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On the road with kids

21 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales, Parenting

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Highway tales, parenting, parenting thoughts, road trip, road trip with kids, traveling with kids

We do a lot of long drives is not a news to the regular reader of this blog. When we were just married people used to tell us that chalo do as many road trips as you want now once you have kids there is no way you can continue this craziness and now the question I get asked most often is how the hell do you manage with a child? How does he take it? Ofcourse not all are as critical and some really want to know how do I manage road trips with kids. Some days back when I was just coming back from the epic delhi drive, I was talking to Ro and she said that she wants to drive from Hyderabad to Bangalore and would I have some tips, I am wondering if this tip a little too late for her as she is starting tomorrow but nonetheless jotting it down here πŸ™‚

Let me begin by stating that I have really been lucky enough to have a child who loves the road and does have motion sickness but I also think that apart from the fact that I am lucky somethings always work well when one is on the road with kids… Here are my top few things to take care of while traveling with kids via road

1.Enough to Eat – If O is very very cranky there are usually two major reasons to it : sleep or hunger. Sleep usually is not a problem with 90% of the kids during travel but hunger it can turn a child into a monster (I think to some extent adults too). So plan to carry snacks and lots of it, you can’t be stopping every hour or so for food… biscuits, fruits, chocolates, chips, muffins, cakes, vegetables, bread, butter and jam are something you will always always find it in my car when I am off to travel. Infact N makes fun of me that I overdo the snacks but I can bet my life on it that its never too bad too overdo on it. Snacks also work as a perfect time filler…. keeping the little one busy for a while. Get fruits that take time and are fun to eat like oranges, things like crax which you can play with along with eating. Take butter knifes along and let the little ones assemble a sandwich for u once they are above 3 yrs, if they are under that age, let them lick the spoon. But having enough stock and variety to eat would be my top most item to plan when traveling with kids

2. Entertainment – The second most important point when it comes to kids is entertainment, here you have to think according to your child. What works for mine is a couple of CD’s (we have a portable DVD player, but the its timed) some music that he likes that we can all sing along too. Playing word games which are age appropriate, for the younger kids start with showing things on the road and ask what is that and explain what they don’t know. Actually that works for kids most ages – this delhi trip we discussed clutches, gears, windmills, volcanoes, earthquakes, sun and shadow, truck sizes and its relation to the number of wheels among many more things on the way. The trick is to keep them engage in things. If you have two kids you can get them to play dots and cross and some simple games with each other too. In our household books play a very very important part of entertainment too. Let the child chose his or her own books. If he/she is big enough to read by themselves let them else you read to them

3. Toys or Familiar Objects – Kids thrive on familiarity. All it takes is the favorite teddy or ball or bay blade for them to feel comfortable and at home. Let them pack their own toy travel bags. Give them guidelines on whats good and whats not but let them choose. O has been choosing his own toy bag with our help since he was 1 and now he does it all by himself, it also helps me run away from the blame he might put on me incase I forget his toy home πŸ˜‰

4. Bio Breaks – For babies and kids in daipers this is not a big deal but with older kids it does become a big deal. So be prepared, the rest rooms on the Indian roads unfortunately leave a lot to be desired for. So carry your own toilet seat covers, anti bacterial wipes, santiser. And be prepared to explain to them why the toilets on the road are not clean and what can we do it make them better, its a great time to instill some values. Having said that prepare for all this but also prepare to make them willing to pee on the roadside… some places in India unfortunately one just has to do it

5. Frequent Stops – Kids need to stretch legs, take fresh air more often then us so plan a stop even if its for 10 minutes, every two to three hours. It may seem a lot but trust me it will save you lot of effort and time in the long run

6. Fight the big battles, not the small arguments – I think this is just as most of the time at home too but becomes even more important when it comes to travel. Don’t fret if he has eaten a little two many chocolates but yes fight if he doesn’t sit in his car seat

7. Start Early, Start Small – This is what I tell most parents, for the first two – three years if you never travel with your child on road, please don’t expect him to do a 12 hour road trip in his first trip. Get him used to the car, get him used to the road and see your child fall in love with it. We actually did the first road trip with Ojas when he was a little over 3 months and we think we delayed the first trip πŸ˜‰

