About the Blog … The blog is about my experiences in Denmark, in October 2025, as a part of the intense "Eastern Europe Trip" which spanned 12 new countries. Type of vacation … Part of my 12(New)-nation tour of Eastern Europe. Country Counter: Countries/territories I have visited so far … Travel Tips: Tips based on my travels …
Background: I am trying to explore India as much as I can. In my case, it cannot be done in a single mega trip. Hence breaking it down into many small trips. State: Odisha Towns/Cities: Bhubaneshwar, Konark, Chilika Lake, Puri, Cuttack. Introduction to Odisha Formerly called "Orissa". Known as the "Temple State" of India. …
Background: I am trying to explore India as much as I can. In my case, it cannot be done in a single mega trip. Hence breaking it down into many small trips. State: Chhattisgarh Towns/Cities: Bhilai, Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba and Jagdalpur. (We went from Bengaluru to Nagpur, and from Nagpur to Chhattisgarh, and from Chhattisgarh …
About the Blog … The blog is about my experiences in Lesotho in July, 2024. This was my 1st time in Africa, the World's 2nd largest Continent with 54 Nations, 1000+ languages, and occupying 1/5th of the World's land surface! Type of vacation … Part of my 6-nation tour of the southern part of Africa. …
Continue reading No:65 – Lesotho – One of the 3 countries 100% surrounded by another country …
The insane increase in the overall time people spend online requires that almost all celebrities got to have a carefully-curated public persona, to survive. The tremendous increase in the number of PR agencies is an after-effect of this phenomena, me thinks. For e.g. If a movie star has a movie release coming up, suddenly you …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/15 (Fri): Public and Private Images.
Can we seriously expect an end to these conflicts in our lifetime? India - Pakistan (Since 1947) Israel - Palestine (Since 1948) Russia - Ukraine (Since 2014) Etc. Outside of this, we have border tensions between: India and China China and other South China Sea nations South and North Korea USA and China w.r.t. Taiwan …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/14 (Thu): Can we expect an end to these conflicts?
Nasdaq went from 18179 on 11/04 (Mon) to 19298 on 11/07 (Thu)! Dow Jones Industrial Average went from 41794 on 11/04 (Mon) to 43729 on 11/06 (Wed). Not exactly a huge surprise, as Republicans are generally perceived as "Pro-Business". Adios!
I have been a huge fan and user of Social Media since 2009. Over the last 15 years, Social Media has grown by leaps and bounds. For e.g. I used to use Orkut in the beginning ... LOL 🙂 If used in a disciplined manner, Social Media can add a lot of value to your …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/12 (Tue): Social Media, A Tiger by the Tail … 🙂
Across the board, we are seeing a solid set of NextGen stars coming up. Tennis Carlos Alcaraz (21). Jannik Sinner (23). Aryna Sabalenka (26). Coco Gauff (20). Cricket Shubman Gill (25) Yashasvi Jaiswal (22). Tilak Varma (22). Tristan Stubbs (24). Shamar Joseph (25). Harry Brook (25). Rachin Ravindra (24). Rahmanullah Gurbaz (22). Badminton Lakshya Sen …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/11 (Mon): NextGen in Sports.
Whether it is NBA, NFL, Cricket, Athletics or Tennis, the frequency of injuries to the stars is very alarming. An obvious reason is the sheer amount of games/matches the professionals are expected to play and compete in. Even with the best coaches, dieticians, performance monitors Etc., sportsmen/sportswomen are just unable to keep up. Because of …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/08 (Fri): Sports & Injuries.