Traveling Quant

I landed at Tashkent airport after my 12-hour flight from New York. It was a Friday and I was extremely jet-lagged. I completed the immigration process, booked a cab, and went straight to my hotel, Hotel Uzbekistan. It was about noon, and the check-in did not start till 2 pm so I had a couple of hours more before I could lay down on a cozy bed.   Hotel Uzbekistan, Tashkent from Amir Temur Square. I changed into something comfortable, took my tripod, and went out to click some photos and explore the area nearby. My first stop was the Amir Temur Square located opposite the hotel. The square was covered in snow and the locals were playing snow fight which I joined and had some fun. The square has the famous statue of Amir Temur on his horse and the background of Hotel Uzbekistan provides a really good photo booth. Amir Temur statue with Hotel Uzbekistan in the background I then proceeded towards the food and party street called Broadway, situated right in front of the Amir Temur ...

I traveled overnight on a Greyhound bus from Pittsburgh to New York, originally scheduled to arrive at Times Square by 7:15 am. However, the bus was delayed by an hour, and I reached the bus stop at 8:15 am. Hastening through the bus terminal, I made my way to the conveniently located subway station above. Boarding the E train, I headed directly to Jamaica station, where I transferred to the AirTrain, ultimately arriving at terminal 4 for my flight. Interestingly, the check-in counter for Uzbekistan Airways was situated directly in front of the Air India counter processing check-ins for New Delhi flights. Despite standing in the Uzbekistan Airways line, multiple individuals, including fellow passengers and airline staff, approached me, questioning if I was in the correct queue and redirecting me towards the Air India counter. Upon reaching the Uzbekistan Airways check-in, I was surprised to find that the staff did not request my e-visa or onward ticket to India during the check-in proc...

Hello! I am Sarthak Vishnoi, working as a quant in the finance industry. I love to read and travel a lot and will be using this space to write my thoughts about different things. I am based in Surat, India but have lived in many different cities across the world (mainly India and USA).