So happy driving folks, do share if you have more tips to add to this

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The City of Everlasting Love – Agra

03 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales

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Agra, Delhi, Highway tales, highway travels, on the road, road trip, taj mahal, travel, travel tales, Yamuna Expressway

While we were in Delhi this time during our crazy and epic drive, me and sister thought we should also may be drive out with the family for a day, someone mentioned the new Yamuna expressway and the plan was freezed in like two seconds, yes we are mad enough to get excited about being on road after 2500kms+ 3 drive too…

The expressway starts from Greater Noida and has only one entry, we stay in Rohini and thats like the other end of the town and it took us about 1.5 hours that too at 7:30 am in the morning just to reach the expressway start but we were able to find it pretty easily thanks to my most treasured thing when driving. Yes you guessed it right I am talking about google maps πŸ˜‰ How I love that app on my phone and one of the reasons I haven’t upgraded my phone to iOS6 is because I will lose google maps…but as usual I digress..

Once we were on the expressway, it was delight through and through. Cemented 3 (infact I think 3 and half) lane roads, barricaded on both sides. We were constantly cruising at 150. At one point of time, hubby even mentioned this is so smooth and good, I am almost getting bored. The only sad thing about the roads was the fact that they were so deserted. I mean I think we saw just 50 cars on an almost 150km+ expressway. Ofcourse we weren’t complaining on the lack of traffic but we were worried that if its not used, it won’t be maintained well in the longer run.

What I also liked about the expressway is the fact that after every toll plaza (and there are three of them) there is a pit stop, a small quick eating joint and very clean loos, there is a janitor always standing there who cleans it just after u use. Hopefully this will continue as the usuage of the expressway increases too. We had breakfast on one such pit stop, took bread pakoras, veg puff and stuffed kulchas and eat it on the car along with hot tea

That's my mum, younger sister and O enjoying our breakfast

That’s my mum, younger sister and O enjoying our breakfast

After the quick breakfast stop, I took over the wheel from N and enjoyed the drive till Agra and I tend to agree with him after the 3 days of drive this did feel boring essentially because it was so smooth πŸ˜‰ Like he says we needed a better car, a car that can take us to 200kmph may be and give that trip (Warning : The whole road is cemented and not tarred and there is a greater risk of tyre bursting which can be a huge risk at high speeds. Please use caution while speeding. We have all terrain tyres in our car which we fill with Nitrogen and hence the risk is lower)

We made it to the outskirts of Agra City including the breakfast break in under 2 hours after entering the expressway. What happened after we entered the city is another story though. My heart pains to say that roads of Agra are narrow, broken and dirty which is such a contrast from expressway that it hits you right into your face 😐 After traversing through those lanes and struggling with directions (yes google maps came to rescue again), Can u beat it there are not many sign boards guiding to Taj? It’s supposed to be a wonder of the world I thought, we did reach Taj Mahal parking somehow. The child saw the camel cart there and wanted to take a ride in one of those. So from parking to Taj was done in that and we all had fun like a child

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When we reached the ticket counter, I was ready for another shock. No one wanted to follow queues, garbage was strewn all around. It was shocking to see that this was the state of affairs just outside Taj, one of India’s most important and popular tourist destination. It made me realize that why do all people have the image of India that they do. People were eating chips, throwing packet on the road when there is a dustbin right next to it and the security guards standing there will say nothing too. Food isn’t allowed to be taken inside the monument and its stated on a lot of boards but people were still taking it and there was a huge bunch of discarded things lying next to the entrance because of that which includes discarded melted ice cream, imagine the mess it would make. Taj is a monument of pride for me, for me visiting it fills me with joy and happiness that its in India, I wonder why do people not feel the same?

