Highwaystar on a Roll........

Five months into 2006....what all has happened.....

Kicked it off with the first day being spent in Pondicherry.....and I think that set the tone for the year.....

What a tone sensex from 9K level is now comfortably above 12K levels whoa and still going strong....

What a tone.....have not rested yet and rest seems far far away.....

From Pondicherry - The coastline in the deeper southern region of India having really beautiful beaches till the Mighty Himalayas - Vaishno Devi and Patni Top in Jammu.

Have also been to Ooty, Coorg and then back home and now plannin on to Goa, Kodaikanal, Kerala and a couple of wildlife sanctuaries around in South India.

Not to mention trips to Bangalore keep happening....

Going off to Pune-Nasik-Mumbai in 2 weeks and the 3 places in 2 days :D

Its been a roller coaster ride till now....and the year surely seems to just have started.....

My camera sure has been njoin itself to the max - check it out here

Pondicherry - the trip was a roadtrip - took East Coast Road from Chennai to Pondicherry on 31st Decemeber'2k5 to eneter into the new year at Pondicherry.The road runs just next to the beautiful coastal line which Tamil Nadu seems to enjoy...this is where I managed to get a maximum speed till date out of my car - the speed being 155 Kmph....it can do more than that - it is waitin for more.....Visit Pondicherry between October and February and you can spend your time playing or lazying around on the Beach. The beaches there r really beautiful and dats wat u can call perfect setting for playing in the water.....else mostly the beaches along the eastern coast of India are very rough....

Next trip was to Vaishno Devi and Patni Top in J&K in February'06 with parents and my yunger bro. It was my first time to these two places and Vaishno Devi is such an amazing place, it takes you to a completely different world. Had darshan thrice there and then went ot Patni Top. The best thing about Patni Top is - ITS CALM AND BEAUTIFUL. No noise. Not much to see there only enjoy the scenery around you. Where else can you find such a nice place to get away from the daily chores and noisy city life.

In April'06, went to Ooty with my XIM-B friends. It was for just one night, but was fun. Though must say Ooty is no more an ideal hill station, people flock there like crazy....though worth a visit once. The ooty lake is really gud, one should go there boating only in the evening time, thats when you will enjoy it the most with the setting sun. The tea gardens cover Ooty and it looks awesome :)

Again in April'06, went to Coorg with my cousins who are in Bangalore. This was during the weekend when Bangalore was closed courtesy death of an actor. Managed to reach Bangalore - what a journey it was, bus stopped at Hosur and there we had to wait and see how to go to Bangalore. Well some Karnataka buses were started and on then reached Bangalore. On the route to Coorg, one has to go on Bangalore-Mysore highway. This highway is still under construction but once its made it will be really good - I think the best thing Karnataka govt can do. Coorg has an awesome weather. The very first night it rained there. We had stayed directly in the middle of a coffee estate and very near to Nagerhole wildlife sanctuary :). We went to Wayanad wildlife sanctuary the very first evening. We could not spot a tiger or leopard or panther in 3 journeys through the wildlife sanctuaries. Two times through Nagerhole and once through Wayanad. Next time will have to work out something to reach to the core of the forest where the action happens. These two sanctuaries also have a major problem - they dont provide jeeps, they provide big vans to enter into the forest and in these big groups go, which make a lot of noise, as if these vans r silent. Also the jeeps are permitted to go, but visitors have to make there own arrangements. Again these vehicles make a lot of noise. The sanctuaries should provide their own low noise making jeeps and huge groups in vans should not be be permitted. We also went to Kushalnagar Monastery. It is supposed to be the second biggest one in India and it was amazingly beautiful. A must visit for anyone going to Coorg.

Last I have come back from my Home - Delhi......the city simply rocks :D

Lets see where am I off to next.....in two weeks I will be in Chennai - Pune - Nasik - Mumbai - Chennai in 2 days flat :D

and have to scout for where next after that....