Archive for the 'Travel' Category

New fleet of DTC : Low Floor Buses : “Gift for Delhi”

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

New green color low floor buses of DTC are new attraction for Delhi commuters. DTC has added 45 low floor buses in its fleet. And these buses are running with full capacity. 12 buses are running on Route no. 479, 8 on Route no. 500, 10 on Route no. 442 and 5 buses on Route no. 729.

These buses are getting popular for daily travelers. People are preferring these busses in comparison to blue line(popular as death lines now) or old DTC buses. These buses have tubeless tyres to ensure no flat tyre problems. New buses have pneumatic doors. People are not very use to of it but they will be very soon.

With these new buses earning per kilometer has touched Rs. 20 while for old buses it is about Rs. 12 per kilometer. The operating loss on new buses is about Rs. 6 per kilometer, which is very less as compared to Rs. 30 per km in old DTC buses.

I must say that Delhi Govt. must increase the no. of these buses in roads of Delhi. It will not only make DTC less loss making but also will improve the condition of public transport in Delhi especially the public Bus travel.

Should Delhi Metro be above, under or on the Ground?

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

As Delhi metro is progressing with their speedy work on in Gurgaon. More and more people are criticizing the fact that the Delhi Metro is above the ground. People says that it should be made underground as done in Chandni Chowk, New Delhi Station, Chawri Bazaar line. Well taking about the cost, it is almost double in the underground project but it’s a one time investment.

I personally feel that after facing 5 minor earthquakes in Gurgaon the last 7 years. We don’t know when we may face it again and the probability of surviving in an object which is 80 feets under the ground is almost 0 (zero) in that case. Not only the passengers who will be traveling, but also those who will be present in the underground station will not survive in that case. If you are above the ground you have some option to survive at least.

Mileage!!!! Talk CNG

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Well while our visit to Chokhi Dhani Resort, we have tried the CNG kit in our new Jaguar. I got an average of 96 Paisay per KM. Performance is almost the same as petrol coz I managed to run it at 135 Kmph. This is good man…. but the worst part was that we could not find a CNG outlet at Jaipur. Rajasthan has only LPG stations. Overall the nice trip and a great value for money, at least you are driving a luxury car at the running cost of a bike.

Chokhi Dhani Resort Jaipur

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

We just had a stay at the Choki Dhani Resort : A Heritage resort in Jaipur which is very famous nowadays for its village like atmosphere and Food specially. They have more than 100 rooms which are worked with paintings and glasswork from inside. Bathrooms are regular, you will find that the room entrance door is exactly like you have in the village (the chain lash) system.

Apart from the room, the reception is impressive. I had an opportunity to visit the Bar and its good. Overall it’s an above average hotel coz I think that there are many improvements that can be done in the rooms as well as the garden areas to make. I have seen some heritage hotels in Jodhpur and they are awesome and better.

Cleartrip.com cheaper than Makemytrip.com

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Well, just got a ticket for Lucknow booked in Rs. 500 cheaper at Cleartrip.com than what I was getting at Makemytrip.com, why don’t the airlines offer discount directly to the customers than booking seats at a higher price.

Need a new laptop

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

I need a batter machine now coz this one (Dell XPS m1210) in now full of scratches and dirt. Thanks to my rough handling and dusty environment of Jaipur and Gurgaon. Can somebody advice.

Delhi Metro : Changing the mode of transportation

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Delhi Metro is my first choice if I have to go to the routes of Metro. Delhi Metro is ultimate example of best management with wonderful implementation of policies.

Connaught Place, Old Delhi Railway Stations, New Delhi Railway Station, Chandni Chowk, Shahdra, Pragati Maidan, Dwarka important sectors, Janak Puri, Rajouri Garden, Karol Bagh, Central Secretariat, Tis hazari, Civil Lines, rohini, Kewhav Puram, and lot many important areas of Delhi are covered by Metro. These are the places which Delhites needs to go frequently. Metro is expanding Very fast. Its going to cover more area of Delhi, not only Delhi but also construction work of Metro in Gurgaon and Noida is going on in full swing.

Metro is planning to cover Yamuna Bank, Laxmi Nagar, Games Village, Mayur Vihar, Noida, Golf Course Noida, Preet Vihar, Karkarduma, Anand Vihar ISBT, Vaishali, Kaushambi, Dilshad Garden, (Guru Teg Bahadur) GTB Hospital, Model Town, Azad Pur, Adarsh Nagar, Jahangirpuri, Udyog Bhavan, Race Course, Jor Bagh, INA, AIIMS, Green Park, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Saket, Qutab Minar, Ghitorni, in Gurgaon Garden Estate, DT City Centre, IFFCO Chowek, Sushant Lok and many more areas of Delhi and NCR.

Fares are moderate, no tension of traffic, air conditioned traveling most secure mode of transport in and around Delhi, very good parking system, smart ticketing process, smart cards, comfortable Feeder buses, most important timings of operation of Metro.

I love Metro Traveling. Save Time, Money, and avoid exertion and tension.
USE METRO I SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND.

Thanks Mr. E. Sreedharan, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. DMRC

Ansal Crown Plaza Faridabad

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Got a chance to visit this mall today, nice mall with full occupancy and most of the known brands including Mc Donald’s, Sagar Ratna and more.

Rajasthali: The Rajasthan Handicrafts Emporium at Jaipur

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Well, this was the place I actually like on the Mirza Ismail (M I) Road at Jaipur. Not because it has the best quality products, but because of the competitive prices as compared to the other Government Emporiums. I have visited the Rajasthali at the Baba Kharag Singh Marg to Connaught Place at Delhi and its condition is really miserable.

Jaipur’s Rajasthali has got the best variety of crafts at good prices, ofcourse the prices are not very low, but its Ok. I saw a Wooden Dining table set with complete work for 8 people over there in 65000 bucks, INR obviously. If you can get the same one in delhi for more than 1.5 Lakhs. Of course I have been in Handicrafts like for the past 4 years, but I know the margins that they are charging is much fair than the others.

Ford Fiesta Diesel Review

Friday, March 9th, 2007

I got the opportunity to drive this car today while getting back from Delhi. Personally I never like American Cars (Ford, GM etc.) but still I did drive it coz I had no choice. This car I would say is a much better product than the ford IKON. The vehicle is comfortable and Engine has a better performance than Ford IKON. All the controls (as usual in American Cars) are just opposite to that of the other cars. Wipers at the right hand side and the light controls at the left hand. I had to go through the manual to turn on the Headlights, you just can’t see it normally since it’s provided at the back of the steering wheel near to the Ac vents at the Driver’s side. The high beam and low beam is also not the same, when you want to change the beam fastly in Hyundai and Toyota Cars, you just need to pull the beam lever and it will go back to low beam again as soon it is released, in Ford Fiesta, if you pull the lever the high beam will get permanent and you will have to pull the lever again for the low beam (that was uncomfortable). Personally I liked the drive and comfort.