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For a change, this time our trip timing was entirely dictated by Anagha’s summer break from badminton coaching. This being the final year in under-13 for her, there was very little scope for us to skip the training/coaching sessions. It was only towards end of April that 1 week break was announced and we immediately looked for availability of resorts in a drivable distance (less than 1000 KMsJ). This decision was easy we have learnt to respect our agreements. We narrowed down to Yercaud based on weather conditions, availability and closeness to Bangalore. Motto was to enjoy whatever Yercaud has to offer and relax rest of the time. “There are times when you get what you like, and there are times when you have to like what you get” The broad plan – start 11th May ... read more

No planning, not much hype, we just wanted to visit some place during my parents’ stay @ Hyderabad. Inspired by few of my colleagues, we chose to go to Rajhamundry & Papi Kondalu. As always, my selfish interest to go on a long drive with full load (7 ppl) on Mobilio certainly played a part in the decision of this trip. The quick plan was to start early morning @ 5 AM on 27th, reach Rajahmundry for lunch, and visit few places there. 28thwas dedicated to Papi Kondalu and drive back to Hyderabad. I must say, this plan worked perfect, but for the part that wasn’t planned, we did have lots of surprises which again made this trip memorable. With the inputs from several people and help of ‘google guru’, the decision was to take Vijayawada ... read more

Coorg Travel-log (21/10/13 to 24/10/13) by Aravind Prelude It’s after more than 12 years that I am at writing a travel-log again. Not that, in 12 years we haven’t travelled, but for one reason or other, it simply didn’t happen. I dedicate this to the dearest family! When I make a comparison between ‘the then’ and ‘now’, I realise that slowly I have distanced myself from making detailed planning and preparation for the trip. As for everything else, this approach has its positives and negatives. Many of them revealed themselves during the trip. We hope to learn from these experiences and get better for next trip, which of course will be next year. We have forced ourselves to be in the bus... read more