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ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:33 pm
by ashraf
hi everyone,
iam ashraf, a hotelier in the andaman islands. Hoping to be a good friend to all you wonderful people out there.
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:38 pm
by m24
Welcome to IFG, Ashraf.
Regards
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:41 pm
by jaypreet
welcome to forum
jaypreet
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:17 pm
by Ticky
Welcome to IFG, Ashraf. What is the gun senario out there like?
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:02 pm
by arshad_ahmad48
welcome aboard ashraf bhai
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:45 pm
by junaid
welcome to ifg
junaid
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 12:21 am
by shooter
Welcome aboard. Ive heard the cheetal introduced by the british are now a menace. is that true?
Ive also seen pics of amazing fishing to be had there.
whats the forest cover over there like?
whats the impact of the tsunami on the wildlife?
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:00 am
by ashraf
thanks for the warm welcome guys !!!!
ticky: the gun scenario is virtually non existant here, only a handful of people interested in air guns,
and procuring the licence for a firearm for self protection is also pretty tough , got mine very recently.
shooter: the british introduced deer here, and they are in plenty in the foests but definitely not a menace, as they come under scheduled species lot of conservation efforts are being done to prevent their illegal poaching.
the marine life is awsome here with lots of game fishes availabe like mahi mahi, tuna, baracuda etc., BTW, we are very well known for serving the best seafood in the islands, uploading some pics for you
the forest cover is pretty dense, the tsunami's impact on the wildlife was restricted to certain islands which were totally devasted by it, and of course the coral beds were disturbed but according to recent surveys by the ZSI it is known that the coral beds have developed and they have discovered some new varieties also.
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Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:24 am
by ani. m
ashraf wrote:hi everyone,
iam ashraf, a hotelier in the andaman islands. Hoping to be a good friend to all you wonderful people out there.
hai ashrafbai, wlcme to dh forum
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:52 am
by veejosh
Welcome Ashraf. Been to Andamans in December last. What a wonderful place and good people too. Will probably be there in November again.
Enjoy your stay here.
Vikas
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:13 am
by ashraf
be sure to meet up when u r here next veejosh
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:46 am
by SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE
Welcome on board ashraf
Hope you have a lovely time here
SAM
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:57 pm
by Ticky
Hi Ashraf!
Always wanted to visit Andamans. Can you please give us more information regarding it. Like how does one reach there, when is the best time, places to be visited, good lodging, good food, etc., etc. Thanks in advance.
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:50 pm
by ashraf
nice to hear that you wants to visit the place !
well from B'lore you can come down to chennai and take Indian airlines or KF flights, the journey is of 1hr 52 min from chennai,
it is peak season here rt now and will continue till april,make a programme for at least a week so that you can cover almost all
the tourist spots here.
and mate are you asking a hotelier his views on good lodging & food ?
Re: ashraf 4 friends
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 6:10 am
by HSharief
Welcome abord IFG Ahraf. I was just reading about the Andamans the other day when the last member of a very ancient tribe passed away. I'm sure it is a beautiful place which I hope to visit some day. Is there a shooting range or a gun shop in the Andamans ?