The minute you enter the premise the scene changes though and what you witness is impeccable lawns, clean and tidy and oh so gorgeous. When you look at Taj, even with so many people around you know there is indeed something special about it

Borrowing my friend Tara's words to describe this picture - e lilliputian crowd, the bird in flight and the blue color

Borrowing my friend Tara’s words to describe this picture – the lilliputian crowd, the bird in flight and the blue color

Unfortunately I couldn’t get around clicking pictures as I would have wanted, too many people, tried parents and a hungry and cranky child aren’t things that can let you pursue a hobby πŸ™‚ So we exited Taj after a quick round of the monument.

One of the four side forts surrounding the Taj

One of the four side forts surrounding the Taj

After seeing Taj we headed for lunch to Ram Babu Paranthas (read the post linked here on the food blog for delicious Agra food tales) where we had a yummy lunch, following which we headed to Sadar Bazaar for a little shopping. After all what trip is complete without having to see what the city offers to its shoppers πŸ˜‰ We picked up a bag, some footwear and so as Agra is also famous for its leather. We also visited Meena Bazaar and picked up a gorgeous marble mortar and pestle and some coasters.

Post all this when we saw the time it was already 5:00 pm and hence the plan to visit Fatehpuri Sikri had to be ditched 😦 and we started our journey back which was largely uneventful and the same kind of drive. We reached back home at 21:28 after clocking 508kms on road.

PS: this is my third post as a part of Marathon Bloggers, we are posting one post a day, Wanna join us ? here is the FB group

PPS: Here is the link to the xls with our travel data.

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The Epic Trip – Bangalore Delhi Bangalore Drive Tweets

27 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by monikamanchanda in Highway Travels - the mad couples travel tales

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bangalore, Delhi, highway travels, hubli, on the road, road trip, travel, travel tales, tweets

We did an epic trip recently (finished it this afternoon) most of u following me on twitter/FB page are aware of it… this is the compilation of tweets of the trip… Hopefully will do a detailed post(s) later. Tweets are in reverse order though πŸ˜› too lazy to do otherwise πŸ˜‰

Delhi – Blore Trip : The Upwards Journey

Upwards journey

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Dilli ki khushboo #win #backtoroots

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The queue at the toll booth on Sunday evening is so long I am wondering what would the condition be on weekdays ? #gurgaon #Drive2Delhi

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Now hoping the last leg gets over fast mum has made kadhi chawal at home πŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi

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Finally reached Gurgaon about 2hrs later than planned.. All thanks to horrid highways from Jaipur #Drive2Delhi

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“Airtel welcomes you to Delhi” just received as SMS… Time to celebrate #Drive2Delhi

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Ohoo just came to know that bikes don’t have to pay toll on highways.So unfair damnit, it’s been the biggest expense on this trip after fuel

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Full of diversions and potholes… The worst roads till now post Jaipur, after all something has to go wrong *sigh* #Drive2Delhi

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The best thing about highway drives – kadak chai on the road side tapri.. Yes I know I have said it before :)… http://fb.me/1BqpqOMPI

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The best thing about highway drives – kadak chai on the road side tapri.. Yes I know I have said it before :)… http://fb.me/1BqpqOMPI

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Last leg of the journey, just crossed jaipur. 2268 done. 250 to go #Drive2Delhi

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Last leg of the journey, just crossed jaipur. 2268 done. 250 to go #Drive2Delhi

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An early lunch – aloo parantha at a dhabha on the highway #win #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SKTv7skQTC/Β  http://fb.me/wZepyiaz

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“Rajasthan is a wrong country, everyone is driving wrong side” says the child πŸ˜‰ #Drive2Delhi

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“if you are bad, I am your dad” #TruckQoutes #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SJ2SSkEQX-/

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That should have been day3 #Drive2Delhi

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Day 2 begins drinking chai before we start #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SJxQX3EQSF/

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But met few friends and took it easy and happy today πŸ™‚ calling it a day now.. Good night folks #Drive2Delhi

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End of day 2 – total kms done till now 1857, todays kms clocked 835… Lesser kms today but more time on the road #Drive2Delhi

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Golden bridge at bharuch, 120yr old bridge that too 3yrs to make #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SIZb8IkQVg/

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Followed by a kadak chai http://instagr.am/p/SIZDjYEQVJ/Β  http://fb.me/21p9HVimb

