Boni.. in the local language means getting your first customer and that’s what i had today My First Customer(MFC)!!! After weighing his options MFC finally decided to make it for the walk.. A Walk early is the morning taking in the fresh morning air is an enjoyable experience plus MFC with his curiosity and attention made it all the more interesting..
At one point in the walk MFC exclaimed “I’ve never seen so many bananas all my life”
he was right.. there were quite a few of them.. he quite enjoyed the market place and yeah we both loved our desi cutting chai.
Having finished the walk in about 2 hrs we headed for a sumptuous south Indian breakfast.. MFC was quite generous in his appreciation and also quite thoughtful in his critical feedback.. It was over our conversation when i realised what an avid and an extremely interesting traveller MFC was .. i was quite taken aback.. i must say looks are deceptive.. I’ve always enjoyed listening to people’s travel experiences there is something in it that always makes me to want to see more..
On letting MFC know that is was “MFC”, he was quite happy and passed me a “silver coin” so that it would bring me luck!!! here I was to give MFC a memorable experience but he ended up giving one in return..
Hope MFC got much more than he had hoped for.. because i certainly did.. My Boni was turely amazing..
Heard your interview on 101.3. Was nice knowing about the initiative….maybe I shall join for one…for ol’ time sakes. Me too a passionate Mysoorian.
All the best.
Vinay’s first Boni was luckily through me. It was a pleasure to meet and being guided by Vinay across Mysore. As a traveller we ususally don’t scratch the surface of the place to know it more personally and deeply, while not getting the feel or the historical background and richness of the place. Thankfully vinay’s RMW (royal mysore walks) was a blessing and i would strongly recommend it as a must do thing while passing through Mysore.
He gives a personalized walk tour with a local touch to it and the information is packaged in an interesting and trivial manner. Its really a value for money proposition, besides you can always ask him any question about the city and he will have an answer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this experience.
Great Tour, Great Guy and Great Walk.
Best of Luck Vinay…
MFC = Mohit