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How to have an economical stay in the UK (mainly London)?
United Kingdom (UK) is an expensive economy with high cost of living. For business visitors, it is important to have an economical and comfortable stay. Based on my experience, I am putting together some tips for fellow business travelers.
Hotel / Stay:

Accommodation in UK can vary between GBP 10 per night (for bunker [...]

Why Microsoft loves Ireland?
I was just thinking as why Microsoft has based one of its R&D center out of Ireland. Then as I sat in the bus on the way to the airport, reading some advertising displays it became very clear.
Reason: Because the Top Level Domain (TLD) of Ireland is .IE
(Hint – IE = Internet Explorer)

Started using Twitter
I have finally started using Twitter.
My twitter page is http://www.twitter.com/abhishekrungta
To be honest, I do not think Twitter is a great thing. Micro blogging does not catches my fancy, since it does not help me to add any value to myself or anyone else. It is the last thing that could have happened to me [...]

You got to pay me to pay me! – The TalkMobile story.
For my stay in the UK, I bought a TalkMobile Pay-As-You-Go mobile connection. (Quick tip: It is the cheapest option to call abroad while you are in the UK. All incoming calls are free for you. And yes, It just takes few minutes to get activated)
Honestly speaking, it worked quite nicely. But I was shocked, when I ran [...]

Travel, travel and travel
Hello Friends,
Sorry for not updating my blog for quite some time. I had a hectic schedule for last one month with Internet World in London, followed by a family holiday in Dubai. Before I could recover, I am visiting the NASSCOM BPO Strategy Summit in Bangalore. To be frank, I am not used to so [...]

Cookie that fails to crumble
It is a true incident about, how a cookie shop messed up its sales!
CookieMan is a fast growing cookie brand in India. They have a small outlet at Chennai airport. Till recently, before boarding the flight, I used to buy some delicious cookies from that outlet to keep myself indulged for the evening.
Now, the real shocker! On [...]

Some nature photographs to refresh your soul
Here are some photographs from one of my trips -

McDonalds burger – Vegetarian or normal?

Here is a funny incident that took place when I was exhibiting at CeBIT 2007 in Hanover.
I was in Hanover with my friend – Srish Agrawal for CeBIT 2007. After a tiring day at the exhibition hall, we were looking for a decent dinner. The only problem was our being vegetarian.
It was quite late [...]

Plains can look beautiful too!
Plains can look beautiful too!

These pictures were taken from a moving car.
If you want any of these pictures in higher resolution, feel free to contact me.

The Kumbha of South India
Picture of the kumbha konam. This is considered as the kumbha of south India.

A path to heaven
The lush green valleys of the Western Ghats (South India) indeed gives a feeling of heaven. It is not a surprise why people call it "God’s own country". A picture showing – a path to heaven!
Sunrays playing in the Munnar hills
Here is a nice picture of sun playing in the Munnar hills. Worth watching –

Feel free to use this picture anywhere you wish or ask for the hi-res if you need. A credit will be appreciated.
Neel Kurinji – A flower that blooms once in twelve years
On my recent trip to Munnar (South India), I had the fortune to see the bloom of Neel Kurinji (blue-kurinji). It is a shrub like plant which blooms with a blue flower once in twelve years! If you want to experience the same, you will have to visit Munnar in 2018.
Some photographs for you -

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