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Passing through gujarat can’t be fun without tasting the fafda πŸ™‚ #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SIYv_ekQVB/Β  http://fb.me/vYG6o4EB

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Just crossed ahemdadbad… Time for tea I guess πŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi

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Golden ball on fire #sunset #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SIV6KGkQTU/

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Had a brilliant home cooked Gujarati meal at a friends house in bharuch, one of the best veg meal I have had in a… http://fb.me/28uIoI07n

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Also the man and me complete 8 yrs of married life today.. Happy anniversary darling

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And my bestest friend, behena from Another mother, the darling @kiranmanral feeling terrible exiting without meeting her

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What I am missing in Bombay this time is meeting some lovely people that I wanted to @Saeek @euphoRHEA @SassyFork @RushinaMG & others

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Finally met @Finelychopped thank you so much for dropping in so early πŸ™‚ http://lockerz.com/s/262027690

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Day 2 journey begins from Bombay, hoping to reach udaipur tonight #Drive2Delhi

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Brilliant breakfast at a friends house before we head out http://instagr.am/p/SHV2gdkQd8/Β  http://fb.me/2aJdCsPdM

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Day 1 close – 1022.2 kms, 18.5 hrs on road.. Been a good day #Drive2Delhi

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Bombay . Now better be nice to me specially u traffic :p #Drive2Delhi

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Gave in and had the vada pav at joshi vadawalla at pune, the vada was good but the pav was disappointing to say the least

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The child is super excited about the tunnels on the express way … Almost jumping in his car seat πŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi

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Sometimes only crossing state borders makes so much difference to the highway scene, where we struggled to find… http://fb.me/Cc3PUGTL

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Sunset always amazes me #skywatching #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFxkRHEQaJ/

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The glorious colors of sunset just outside pune #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFwC2hkQZV/

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Boiled peanuts on the way #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFt6fcEQYK/Β  http://fb.me/1ZMshnQ7Z

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Drinking chai πŸ™‚ #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFt2HgEQYG/

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This is how one should enjoy ice cream πŸ™‚ http://instagr.am/p/SFW1paEQfa/

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Rice with kolhapuri dal, takes spiceness to a different altogether *wipes sweat* #drive2delhi… http://fb.me/2feF36VOA

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Dal , baingan bharta and roti at roots just ahead of #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFS62iEQdz/Β  http://fb.me/1KPzFltxP

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Now having belgaum special Kunda while searching for a place to eat lunch #drive2delhi… http://fb.me/1TONXnjJR

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Yeah we are all cool πŸ™‚ #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFKeOykQas/

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Lunch in belgaum, so what’s a good place to eat ? #Drive2Delhi

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The land of wind mills – chitradurga #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SFEVSeEQXc/

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Hubli 425 kms done since morning and it’s been such a lovely drive… Fab roads #Drive2Delhi

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The chai shop? Fantastic chai #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SEyqKNEQbR/Β  http://fb.me/2dW102BCL

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#highwayBreakfast with a cutting chai #drive2delhi http://instagr.am/p/SEvY1uEQYV/Β  http://fb.me/18wwV0DtB

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Blue skies and brilliant roads πŸ™‚ #Drive2Delhi http://instagr.am/p/SEtlGMEQWl/

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2 hours ,149kms now wondering whether to find a place for breakfast or make a cheese tuna sandwich #roadtrip #Drive2Delhi

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And off we go, like the say Bhagwan ka naam first … Jai Mata Di #roadtrip

 

Delhi – Blore Trip : The Return Journey

Tweets of the delhi – blore trip, return journey

  1. monika @monikamanchanda

    And we are home, 2.5 days – 2556kms and about 5500kms in last 10 days & yes loads of memories #return2blr instagr.am/p/ShwVwQEQeX/

    27 Nov 12

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  2. monika @monikamanchanda

    And there was a person on a Scotty with pillion behind doing wheeling on the NICE road, we just don’t care about life #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  3. monika @monikamanchanda

