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[Expats] [Indians] What to pack while travelling/migrating to UK for a year or so ?

Hello..I'm here sitting in London trying to help you in your preparation for a life changing time. First of all, congrats to you for the opportunity and do make the best of it. As the saying goes, " I f a man is bored of London, he's bored to life. " This is quite true as London is a truly a distinct city. I'm here just a few days back and realizing a few things about the new place. Roaming and sight-seeing is quite good, but when it comes to stay you are quite on your own. So, do prepare accordingly to take care of yourself and pack keeping 46 Kgs airline limit in mind. Here goes the list and a few points : Everything is available here, so if you don't wish to bring anything don't. I assume you have some good money to spend and time to shop here. So, you can close this tab off. :) Shopping for groceries maybe challenging at first, because the Supermarkets are huge and the brands will be new to you. Bring small quantities of more things to get ...

The call of a place (Veer Dam)

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"Don't come closer or I'll have to go.. Holding me like gravity are places that pull!" ~ Into the Wild I read about many people telling how a place attracts them to visit it and it was my turn to experience the same. Its one hell lot of feeling that can make you do anything. You don't think, you just go for it. The place was the Nira right canal at Veer Dam near Pune. Water has always fascinated me. One day I dream of swimming in rivers, lakes and sea. But you need to respect water a lot. It so silent yet so powerful when in action. I was introduced to this place by Yogesh, on our relaxed tour to Bamnoli . I loved the place. I never knew I would run down to it to settle the fire in my heart. Just to catch a glimpse would be enough. It was a Saturday evening, I woke up at 4 pm :O. Friday night, I was looking forward to go to nearby Dive ghat for a cup of tea with a b'ful view of Hadapsar, Pune. Then, changed mood to go to Saswad just to eat ...

Back into time ( at least a try ) -- Part 1 (of 3)

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Enough days at office and a breath of fresh air was much needed by our lungs. If you don't get that on time, you forget to live and become a machine(or a slave). So, here we are. This trip starts like most of them do..on weekend. And pity my planning(&thinking), I try to maximize use of resources(time here)  like starting on a Friday evening to an early morning Monday trip. You know to MAXIMIZE time-off. Hypocrisy!  The whole point is to get lost out there. No need to cover everything, just take a deep breath and relax. To sights like these : Well, now that we have the idea, let me narrate the journey. Partners in Crime : Yogesh ( trekogiri.blogspot.in ) We decided to take the most relaxed route from Magarpatta(Pune) to Bamnoli. You may take a full day to reach. The point is to enjoy the journey and not just touch-and-come place. We didn't want NH4 traffic so decided to go via Saswad-Veer Dam-Kaas-Bamnoli route, you know more of a lands...