Reason to Smile :)

Reason to Smile: A long weekend filled with holidays to come and no plans ! Hows that ever possible in my lifetime ?!?! :P Yes it was. About 9 days of super maddening holidays at a stretch and I absolutely had no plans for the holiday destinations I could have en-cashed on. Saw many tour plans, several packages but none that was accommodating all the days to the fullest. Groups, friends and travel freaks were busy packing their bags. So I stand alone at the junction of holidays with some solo plan to pomp on. Finally zeroed down to backpack North as the weather would be cool and safe to travel solo. What came next is a roller coaster ride ! They say you just start your journey alone, and like minded travelers have their attention caught on you and there begins a new journey with some great company. First flight to Delhi and I knew nothing what to do next. No plans, no itenary as such and nothing pre-planned. This is when I realized how it is to "go with the flow" -  Lit...

Reason to Smile: Free yourself from the burdens of negativity and Say yes to happiness !! :) ... So did I. When I heard of the plan randomly from someone I have known from just one trip, a friend's friend ideally, of Diu and Gir, I was pretty much excited to explore the beach and the wildlife at Gir which is so very popular in India after Jim Corbett at Nanital.  They say what you do on the new year day is what it follows through the year. So back then if it was the Tigers, this time around it would be the Lions !! ;) :D LOL :P Except Shailendra I knew nobody. But then does one even care? :P People who love to travel are so like-minded that they are never unknown from the time they meet. They just click and ROAR together ;) Like us, Nikhil, Shrey, Manan and Phaneendra are equally Dangerous :P  All we know is how to welcome madness throughout the trip and maintain it calmly ;) Needless to mention, it all started from the "introductions" :P We were all so s...