I just realized I've travelled so much and have no written account about the journeys, both physical and personal, the people and the moments that make travel absolutely irresistible. This is my attempt to make sure I don't forget.
(My travelogue pre-March '08, when I decided to do this, is sketchy but I will update those details later. For now, I just hope that I have time to go wander, always.)
March '08 - Shanghai, China
April '08 - Mumbai, Hyderabad
May '08 - Delhi, Rishikesh
June '08 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
June '08 - Bangkok, Thailand
August '08 - Delhi, Corbett (Jhirna)
September '08 - Sikkim
October '08 - Delhi, Bandhavgarh
November '08 - Puri, Konark
December '08 - Nepal (Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan, Lumbini)via Dhaka
January '09 - Palace on Wheels (Delhi, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Ranthambore, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Agra)
February '09 - Delhi, Manesar Fort
March '09 - Delhi, Nainital, Leh, Sham Valley trek, Khardungla
April '09 - Singapore, Shanghai
May '09 - Hong Kong, Macau, Tokyo, China (Chengdu, Leshan, Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong)
June '09 - Madanapalle, Chittoor Dist., Andhra Pradesh
July '09 - Delhi, Manesar, Corbett (Marchula) - two consecutive weekends, Jhirna, Jhilling via Bhimtal
Aug '09 - Delhi, Bhainsrorgarh (ranked among Tatler's best 'far-out adventure hotels')
Sept '09 - The Hyderabadi moves to Delhi!!! :)
Oct '09 - Hyderabad for Deepavali (I know it doesn't count but I was on a flight!)
Nov '09 - Calcutta
Dec '09 - Calcutta
Jan '10 - Egypt (Cairo, Aswan, Edufu, Abu Simbel, Luxor, Dahstur, Saqqara, Memphis, Alexandria, Giza), the Nile cruise via Bahrain
Jan '10 - Calcutta
Feb '10 - Hyderabad
Feb '10 - Calcutta
Mar '10 - Pune
Mar '10 - The Hyderabadi moves to Bombay!!! :)
Mar '10 onwards - flybacks to Hyderabad!
May '10 - Delhi
June '10 - Chicago
July '10 - New York, Brussels, Italy (Rome, Venice, Florence, Pisa)
Aug '10 - Goa
Aug '10 - Delhi
Sep '10 - Goa (twice!)
Sep '10 - Bengaluru
Oct '10 - Delhi, Manesar
Nov '10 - Chennai, Sri Lanka (Negambo, Wilpattu, Anuradhapura)
Nov '10 - Kolkata, Bengaluru, Indore
Dec '10 - Cape Town
Jan '11 - South Africa (Kruger, Johannesburg), Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi
Feb '11 - Hong Kong, Macau
Mar '11 - Bangkok, Delhi, Bengaluru, Tirupati
Mar '11 - Mohali
Apr '11 - Goa
July '11 - Belgium, Netherlands
Sep '11 - Turkey (Istanbul, Cappadocia)
Sep '11 - Matheran
Nov '11 - Sri Lanka (Beruwala)
Dec '11 - Hyderabad for NYE with the family.
Feb '12 - Moved to Delhi!
Apr '12 - USA (New York, Boston, DC, Chicago)
Apr '12 - Pune
May '12 - Moved to Mumbai!
May '12 - Goa
Jul '12 - Hyderabad
Aug '12 - Chennai, Sri Lanka (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Negombo)
Aug '12 - Chennai
Aug '12 - Goa
Sep '12 - Hong Kong
Oct '12 - Delhi
Oct '12 - Hyderabad
Nov '12 - Goa
Dec '12 - Delhi
(Ignoring all Del and Hyd trips moving forward as they are my homes)
Feb '13 - Jaipur
Aug '13 - France (Paris, Tours), Amsterdam
Dec '13 - Zurich
Dec '13 - Brazil (Rio, Paraty)
Jan '14 - Argentina (Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Iguassu)
Feb '14 - Mauritius
Apr '14 - Jordan (Amman, Petra, Dead Sea)
Jun '14 - Chicago, New York
Jun '14 - London
Sep '14 - Sri Lanka (Colombo, Bentota)
Dec '14 - Tadoba
Jan '15 - Kanha
Feb '15 - Moved to London!
