First Step to Travel

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> The first step is in your head. So don’t think about it, buy a flight ticket tomorrow and then worry about it on the plane. This is the hardest step. Ian Wright, Traveler [http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/travelers/ian_wright.php] This philosophy applies…

Sania on Time magazine cover

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Sania Mirza [http://www.wtatour.com/players/playerprofiles/playerbio.asp?PlayerID=310112], the teenage tennis icon, became the first Indian sportswoman to feature on the cover of Time magazine [http://in.rediff.com/sports/2005/oct/02sania.htm]. A bit too over hyped I think — ranked # 37th and a single…

A taste of Ethiopian cuisine

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Last weekend, couple of us friends were in the mood for something different to feast on — so we thought of giving Ethiopian cuisine a try. I had earlier tried (and loved) Thai, Italian as well as Korean cuisines. But I was not sure what to expect on the menu at…

Paheli is India's Oscar entry

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Amol Palekar’s Paheli [http://www.pahelithefilm.com/] has been selected as India’s entry for the 2006 Oscars [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/26paheli.htm]. I watched the movie in theatre a couple of months back. I quite liked it. I won’t say that it was…

ThinkGeek T's

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Some really cool t-shirts from ThinkGeek [http://www.thinkgeek.com]: [http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/frustrations/5aa9/] [http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/29d2/] [http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/coder/5d6a/] [http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/coder/57f0/] [http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/science/60fd/] [http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/…