tpbid 003

Came back from Pulicat lake.
Contrary to what i had read on the internet (mostly wikipedia), i couldn't appreciate the place.

Maybe because i didn't visit the places i was supposed to visit.
Maybe because there were no places.
Maybe because i didn't ask the locals (as if they would have told me...i didn't know tamil and they had no idea of english or hindi)

Anyways, the best part was the dutch mausoleums. A declared world heritage site, but in such a plight. This, incidently was my first visit to a world heritage site... atleast i think so...

Anyways the trip was good all in all. Went by a local train upto sullurpet, then by bus to pulicat, then by a boat to the pulicat island, walked all of 20 km along the beaches in harsh noon. At the end of the trip, i was exhausted like hell. came back the same route except that after getting down at chennai central, didn't feel like arguing with the autowalas so walked the last stretch of 3-4 km again... That was the day i was tired to my death.
Did manage to click a few good picks.

I am updating this post on 17 feb 09.

Just for the record since then, i have bought a skoda fabia and plan to go to that place again, this time though i'd drive there and may as well go upto the Sri Harikota Launching Site...
It would be like a dream come true... Who said NASA was all there was as far as technology is concerned.

Hope some day soon I will write about the place that has made india the proudest.

tpbid 002

i have touched the 77 mark.
Let's just say that is a modest start.
But what's important is what lies ahead.
With changing priorities, harder deadlines, family, responsibilities and what not, the biggest challenge will actually be keeping up the habit of travelling.
Already signs of dis-interest have seeped into our group, but that doesn't boter me as of now.
Travelling alone is better than going to a movie alone. So while i am at it (being alone!!! yes, that's tough) i'd rather be at it royally.
i intend to travel more now than ever before.
Travel cheap, travel far, travel to unknown places, but most importantly travel without plan.
Tomorrow is the first step towards this motto.
Trying to explore pulicat lake and adjoining areas including the sriharikota (SHAR) facility. Atleast hoping to get a glimpse of the wonder.
So much for now...
Wish me luck.

tpbid 001

Rajasthan, India (राजस्थान, इंडिया)
Bikaner: i was born here.
Jaipur: i have visited this place more often than people might vouch for me.
Gajner: a picnic and camping destination.
Suratgarh: the thermal, solar and nuclear power station.
Jodhpur: marriages and tests.
Udaipur: recent most is kanika's wedding.
Chittorgarh: Maharana.
Kankroli: the marble mines.
Kota: someone lived there once. i also went there to play basketball.
Rannthambore: the tiger reserve.
Hanumangarh: i think i went here once.
Gujarat, India (गुजरात, इंडिया)
Surat: i lived there for 3 years.
Hazira: the best beach ever in my life.
Daman: another one of the good beaches, the fishing, the L&T guest house.
Ahemdabad: the test centre for me.
ubhrat: the dirty beach.
Vadodara: the trains, the sleeps.
Maharashtra, India (महाराष्ट्र, इंडिया)
Bombay: the city i am in love with. we have laughed and cried together. we have slept and awoken together.
Pune: the teen city.
Goa, India (गोया, इंडिया)
Chapora: the fort wall.
Morgim: the best beach.
Vagator: the beach.
Anjuna: the beach.
Baga: the beach.
Calangute: my first vodka.
Panjim: hmmm.
Karnataka, India (कर्नाटक, इंडिया)
Bangalore: IT city. my friends also live here.
Mysore: the sword of tipu sultan.
Tamil Nadu, India (तमिल नाडू, इंडिया)
Chennai: I live here.
Rameshwaram: the longest coridoor.
Kanyakumari: the rock.
Tirupati: the rich god.
Madurai: the most beautiful temple।
Pondicherry, India (पांडिचेरी, इंडिया): the matri mandir was the best part.
Andhra Pradesh, India (आंध्र प्रदेश, इंडिया)
Hyderabad: my dream lies there. not the char minar.
Vizag: india is technologically advanced.
Vijayawada: the transit station.
Vijayanagaram: the waiting game.
West Bengal, India (वेस्ट बंगाल, इंडिया)
Bagdogra: the flight.
Siliguri: the neo dance bars.
Mirik: the evening and the next day.
Darjeeling: the guest house. the man who changed my life.
Sikkim, India (सिक्किम, इंडिया)
Gangtok: great place. Kanchenjunga's view.
Nathu la pass: snow as never before.
Tsongmo (Chhanggu) lake: the frozen one.
Teesta & Rangit: the rafting and the night camp.
Uttar Pradesh, India (उत्तर प्रदेश, इंडिया)
Haridwar: har ki paudi, choti wala, and the lassi.
Rishikesh: rafting and the night camp.
Bareily: the sponsorship for thomso.
Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand, India (उत्तराँचल / उत्तराखंड, इंडिया)
Roorkee: i lived the most condensed life here.
Deharadun: the chicks.
Masourie: the vodka and the chill.
Dhanaulti: the snow fun, the chicks and the gang.
Muzaffarnagar: the gangster'e heaven.
Saharanpur: the paper city.
Delhi, India (डेल्ही, इंडिया)
Himachal Pradesh, India (हिमाचल प्रदेश, इंडिया)
Shimla: my life lives there.
Bhakra Nangal Dam: the hazy memories.
Chintpoorni Jwalaji: goddess.
Jammu, India (जम्मू, इंडिया)
Katra: the purse i ran for.
Vaishno Devi: my most adorable goddess.
Patnitop: honeymoon destinations.
Ladakh: I am willing to die now, to be reborn there.
Leh: the highest airport in the world.
Pangong lake: the gates to heaven if not the heaven itself.
Zanskar river: raft or chill.
Punjab, India (पंजाब, इंडिया)
Chandigarh: i love this city.
Ludhiyana: once i visited here.
Jullundhar: once i visited here.
Hoshiarpur: the reason why i am a chinki.
Bhatinda: lovliest name.
Amritsar: golden temple, golden hearts.
Wagah border: my blood was boiling.
Ambala: the midnight train stops, the bus stand.
Haryana, India (हरयाणा, इंडिया)
Hisar: my friend is from here.
Rohtak: my friend is from here.
Karnal: the bus stand. But i love this city for kalpana chawala.
Faridabad: my summer internship.

tpbid 000

This will surely not be in a chronological order.
Right now, the aim is to put down the name and memory attached to that name, if any.
At a later date perhaps i will chronologize my travels, with more descriptions and perhaps pics.
But first things first.