    And we are catching Bangalore fm now πŸ™‚ at neelmangala #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  4. monika @monikamanchanda

    Tumkur yay #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  5. monika @monikamanchanda

    In another news, the husband told me I drove brilliantly in the last stretch #IHaveArrived *faints with happiness* #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  6. monika @monikamanchanda

    Crossed hiryur, final leg of the journey this is πŸ™‚ clocked abt 2359kms till now #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  7. monika @monikamanchanda

    And some for dada πŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/ShJxi2kQYT/

    27 Nov 12
  8. monika @monikamanchanda

    Finally a breakfast stop has been found , now for some hot hot idlis πŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/ShJMotkQX4/ fb.me/PezoZggE

    27 Nov 12
  9. monika @monikamanchanda

    Belgaum to hubli – not a single eating joint 😦 #Return2Blr #bussinesOppurtunity

    27 Nov 12
  10. monika @monikamanchanda

    Agree in our 5000km road trip we saw two patrol cars #Return2Blr RT @pragmatic_d: A call for highway police for India: indianexpress.com/news/highways-…

    27 Nov 12
  11. monika @monikamanchanda

    2 hours and 197kms… Brilliant brilliant roads and they come with a beautiful countryside too #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  12. monika @monikamanchanda

    Hunger crankiness is happening *reaches out for a murkku* and yes I am talking about myself and not the child πŸ˜‰ #return2blr

    27 Nov 12
  13. monika @monikamanchanda

    A beautiful looking and huge building in the middle of nowhere #return2blr instagr.am/p/Sg_c7vEQeZ/

    27 Nov 12
  14. monika @monikamanchanda

    child just announced that he is sad that the road trip is ending, so all those who thought I am torturing him can stop worrying #Return2Blr

    27 Nov 12
  15. monika @monikamanchanda

    And it’s out… Good morning people πŸ™‚ #sunrise #return2blr instagr.am/p/Sg8_7UEQbW/

    27 Nov 12
  16. monika @monikamanchanda

    Orange ball of happiness peeping out of the clouds #sunrise #return2blr instagr.am/p/Sg8BetEQZ9/

    27 Nov 12
  17. monika @monikamanchanda

    And the last leg of the journey begins on a slightly foggy day, 600km to home.. #return2blr… fb.me/1vvSTJYrC

    27 Nov 12
  18. monika @monikamanchanda

    And halt for the day at kolhapur, today for some strange reason I am feeling very very tired, clocked about 1000kms today #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  19. monika @monikamanchanda

    Is looking for Hotels reco closer to highway in kolhapur and belgaum, pls RT #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @fiddlesticks83 26 Nov 12
  20. monika @monikamanchanda

    Salute to all Mumbaikars on my TL, god knows how you manage the distance and traffic.. I would have lost in 2 days #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  21. monika @monikamanchanda

    Drove on the Pune – Mumbai expressway ❀ ❀ though traffic on both sides more than makes up for it, an hour both sides #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  22. monika @monikamanchanda

    Is looking for Hotels reco closer to highway in kolhapur and belgaum, pls RT #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @Sairee 26 Nov 12
  23. monika @monikamanchanda

    Is looking for Hotels reco closer to highway in kolhapur and belgaum, pls RT #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  24. monika @monikamanchanda

    And Mumbai special custard couldn’t have missed this #return2blr instagr.am/p/SfNaVCkQc1/ fb.me/1mVEsXkDy

    26 Nov 12
  25. monika @monikamanchanda

    And mutton biryani for the biryani purist husband πŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SfLsxgEQcN/ fb.me/2ncMNFbxZ

    26 Nov 12
  26. monika @monikamanchanda

    Prawns biryani at fountain for lunch today #return2blr instagr.am/p/SfLcZ-kQcJ/ fb.me/1dIh5RNzQ

    26 Nov 12
  27. monika @monikamanchanda

    Mumbai why you so hot ? #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  28. monika @monikamanchanda

    Look what I am eating – swad #youRemember #nostalgia #return2blr instagr.am/p/Se6mx7EQWI/ fb.me/1J1s9jh0g

