) country. Every second seems to be getting me closer towards the end than to the start now. It was a weird feeling. To have started this trip off in…
Continue ReadingJourney to the unknown: The golden triangle (Mae Sai, Burma, Laos)
To read from the starting : Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part5, Part6, Part7 Another morning in the foreign land. It was my last day in Chiang Mai. I had to wake up early to return the motorcycle. The morning cool enticed me into a leisure bike ride around the square walls of Tapae. I returned…
Continue ReadingJourney to the unknown: Thailand – Chiang Mai
To read from the beginning : Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part5, Part6 I was in Thailand, in Chiang Mai city, and I was traveling alone and I had lasted much longer than I had anticipated. It had been 10 days since I landed and things were getting better and better each day. For some reason…
Continue ReadingJourney to the unknown : Thailand – Sukhothai
To read from the beginning : Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part5 I could not remember the last time when I woke up so early. I had to, to be on schedule. Even though the trip was supposed to be unplanned, it didn’t mean I didn’t have to be on schedule. I groggily looked at the…
Continue ReadingJourney to the unknown : Thailand : From one city to another
To read from the beginning checkout : Part1 , Part2 , Part3 , Part4 Day 8 in Thailand and I was back at the starting point Bangkok. I had taken the overnight train from Nakhon si Thammarat and I believe the fare was around 800 THB for the AC Sleeper train. I had debated between…
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