IRCTC has recently made a lot of changes in rules regarding online booking of tickets. Most of these changes are around tatkal ticket booking, however, one interesting change is that you don’t need to carry printout of your e-tickets. You can now show a picture of your ticket on your mobile or laptop and it will be accepted as a valid proof. You also need to have a valid Id proof along with the screen-shot of your ticket. The acceptable Id proofs are the ones as earlier. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have to spend a 10 day vacation in London, what do you think is the minimum amount needed for this trip? Serial traveler Matthew Kepnes has managed to enjoy a 10 day trip for $700, which is about Rs 28,000. This amount included his airfare, hotel, food, sight seeing. The best part about Matthew’s London trip is that he has not compromised on comfort or quality. I totally agree with Matthew on this. Since you travel to have a good experience there is no point in saving few thousands at the cost of having a memorable experience. Read the rest of this entry »

I recently bought a digital SLR camera and was dying to go on a trip where I can use my high tech camera. I was not keen on going to a typical tourist place like Shimla, Manali as these places only offer more tourists, like me. Trip to a wild life sanctuary seemed ideal as there would be no crowd of tourists and I can play around with my camera in peace. Also, since I did not want to be the only one shooting in the forest I started looking for wildlife photography workshop. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have a friend or family member who is an NRI you can get a free Indigo flight ticket. To get this free ticket you will have to refer your friend to open an NRI bank account with Kotak Mahindra Bank. If they do, both you and your friend will get a free Indigo flight ticket. Read the rest of this entry »

Most travel websites like cleartrip or yatra allow you to book flight tickets for only 9 passengers at a time. Passengers include adults, children and infants. So what this means is that you cannot book ticket for 6 adults, 3 children and 1 infant. If you want to book tickets for more than 9 passengers you can avail the option of group booking. Group booking is not done online and you will have to e-mail your requirements to the airline or call up their call centre. Read the rest of this entry »