Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Leaving Varanasi, Reaching Delhi

Leaving Varanasi, Reaching Delhi

Having reached Varanasi Airport in an auto which was mentored by Mr Babloo it was time to look at the food/snacks on offer at different eating outlets with no hint of hullabaloo. The snacks on offer in Varanasi Airport were highly priced given the international tourists that arrived round the year and were wise. None of the snacks on offer were below Rs 220/Rs 250 and this could hit the domestic tourist hard who with a limited budget desisted the idea of taking to airport a car. The interaction with Hyderabad Guy Mr Vamshi while stressing on the need to keep Amravati the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh lost no opportunity to list South India channels i watched including ETV Andhra Pradesh and ETV Telugu with favourite colour round the year being blue. There were abusive slang all across North India and we agreed the people in the South were more cultured. The amount of verbal abuse i came across in the city of Varanasi showed the leader was a diehard abuser who was delighted at the thought of posting abuse and with a repeated attendance. Even in the neighbourhood the abuse you come across is much to do with khakhiwallahs frustration.

Post frisking as i took a seat and completed my interaction with Buddhist Monks, Rev. Eruwewe Gunasoma, Rev. Sewangala Chandima, from Sri Lanka, to Ms Lorana and Ms Grace from United Kingdom's Wales to whom i stressed on the need to explore South India if and when they happen to visit India again a nation which was witness to winter rain. I would like to take this opportunity to extend Warm Greetings to tennis players Naomi Osaka of Japan, Serena Williams, Venus Williams of US, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and their daughters, CNN's Ms Amanda Davies and Ms Kristie Lu Stout their family members, CNN Correspondents, Al Jazeera's Ms Folly, Ms Ibrahim, Ms Ghosh and their family members.

Flipping Through Vistara Inflight Magazine

As i boarded Vistara flight to Delhi i began to flip through inflight magazine Vistara. Vistara Airlines has at its disposal 41 aircrafts flying to 34 destinations in India and abroad and the past five years had been no less sensational. There was a story on Mumbai's fish market, Waking up to Mumbai. From a noisy fish auction to street  vendors discover an unexpected side of Mumbai as it awakens and gets ready to face the day. Lively auctions for city's favourite fish Bombil.

Another story on carbon emissions in one chart: China's share 27.2 per cent, India's share 6.7 per cent, US's share 14.6 per cent.

As for Dream Destinations 2020 they were listed as
- Patagonia, Argentina
- Galway, Ireland
- Essaouira, Morocco
- Sevengeti, Africa
- Kyoto, Japan

Festivals to tick off your bucket
- Theyyam, Kerala
- The Colour Run, US
- Snowbombing, Austria
- Fringe Festival, Scotland
- Krampusnacht, Austria

Quirky Cafes for your caffeine fix
- Nekobiyaka, Japan
- The Laundromt Cafe, Denmark
- H. K. Giger Bar, Scotland
- Zapangi, South Korea
- Cereal Cafe , UK

Vistara Special flashback with picture of JRD Tata was good.

Another story on take the roads less travelled in 2020
- Transformative Travel. A journey involving life-altering experiences and the individual returns as      transformed person
- Culinary travel
- Buddymoon travel
- Travel for culture and heritage
- Ancestry travel

Story on Hampi. From 1420 the first European to set foot to 16th century when Hampi was the second largest city in the world.

Going behind the camera. Locales used for movie shoot
- Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii US
- Skopelos, Greece
- Namib Desert, Namibia
- Petra, Jordan
- Various Locations New Zealand
- London, UK
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia for Lara Croft Tomb Raider Featuring Ms Angelina Jolie
- Puducherry, India for Life of PI

17,000 ft Foundation. Reaching New Heights 17,000 ft Foundation is introducing Voluntourism which combines tourism and volunteers thus committed to social cause.
Once through with inflight magazine i deboarded the aircraft only to collect baggage and return home. The best thing about Varanasi is Lord Kashi Vishwanath Temple and having visited that one should vacate the place as early as possible.

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