mallyak's VirtualTourist Home Page
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and discover how wrong we were! Now that I have been a member of VT for a long time its time to do a few changes to my Home page.Its only after visiting so many countries that I realized how wrong I was and how little I really knew about the culture and people, inspite of having read quite a few travel books on places we decide to travel too.
I hope you enjoy viewing my pages as much as I have enjoyed building them up.
I would just like to add all photos on these pages are taken by me but feel free to use them after asking me!
Welcome to my simple travel pages. I was born in a small town (in those days) Mangalore in South Canara district of Karnataka India and much as I love to still call India home, I am fortunate to be living in the beautiful ,friendly city of Sydney in Australia where I have been living since 1987. Actually Australia unleashed my interest in travel and fortunately I am in a profession which has given me the opportunity to meet like minded people and the benefits of cheap travel. |
| Impersonating The local balinese Hindu |
|  | Travelling with Geetha All our travels are the independent , low budget backpacking type and we prefer getting off the beaten path and being part of the culture, rather than an aloof tourist.In this my wife, friend and soul mate has been the most perfect partner never complaining about my adventures and mis adventures-my going out of the way to chat with the locals or my love to stay and eat at the most humble of places. |
| | Favourite Parts of the world so far 1.South Cannara district (India
2.Hampi (India)
3.Jogyakarta(Java-Indonesia)
4.Kandy(Sri Lanka)
5.Amritsar(India)
6.Rome(Italy)
7.Paris(France)
8.Beijing(China)
9.Seoul (South Korea)
10.London(Britain) |
| Eating at The humble Varung in Ubud-Bali |
| | My favourite 10 countries to travel 1.India
2.Indonesia
3.Austria
4.Sri Lanka
5.France
6.South Korea
7.Malaysia
8.Italy
9.Greece
10.Spain |
| | My love for Asia My main interests in travel are Historical sites and culture, getting to know the local people , eating in the most humble but popular of places, Savouring the Night life of the locals, shopping for simple soveniers and haggling with the local shop keepers (always with a smile!).I can also say that I am a very patient traveller and never ever lost my temper even at the most balant provocation and enjoy being in the middle of some sticky situations and sqeezing out of it without either party getting angry!
When travelling I do not care at all about upmarket hotels and restaurants, resorts, beaches and Spa resorts, so called "Culinary classes",high tech , modern cities with high rises.I guess my dislike for "luxury travel" is that I have been part of this five star culture for almost 30 years and would feel I am at work , if I am surrounded by luxurious surroundings!
I dislike the so called Night life of pubs, clubs and Shows-to me Night life means roaming around the streets searching out a simple place were we can dine with the ordinary locals, trying the local brew and watching life go by and most importantly feel safe after dark.I guess this sums up my love for Asia and India where I can really indulge in my desires!
My parents were the first to instill in me the desire to travel .They started serious travelling only after my fathers retirement from the Indian Railways and made some great trips around India.Every trip of mine to India, we have taken them with us and on our last visit in Nov 2007 we had a very enjoyable trip to Hampi. |
| 95-present, At work were I spend some time on VT! |
| | Czars of the Hotel Industry? I chose a proffesion not exactly in Vogue in India in the early 80's and after my Hotel management Diploma from Bombay (now mumbai), started of my career with the Taj Group of Hotels as aTrainee Chef and I feel very proud that so many VT members who do travel in Luxury have nothing but high praise for Taj Hotels located all over India and now the world.
Presently I work at STAR CITY Hotel and Casino sydney and being a part of this challenging Industry has given me access to cheap airfares which has helped immensely for our frequent travels. |
| 1987 at Featherdale wild life park Sydney |
| | Early travel The earliest serious Travel was in australia in the late 80's when i first arrived in Sydney as a skilled Migrant and found it so easy to get a job as a Chef , that I decided to work and travel a bit of the New south wales coast all the way to Brisbane and decide which part of Australia to setlle down in , so instead of a chef, worked as blue berry, tomato and Banana picker and earned enough each week to move along the Pacific coast all the way to Brisbane , but after living in Vibrant Bombay,Brisbane was a bit quiet and I chose Sydney and made my way back and never had any regrets |
| Some of the nice blokes I work with at Star City! |
| | Earliest attempts at back packing Thailand 1997-my first attempt at travelling in a totally unfamiliar country was a great success and surprisingly not lonely as I was afraid it would be.Here is were I first realised that travels are not only about visiting sights but also savour the local culture and people.And most importantly , it taught me to trust my instincts and this has stood me well over the years.
FOOT PRINTS SO FAR Until March 2008
INDIA :
RAJASTHAN - Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar, Udaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer
KERALA - Trivandrum, Periyar, Kottayam, Allepy, Kochi
KARNATAKA - Bangalore, Hassan, Shravanabelagola, Belur, Halibed, Mangalore, Karakala, Mudabidri, Marvanthe, Hampi
UTTAR PRADESH - Agra
PUNJAB - Amritsar, Taran-Taran, Wagah
NEW DELHI
CHINA : Beijing
MALAYSIA : Kualalumpur Penang, Butterworth, Mellacca
SINGAPORE
THAILAND : Bangkok, Kanchanburi, Ayuthaya, Phitsanaluk, Sukothai, Chiang Mai, NongKhai
INDONESIA : Bali-Ubud, Yogyakarta, Deing Plato
VIETNAM : Ho Chi Min city (Saigon)
NEW ZEALAND : Auckland, Rotorua
SRI LANKA : Colombo, Annuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Sigriya, Kandy, Dambulla, Pinnawela, Nuwara Eliya
AUSTRALIA : Sydney, Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga, Brisbane, Melbourne, Ballarat, Dubbo, Canberra, Bowral
SOUTH KOREA : Seoul
BRITAIN : London
FRANCE : Paris, Bordeoux, Carcassonne, French Riviera, Eze
SPAIN : Barcelona
ITALY : %Florence, Pisa, Rome, Pompelli, Sorrento, Bari, Venice, Massallubrense%
SAN MERINO
GREECE : Athens, Olympia, Tripolis, Patras
AUSTRIA : Veldon, Vienna, Innsbruik, Salzburg
SWITZERLAND : Lucerne,Engleberg
GERMANY Rhineland
HOLLAND : Amsterdam
BELGIUM : Antwerp
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Nemorino Tue Nov 3, 2009 21:54 UTC
Thanks for your ratings and nice comment on my Copenhagen page. I hope you have a great visit there six months from now! Don't forget to rent bicycles! | Donna_in_India Tue Nov 3, 2009 02:33 UTC
Hi Kashi - Thanks for visiting my Amritsar page. It was such an amazing, vibrant place. Definitely one of my top 3 favs in India! Love your new ppp - where was the photo taken? | jumpingnorman Mon Nov 2, 2009 07:22 UTC
LOL Kashi, yes my wife did jump higher on that shot...it was a nice afternoon and we were on our way to see the "real" London Bridge in Lake Havasu (brought to USA brick by brick) | abi_maha Wed Oct 28, 2009 14:08 UTC
The Nagpur cric match today is making up for everything I am missing! This sure is a celebration! |
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