Me, Myself & My Journey

" M aama.. (thats what I am called these days) plan a trip somewhere in the hills after May 5th. I am becoming a bachelor once again (for a few days) as my wife and kid is going home on 5th!!!" Shoyeb declared 2 weeks ago. He added, "and make sure that, we will be going in my car as its been a long time I took it for any trips" Fine! I too needed a break as the Knowledge Transfer process in the office was driving me crazy. The last 2 weeks were very tiresome and the recharge from the Chakrata trip was almost gone! "Sure lets plan a trip to the hills!" May be this could be my last chance to see the Himalayas before moving to Chennai. After a lot of google-ing we decided to go to Shoja in Himachal Pradesh, a lesser known destination where there is nothing to do. Just relax and enjoy the beauty of the nature for 2 days! I begged my Manager for a 1 day off so that we can make this tri day trip on 7,8,9 May 2010. Initially he agreed as I had already completed

W hoever said "Traveling doesn't need any planning...just pack your bags and go" is either rich or is lying! It needs some homework and a good planning before the start. Else this can happen to anyone... A trip that could have been completed with 700-750 km ended up in 930 km. Almost 14 hrs instead of a 10 hrs journey. Traffic jams everywhere, hot sun and a non functional AC. A driver whose main intention was to increase both the km drive and the time. And finally a thrill ride on GTK Road at 120-130 km/h with a drunken driver on the wheel. Thats our trip to Chakrata - A good destination but bad timing and planning. April 2, 3 , 4 (Good friday + Easter weekend) 3 days leave! Since I am not the regular church going christian boy, I decided to use these 3 days for another trip. My plans of attending Varun's wedding on Wednesday, 31st March in Hydrabad got cancelled in the last moment. On 25th march, I resigned and was on my notice period. So taking 2 or 3 days of