Category: Thailand

He then threw another bouncer at me saying that my passport is invalid, since it has been issued by Lucknow office. This question really took my heart out of my body as it was a shocking question for me. I tried to explain him that it is an Indian passport issued by one of the…

He asked me my next destination, which I told him was, Phuket. He asked me to show ticket for travel to Phuket, which I presented to him and that too when flight was scheduled for departure within one and half hour from that point of time. He asked me the addresses of hotels during my…

After de-boarding flight, as I was approaching towards the visa issuance counter, a cop was standing on the way and amongst the group of passengers he spotted me and stopped me. He asked me to show the passport and visa. I was having passport which I showed him but visa was to be obtained from…

The flight departed as per schedule and it gave me two and half hour to go through my dreams. But before I reached, the passenger sitting next to me inquired me of my destination and asked me to fill his immigration form. Then I came to know that the man sitting next to me was…

Nevertheless, I continued my journey to bua’s home, I took cab and reached there after an hour of journey. As usual there was ample material waiting for me for “Welcome” (it requires no word to explain due to circumstances before) and I kept my head steady, eyes and ear open but no words from mouth…

The gate opened…. A lady in full grace and beauty of Bengal came out…. Walked towards memorial gate, took some pics of memorial from outside and then… Suddenly walked towards me and asked in a soothing and flattering voice “Can you please take my picture with memorial as background”? Can I afford to say “No”?…

After completing visit to memorial I switched on my phone and called my mother to know the status.  And as I switched it on, I got notification that my phone had missed 15 calls which included some from my mom. As I called her, she started in pace and in a scolding mood that I…

I was partially successful in doing this trick as I kept my phone off for two hours and during that I went to see Victoria Memorial Museum, a palace built to commensurate visit of Queen Victoria to India during the time when Kolkata was capital of India. And no doubt this palace is made up…

As the time passed and the date of travel came closer, I again approached my boss for approval but this time he took me to seniors and there it was a matter of discussion that should I be granted leave or not in spite of the fact that the work was not getting much affected…

Days passed by and I slowly & slowly started informing about my trip to my parents & some of my office colleagues (who will act as savior which I knew). My parents allowed me as they were very well aware of my earlier expeditions and were fed up with my backpacker tours, but still they…