Gupta Hotel Mysore

... 14,000 trainees at once, the GEC is but one of several training facilities on Infosys campuses in Mysore, Bangalore, Mangalore and Pune, near Mumbai. Together these campuses make up the largest private corporate training regime in the world. Speaking at the inauguration, Infosys Head of Human Resources and Chief Mentor, Mohandas Pai, called the GEC and the campus in general a “mini city contained within itself and comparable to the best in the world.” CEO Kris ...

... one could spend a delightful length of time here. There is something very pleasant and welcoming about this area, with so much potential for rural tourism and its attendant economic benefits to the local population.



Srirangapatnam [Seringapatnam] was our lunch halt. The unpretentious Vaibhav Bhavan on the highway served up a delicious masala dosa. A quick visit followed to see the remnants of Tipu ...

... Possum Ridge and Gorse cottages, it FEELs like English countryside. You can see in the picture how cottage-y the house looks, and all the old houses around here are in a similar style. Eric said it reminded him of Ireland. I've not been, but it didn't surprise me. Mamaji's grandfather loved the area and decided to stay. He bought the tea estate then. He went to Africa during WWI using his medical skills. He came back to Kotagiri and ...

... Matky Bohyne. Peknej vejhled na zakoureny Mysore. Vesel sem taky do kostela.Kdyz sem vychazel, mistni mnich mi prsknul na celo cervenou tecku a rek si vo petku. Tak sem sel s tou teckou do hospody na pivo a este jedno sem si koupil na cestu. Ted sedim tady v nasom hotylku a popijim ten posvecenej mok. Olina sla dolu na vobed. Je tu vynikajici vegetarianska restaurace. Tak mi ...

... he was charging about 14p for it, so I would have been making money if I bought it. He went on for ages trying to get me to buy a load of old coins and followed me all over the place, saw him off only for his receding shadow to be replaced by a bloke selling some rubbish flutes and one snake charmer flute. I laughed when in the middle of me telling him to "do one mate", he broke into 'My Heart Will Go On' from Titanic on the flute. He hassled me three ...

... stories. As far as I can tell, they enjoy colluding with the whole myth, a bit like how adults play along regarding Father Christmas when there's little children about. I think it's also pride in their heritage. I certainly wish England had some fantastical stories to tell, but it doesn't really as far as I know. Fetcham, my hometown, derived from the name 'Feccaham' or something of the sort - Fecca being the leader and 'ham' meaning 'home'. As far as I'm aware Fecca didn't do ...

... experience that I'd suffocate in one of these and cotton was the best route to go. I chose a green one with gold trimmings and the in-house tailor measured me up and I was told to come back the next morning to pick it up. This is one area where Indians do work with speed! Hanging out in restaurants is not really an Indian thing, they just tend to eat and go even if it's a family meal in a restaurant. You also would never see a woman eating alone in a restaurant or ...

... holmes and the hound of the baskervilles; sherlock holmes and the valley of fear; and currently Thich Nhat Hanh's old path white clouds, walking in the footsteps of the Buddha) for helping me survive awkward transportation moments; Ganesh the internet guy for having great internet service (and smoothies), so that i could send these letters (and keep tabs on the Timberwolves run for the championship[cue the sarcasm]); to you all (even if there are only 4 or 5 of you that haven't ...

... the streets of Mysore at 430 in the morning it's quiet and very still. The stars are out and the air is dense with moisture that is unique to this hour of the day that hovers between the dead of night and dawn. It's fantastic really. I love it. I hate to say this, but I've learned to drive fast - especially during this time when the streets are clear except for us crazy yoga students that brought ourselves to India to pay to get up at such an hour and ...

... festival. It didn't turn out to be the best idea... Sarah and I went into town around 11AM, but the parade didn't start until 2. We didn't know this until we were almost out of the Infosys campus, but figured there would be things going on around town. When we got to the parade route it was evident that we would just be waiting... for a long time. This was the edge of the parade route, and when we were planning on waiting ...