These are from six pages of typed notes from Jan 1996, written about my first trip to Paris with a bunch of colleagues who were my social circle. We were all living and working in Reading, UK, for ICL (the parent company of ICIM, Pune India). Many of us were on a software project called OpenPAS (it features in places in this travelogue) for the National Health Service (NHS) UK.
Zuiderzee Museum Enkhuizen is a historic harbor town in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Once an important fishing and trading port on the Zuiderzee, it has a rich maritime heritage. After the construction of the Afsluitdijk in 1932, which turned the Zuiderzee into the freshwater IJsselmeer, Enkhuizen became a key site for preserving the…
19th – 26th July 1997 Foreword 02 Apr 2026 These are from 31 pages of handwritten notes from July 1997, written across the trip itself – in hostel common rooms, on trains, on a station floor at 2am. I was 26, living in Reading UK, working for ICL on a project called OpenPAS. I’ve always…
Plans for heading to the hills start in December 2008 over the extended week long New Years’ eve celebrations at MM’s place, Chennai. Meena organizes the people, itinerary and books everything by Jan or Feb 2009. Anyone who has interacted with Meena knows that her organization is neat, efficient, and reliable. Head count – 18…
Rafting day! Sadly none of us have slept enough. We walk into breakfast like zombies. I can’t face a veggie cutlet today. The checking out and formalities are done. I am sorrowful about leaving the Fishtail Lodge behind. Can’t take it along, silly. For the last time we are pulled in that stately raft by…
Arrival 29 Dec 1995 Six of us – Jayesh, Vipul, Amar, BG, Venky, and me – all working in the UK through ICIM, decided to go to Paris for the new year weekend. We almost didn’t go, thanks to a public transport strike in France. Then the strike ended and the holidays were still there…
Trek Days: 3rd – 6th Nov
