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So, in comes Diwali week, had a few days off. One part of me wanted to stay home for Diwali, and another was still yearning for a holiday, and a long drive. Here is the plan, maybe semblance of one…

So this trip from Chennai to Pune is to meet a couple who were our colleagues more than a decade ago. And to go and visit places we went more than a decade ago to get a wave of nostalgia. A week before…

Nevertheless, the plans were finalised and the places fixed. Bookings were made and payments done at the respective hotels. It was always going to be a relaxed drive barring the Tawang stretch. As…

Booked a Tent package for 3 of us (kid, wife and myself) for 1 night stay at Galibore. Booking was done a week prior through their online booking portal. Booking experience was swift and without errors.…

What really added to this was the 'road-trip adventure' element and the sheer feeling of 'independence' that comes with it! Truly a liberating experience when you have the currency of time with you…

After a lot of pondering, the best we came up was centred around Madurai. Either a Kollam - Madurai - Kodaikanal or Kollam - Madurai - Kanyakumari circuit. A short drive and we had three days at our…

A custom – leaving Bangalore during the week of Deepavali – took us to the unmarred Western Ghats of Kasargod back in 2018. The escapade stayed with us, and after four years, we were back to revel…

So the final route was Ahmedabad - Nathdwara - Ajmer - Agra - Bhimtal - Nainital - Binsar - Chaulori - Munsiyari - Baijnath - Mohaan (Corbett) - Neemrana - Nathdwara - Ahmedabad. Out of this, the…

Kolkata to Siliguri is always an unpredictable route, it can take anywhere between 9 to 18 hours depending on your luck! So we decided, it will be best for my mom to fly from Kolkata to Bagdogra and…

It's an open area and pitch dark. It's very cold and the temperature reads -2°C. The wind is only making it worse. The 6 layers of clothing is not helping much! With eyes, nose and mouth exposed,…