What the Brain Thinks

After a 2 hour delay we finally boarded the flight to Phuket, Thailand. Oh! did you think the journey had ended in the previous blog ? When 3 travel freaks decide on an International Trip there is bound to be more than one place. Second stamp Mandatory Pic with the plane The flight to Phuket was a miracle. Our fever induced, nauseatic friend Zeyn was cured of his ailments. The good part of Thailand is they have visa on arrival, the bad part is the visa fee payment needs to be done by cash. The net-banking, card using, cashless generation like us were drained of our cash supplies the moment we landed at Phuket International Airport. A tip for those travelling to Thailand - always carry more than sufficient cash. Not many people transact by card and if they do, they are sure to charge you 6% extra. This was very unlike Malaysia where cashless transactions were a common sight. We stepped out of the airport at 9pm and were greeted by the cab driver arranged for us b...

Three people on a chill January night sitting in a room, sharing drinks and thoughts, until one particular idea dawns in their heads - lets go on an INTERNATIONAL Trip. 11 months and multiple rejected plans - from Euro trip to Indian Ocean islands to charting all of South-East-Asia - later, we were finally at Chhatrapathi Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. Me, Zeyn, Granal - CSIA, Mumbai A late Friday night Air Asia flight was to take us to our first destination - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A gentle note to first time Air Asia flyers, always carry your own supply of drinking water unless you want to shed ₹150 for a bottle. We were lucky to have booked an in-flight meal 😜. Apart from this the flight was as comfortable as a shared cab ride from Pune-Mumbai. Can't blame Air Asia for this considering the flight cost. The first passport stamp Badal😛 After a 6 hour flight we were finally in Malaysia. The second thing we notice on arriving at Kuala Lumpur...