Jul '15* - Portugal
Sep '15* - Croatia / Cyprus
Dec '15* - India
Jan '16* - Cambodia
(My travelogue pre-March '08, when I decided to do this, is sketchy but I will update those details later. For now, I just hope that I have time to go wander, always.)
March '08 - Shanghai, China
April '08 - Mumbai, Hyderabad
May '08 - Delhi, Rishikesh
June '08 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
June '08 - Bangkok, Thailand
August '08 - Delhi, Corbett (Jhirna)
September '08 - Sikkim
October '08 - Delhi, Bandhavgarh
November '08 - Puri, Konark
December '08 - Nepal (Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan, Lumbini)via Dhaka
January '09 - Palace on Wheels (Delhi, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Ranthambore, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Agra)
February '09 - Delhi, Manesar Fort
March '09 - Delhi, Nainital, Leh, Sham Valley trek, Khardungla
April '09 - Singapore, Shanghai
May '09 - Hong Kong, Macau, Tokyo, China (Chengdu, Leshan, Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong)
June '09 - Madanapalle, Chittoor Dist., Andhra Pradesh
July '09 - Delhi, Manesar, Corbett (Marchula) - two consecutive weekends, Jhirna, Jhilling via Bhimtal
Aug '09 - Delhi, Bhainsrorgarh (ranked among Tatler's best 'far-out adventure hotels')
Sept '09 - The Hyderabadi moves to Delhi!!! :)
Oct '09 - Hyderabad for Deepavali (I know it doesn't count but I was on a flight!)
Nov '09 - Calcutta
Dec '09 - Calcutta
Jan '10 - Egypt (Cairo, Aswan, Edufu, Abu Simbel, Luxor, Dahstur, Saqqara, Memphis, Alexandria, Giza), the Nile cruise via Bahrain
Jan '10 - Calcutta
Feb '10 - Hyderabad
Feb '10 - Calcutta
Mar '10 - Pune
Mar '10 - The Hyderabadi moves to Bombay!!! :)
Mar '10 onwards - flybacks to Hyderabad!
May '10 - Delhi
June '10 - Chicago
July '10 - New York, Brussels, Italy (Rome, Venice, Florence, Pisa)
Aug '10 - Goa
Aug '10 - Delhi
Sep '10 - Goa (twice!)
Sep '10 - Bengaluru
Oct '10 - Delhi, Manesar
Nov '10 - Chennai, Sri Lanka (Negambo, Wilpattu, Anuradhapura)
Nov '10 - Kolkata, Bengaluru, Indore
Dec '10 - Cape Town
Jan '11 - South Africa (Kruger, Johannesburg), Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi
Feb '11 - Hong Kong, Macau
Mar '11 - Bangkok, Delhi, Bengaluru, Tirupati
Mar '11 - Mohali
Apr '11 - Goa
July '11 - Belgium, Netherlands
Sep '11 - Turkey (Istanbul, Cappadocia)
Sep '11 - Matheran
Nov '11 - Sri Lanka (Beruwala)
Dec '11 - Hyderabad for NYE with the family.
Feb '12 - Moved to Delhi!
Apr '12 - USA (New York, Boston, DC, Chicago)
Apr '12 - Pune
May '12 - Moved to Mumbai!
May '12 - Goa
Jul '12 - Hyderabad
Aug '12 - Chennai, Sri Lanka (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Negombo)
Aug '12 - Chennai
Aug '12 - Goa
Sep '12 - Hong Kong
Oct '12 - Delhi
Oct '12 - Hyderabad
Nov '12 - Goa
Dec '12 - Delhi
(Ignoring all Del and Hyd trips moving forward as they are my homes)
Feb '13 - Jaipur
Aug '13 - France (Paris, Tours), Amsterdam
Dec '13 - Zurich
Dec '13 - Brazil (Rio, Paraty)
Jan '14 - Argentina (Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Iguassu)
Feb '14 - Mauritius
Apr '14 - Jordan (Amman, Petra, Dead Sea)
Jun '14 - Chicago, New York
Jun '14 - London
Sep '14 - Sri Lanka (Colombo, Bentota)
Dec '14 - Tadoba
Jan '15 - Kanha
Feb '15 - Moved to London!
Jul '15* - Portugal
Sep '15* - Croatia / Cyprus
Dec '15* - India
Jan '16* - Cambodia
