Travelling and Exploring new places.

@WriterMukund Thank you for this priceless advice, I really needed it. The accommodation fares are not paid yet, we have booking at the Forest Dept. Lodge through a contact. So we will be paying there, however we know the rates. And yes there is a list made of all the places and time to visit them, plus the fares for travelling to different tourist attractions there. The one thing you rightly spoke about was the shopping, so I'm keeping a moderate amount aside for that, to buy something for family. I'll keep your tips in mind.

@ria1606roy Great that you have visited so many places. Also since you are now going to a new place, I hope you have done some prior research. Now a days much of the information is available on the internet, so even if you have not done, you can go ahead and do it as you have ample amount of time. You can also make a list of what all places to visit. You can even create a plan, a complete and detail micro-managed plan. This would be helpful if you are going on your own and not through any package tour. This will help you to adhere to the schedules. One more important thing is the financial planning. Since you mentioned that the preliminary bookings are done, I assume you have paid for the travel and accommodation fares. Apart from these there are many others such as entrance fees to any temple/museum, charges for the camera, if you plan to give some amount to the charity such as any temple etc. Then there is one inevitable thing which is shopping. Keep a budget for all these. Don't be too rigid. You can keep a certain range. If your expense is at the starting of the range or less than the range then you can treat yourself :) :) If it falls in the range then it is good and if it exceeds the range, then you can plan more accurately for your next trip :) :) Have a safe and happy journey and also share any memorable experiences you had in the trip :)

@ria1606roy I am glad that you will be following my advice. Enjoy the trip and have a great time.

@scheng1 That is really cool. Yes, if you have a heavy luggage then you have to shell out some extra bucks. Also, do you maintain any diary or a list of the places you visited ?

@WriterMukund No need to keep a diary. if we want to go anywhere, we just book the air ticket or the tour package and just go.

@scheng1 That is great. From our recent trips we have started maintaining a small diary where we make note of the places we visited.Any exciting event happened on the journey. We note down what new dish we ate, what was the specialty of the place we visited. They are just for our references. In future when we read them, we can have a good laugh :)

Great, It is nice to know that you love taking risks. Have you ever visited India ?

@WriterMukund Actually I need to be lost 1st so I can remember how to get there when I want to come to the same place again next time

@mrswhitfield Great, but you like getting being lost, that is a bit different :)

@IreneVincent Wow, that is really exciting. Great to know that you have visited so many places. Yes you are right, sometimes we visit the far off places but we never pay a visit which are nearer. Have you visited India as well ?

@abhinalstrikr Wow, it is great. That is really adventurous. Going to a place without any plan is really an adventure in itself.

Great that you had fun when you had the opportunity and later when kids grow up, again you can have the fun and adventure :)