    26 Nov 12
  29. monika @monikamanchanda

    Want to reach Mumbai by lunch , any place on the highway I can grab a quick bite ? #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @SulekhaTravel 26 Nov 12
  30. monika @monikamanchanda

    Me and the child at chai break πŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SerBIakQay/

    26 Nov 12
  31. monika @monikamanchanda

    Stylish Gujarat – this is the best looking toll booth I have ever come across in India πŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SeoWJkEQYT/

    Retweeted by @HimnitS 26 Nov 12
  32. monika @monikamanchanda

    Stylish Gujarat – this is the best looking toll booth I have ever come across in India πŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SeoWJkEQYT/

    26 Nov 12
  33. monika @monikamanchanda

    Want to reach Mumbai by lunch , any place on the highway I can grab a quick bite ? #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  34. monika @monikamanchanda

    The kind of roads I love, crossed baroda at 8:44 thats like 100km from start in a little over an hour πŸ™‚ #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  35. monika @monikamanchanda

    Dear neck, please behave yourself till I reach back to Bangalore. Yours, Monika #Return2Blr

    26 Nov 12
  36. monika @monikamanchanda

    The beautiful cross section #return2blr instagr.am/p/SecyLzkQb5/ fb.me/2ynLH3bhK

    26 Nov 12
  37. monika @monikamanchanda

    Ice cream cake that we had for dessert yesterday night πŸ™‚ #return2blr instagr.am/p/SeclZ_kQbx/ fb.me/NIdpvaz0

    26 Nov 12
  38. monika @monikamanchanda

    Farsaans that welcomed us – Gujarat #return2blr instagr.am/p/SdccyukQT-/ fb.me/vwfV4Rfe

    25 Nov 12
  39. monika @monikamanchanda

    And we are done for the day phew πŸ™‚ 980.4 clocked #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  40. monika @monikamanchanda

    1.5 kadak masala chai on the highway and we start for the last leg for today… 195kms to Ahemdadbad #Return2Blr

    Retweeted by @alpesh4ever 25 Nov 12
  41. monika @monikamanchanda

    1.5 kadak masala chai on the highway and we start for the last leg for today… 195kms to Ahemdadbad #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  42. monika @monikamanchanda

    Btw we did make up for sometime we lost in the morning. Crossed udaipur sometime ago… 740kms clocked till now #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  43. monika @monikamanchanda

    Traversing Beautiful ghat roads at dusk #pleasuresOfRoadTrip #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  44. monika @monikamanchanda

    Mom’s rock – just finished the lunch that mum packed for the way πŸ™‚ paranthas sabji and achar πŸ™‚ #return2blr

    25 Nov 12
  45. monika @monikamanchanda

    Hills on the horizon and car on song.. Now feels like my kind of journey #return2blr instagr.am/p/SchHN3EQfe/

    25 Nov 12
  46. monika @monikamanchanda

    Hoping will now catch up on the average and do some good kms #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  47. monika @monikamanchanda

    Phew finally crossed Jaipur sometime ago, by this time day 1 upwards journey we had done 500kms, currently at 320 #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  48. monika @monikamanchanda

    Highway breakfast – paranthas and curd .. First stop on our journey back to Bangalore #return2blr… fb.me/24pCOhl2G

    25 Nov 12
  49. monika @monikamanchanda

    And the guy at the breakfast break just told us that there might be more two more jams ahead *faints*#Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  50. monika @monikamanchanda

    This is become like jam to jam travel, we avoid one and get stuck in the next..what kind of a highway is this 😦 #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  51. monika @monikamanchanda

    The traffic jam continues on the highway till as far as I can see And I have travelled 3.5kms on the service road already #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  52. monika @monikamanchanda

    This is mother, father, grandmother of all traffic jams… We have taken the service lane on the opposite side #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  53. monika @monikamanchanda

    Now heading to Jaipur, the only strech of bad roads we encountered in the upwards journey *fingers crossed* #Return2Blr

    25 Nov 12
  54. monika @monikamanchanda

    Packed, belted and ready in what the child calls as night morning to start the return journey back #Return2Blr

     

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