Recent content by Ashwin Mahesh

Thank you for posting the map, what would be really helpful is if there was a metro map, along with the local tourist attractions indicating the nearest metro station from which it is easily accessible. If you have any do share it here.

I doubt UK passport should have any issues entering Myanmar, but there is no Visa on Arrival. Your visa should be obtained from a nearby embassy or you can also apply for it online before travelling. Applying for a tourist visa before travelling is probably unheard of for someone with a UK...

Kanchipuram silk sarees are quite famous and is reserved for special occassions like wedding, etc., Many people travel to Kanchi for the sole purpose of buying silk sarees though other varieties and brands of silk sarees are available nearby. I know this from personal experiences and I have also...

Hiring a driver in India is not very expensive and also for intra city travels there are app based taxi services like Uber and Olacabs which have come up quite well in some Indian cities though not all. I would any day prefer this approach rather than driving myself which is a very tiresome...

I hope other countries reciprocate this good gesture from the Indian government and introduce e-Visa or Visa on Arrival for Indian passports so like minded Indians can also comfortably travel without the hassle of applying for visas, attending visa interviews, etc., Currently there are hardly 50...

India has a huge fanbase of football fans, so I am pretty sure FIFA is a pretty famous game there. When I was studying in college in India CS was the most popular game with intra and inter college competitions.

Pune is a wonderful city and it has pretty good weather throughout the year. It has a very cosmopolitan culture and there are also nice getaway spots for the weekends which are within city limits. That being said, since it is a pretty big city the cost of living in Pune is higher than average...

Wow, the number 3 on the list is hardly believable I never knew that India has the largest English speaking population in the world, but I doubt if everybody who is counted as knowing English in India is able to fluently speak, write and understand it. I would love to see a source for...

This is indeed a very sad news to hear. Rural India is highly under developed compared to urban areas, people are less educated and have a strong belief in ideas which does not fit well in to 21st century. This should be noted by any local or foreigner travelling in rural India and be extra...

I am surprised that there were only two entries in the list of palatial hotels from India, there are indeed quite a lot of them. In Mysuru itself, in the southern state of Karnataka many palaces which were once owned by the ruling kings lesser than a 100 years ago have been converted to hotels...

There is a relatively new land route opened between India and Myanmar and it is getting popular by the day. It is also significant because amongst the other land borders India has with its neigbours, this one might yet turn out to be the easiest to cross, less expensive and fewer bureaucratic...

Well it is good to hear that there are other travellers who have visited the place during winter, I am specifically looking for people who have travelled by road from say Delhi to Himachal (Manali, Shimla) onwards to Leh during winter. From the little research I have done the roads are closed...

I posted about this topic in another thread - please read through the below: 'Visa on Arrival' is a misnomer and it has been duly corrected by the government. "I am glad they are calling it the e-visa now, the same visa was previously called 'Visa on Arrival', which was quite frankly very...

I have flown India to Dublin and vice versa a few times, and this is indeed a very good news. This shouldn't come as a surprise though since the government also announced direct flights between Delhi and San Francisco which will be the world's longest non-stop flight. I would still prefer...

I am glad they are calling it the e-visa now, the same visa was previously called 'Visa on Arrival', which was quite frankly very confusing and few people who did not bother to check the details ended up being deported after arriving at an Indian airport. There was this famous case of a...