The Planning Phase for My GOA TRIP:-
I felt myself restless and was in need of some change from my regular work and activities for a long time, and information of vacation on Monday 13th April, 2009, where my office already had a declared holiday on 14th April. This vacation (in lieu of compensation) was informed on 7/4/2009. So, I got a long weekend (11th Saturday to 14th Tuesday).
(Now other than my work I am in need to plan for a good vacation)
7/04/09
-Not sure on where to go, thought to visit my native, but I was there just 2 months back and my parents was here 1 month back… So it was not a good idea.
Other Options was found as
· Singapore – I cannot afford it for now J
· Thailand – mmm.. seems good idea, and cheaper but visa issues , language and my original passport was in native, made this option out.
· Andaman
· GOA.
At the end of Day (8th Morning 3:00 AM), with Thailand, Andaman, and GOA as option with 30% , 30%, 40% option I went to Sleep.
8/04/09
No Thailand due to the current drawbacks , and I want the cheapest option.
Andaman :- Still costlier compare to GOA, and also not good as GOA
So decided to go to GOA on 8th April , also analyzed various mode of transport and timings
At the end of the day( I mean 9th morning 3:00 AM, I slept without deciding this clearly)
Also offered more friends to accompany, but no one is able to plan such a leave shortly.
09/04/09 :-
Mmmm,.. Decided to go to GOA , via Bangalore on 10/04, i.e
Called one of my friend in Bangalore and he confirmed he can come, provided expenses .
10/4 to Bangalore via train /bus
11/04 from Bangalore to GOA via Train/bus
12th Reaching GOA
13th Evening Starting from GOA in Train or in 14th Morning Me alone in Flight to Chennai.
( More stress , lot of calls to friends , since my research on places to visit was at night after a extended long hours of work in Office, I felt more sleepless ). Atlast sleepy at 4:30 AM of 10th.
10/04/09:-
Found No train ticket is available at Morning 8:30 AM.
Because of some uncompleted work my friend needs more time for confirming his arrival.
Sleeper bus from Bangalore just had 10 seats, which reduced to 6-4-2- then 1 which is a semi sleeper and last seat and few seats in AC Volvo.
6:00 PM confirmed that my friend cannot come with me to GOA.
8:00 PM – Finally decided and booked ticket to GOA in Flight from Chennai directly, it took 1.5 hours to book because of problem in Kingfisher airline flights online booking. However, there phone booking was useful.
Then discussed with Office Collugeus on Travel and Stay.... for some time
ha ha ha .... After all this I reached my home mid night and started packing for starting early morning 6:00 from home.
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