Category Archives: Travel

Space PR

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Chirag Bindal

Three billionaires successfully executed civilian space missions this year. The founders of Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and SpaceX. Bezos and Branson decided to venture out themselves on their space odyssey. Their intention to go on the space flight might have … Continue reading →

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Camp – memoir of a 5th grader

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Chirag Bindal

When I was in fifth grade, life was as good as it could be. I went to a great school, had a nice teacher, a handful of likeminded friends and a supportive family. What more could a girl like me … Continue reading →

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From Ambassador to…

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Chirag Bindal

This is a story based on real life events that I have been fortunate enough to witness firsthand. This is a story about a childhood friend who I have known since 1988. Twenty-eight years (as of 2016)! Now that seems … Continue reading →

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Fly, don’t die

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Chirag Bindal

Everyone dies. Some day it is bound to happen. No one who has ever lived has not not died. If they haven’t yet, they will some day.  But then nobody likes to die, not most people.  And under most circumstances, we … Continue reading →

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Innovation has no limits

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Chirag Bindal

Amazon is an action company. That is my perspective as an Amazon customer. When Jeff Bezos phrases the company’s core philosophy as ‘customer first’, it clearly is not lip service. I am amazed by the amount of customer-centric innovation that … Continue reading →

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Visa month

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Chirag Bindal

April of 2014 turned out to be a visa application month for me.  First I had to get my mother’s US visa renewed, followed by application for my and Rikti’s OCI Card (Overseas Citizen of India), then my parents Canadian visa … Continue reading →

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When luck conspires

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Chirag Bindal

Yesterday I was supposed to return from Detroit to Seattle via a ridiculously long hopping route. There were a total of 3 legs – Detroit > Phoenix > Spokane > Seattle. There was a one hour layover in Phoenix, and … Continue reading →

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Jetlagging

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Chirag Bindal

After 500 years when the year is 2500 AD…an excerpt from a digital collection of interesting historical facts…   LIFE IN THE 2000’s In the 21st century, people traveled from one place to another sitting inside metal tubes with wings … Continue reading →

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Aloha!

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Chirag Bindal

Our 2nd wedding anniversary getaway turned out to be Hawaii. The trip was planned just a few weeks in advance, and that too not really planned but decided within a few minutes on an end of December midnight. We took … Continue reading →

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Toll on 520 and I-90

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Chirag Bindal

94.9 FM KUOW NPR is a good radio channel. I like it. It plays less of music and more of news, debates and discussions. How the Argentina Socks industry is doing, what Obama said to the Kenyan President, how a … Continue reading →

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