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  JAYSHREE HATANGADI collects catalogues during our travels with great patience and joy. She is today traveling in Varanasi and Sarnath making new memories. I know she will miss these catalogues and maps, but I have her OK to let them go. When we travel we collect a kilogram or two of printed matter. Maps, leaflets, tokens, flyers, mementos and stuff. We keep them carefully for several years as a link of joy to remind us of our holidays. But eventually when they start taking up too much space in our filing cabinet, we must think of removing them.

  This video shows some sample signage from Australia & New Zealand. This is a part of my videos related to the tourism industry.

  Bhutan Trip, 18-26 July 2012. This is an enchanting country. Visa on arrival and not too far for Indians to visit. Highly recommended.

  Letting go! Jayshree Hatangadi collects catalogues with joy as we travel. She is the one who keeps a record of where we go and what we experience. So when we were doing a clean up operation of our house, I enquired of her if we should continue to hold on to these paper memories. She agreed that it was time to let them go. Coincidentally, today as I get rid of the literature, she is traveling in Varanasi and Sarnath making fresh memories.

Cars that shaped character - Times of India My article Cars that shaped character Times of India  5 March 2017   H e loved to bring home neglected old beauties. He kept his eyes out for these abandoned ladies. They could be found in unused sheds or under a large tree. They sat on stones, disheveled and covered with bird droppings. They had not been washed for several years but one look at them and you would know that they were beauties in their younger days. Their smooth flowing voluptuous lines, their proud stance, their demeanor all screamed out to those who cared. “Take me home honey, look after me”, they seemed to say, “Fix me up and take me for a spin … and I will show you my true colours.”  He could see beyond the tired façade and knew that there was a seductive promise here. He had to own her! My late father loved old cars. Citroen, my childhood sweet heart Sometime in 1961 he purchased a 1947 model Citroen in Calcutta and drove it home. She wa...

Train Travel – tips on time pass during long train journeys Sohan Hatangadi March 2009 Now with the worldwide economy going poof everyone is cutting down on air travel. More and more folk who could afford to fly, whether on company work or on personal trips, now find that they have to take the good old “chuk chuk gadi”. The best train trips are when you take a night train and are at your destination in the morning. You get a good night’s sleep and you save on hotel stay. But longer trips that involve not only night but also day time travel can become quite a bore. It gets worse when all the passengers sit ignoring each other, talking endlessly on their mobile phones, or staring at a book, or simply sleeping all the time. So what can we do about it? Here are some suggestions to make your travel interesting and a great “time pass”. Making friends Trains are a great place to make friends, especially if you are travelling by day. So as soon as you take your seat or berth put on your friend...