The two vagabonds - Travelogue

Mangalore Beaches (Batapady, Someshwara) Place -                                    Mangalore, Karnataka Closest airport -                   Mangalore Closest train station -          Mangalore Distance from Bangalore -  370km (~9 hours with breaks) Place we stayed -                  Camp 21, Mangalore (http://www.camp21holidays.com/) Itinerary -  Day 1 - Reach Camp-21 Day 2 - Leisure at beach, Boating in Talapady backwater mangroves, Barbeque @ beach Day 3 - Leisure at beach,  Day 4 - Deep Sea swimming, Someshwara beach, Back to Bangalore Trip planning : Ever since we shifted to our new home in August, we were blessed to have our family members (from both sides) visiting us and staying with us. In fact, we tried for Mangalore trip in September/October itself when my father & mother were here, but it could not materialize because we couldn't get a decent accommodation. Tatva and Amber were really missing beach and sea, also Amber was getting desperate to take our new car on a l

 Mahabalipuram Place -                                    Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu Closest airport -                   Chennai Closest train station -          Chengalpettu Distance from Bangalore -  350km (~6 hours with breaks) Place we stayed -                  TTDC Beach Resort, Mahabalipuram Itinerary -  Day 1 - Reach TTDC resort, Mahabalipuram Day 2 - Local attractions Day 3 - Pondicherry and back to Bangalore If you stay in Bengaluru then there will be few places near Bangalore which will be in your radar for years but for some or other reason you would not be able to plan it. For me, Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is one of such places.  Finally in December 2021, we planned the Mahabalipuram trip with cousins, our parents and kids. Somehow before the start of the trip itself, I was not getting good vibes about the trip and within an hour of reaching the resort I twisted my ankle badly which made me handicapped for rest of the trip. Trip planning : The trip was planne

Maldives Pic taken from aeroplane Resort : https://www.sunsiyam.com/resorts/olhuveli-maldives/ Date : 25th Jan - 29th Jan Kind of resor t : Luxury resort, will cost you 50,000 INR+ per night in the peak season. About Maldives  : Maldives is situated in southwest of India and srilanka, direct flight from Bengaluru (Air India flies direct) take approx 2 hours. It is made up of many small coral islands. It has around 1200 islands. only  200  are inhabited by local Maldivian people. nearly 100 islands have been developed as tourist resorts and the remaining islands are uninhabited. While there are 26 geographical atolls. Why Maldives  : We planned for Maldives for our 10th wedding anniversary. A decade of marriage, seems long, isn't it? But when you find someone whom you want to spend your whole life and you fall in love with him very single day, a decade looks like a fraction and you look forward to many more beautiful years of togetherness. Maldives is very