tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:16:50 +0000GangotriAshramsBhojwassaChirbassaDelhiGaumukhGuwahatiTawangTezpurTrekkingWaterfallsAartiAbdul NabiAbout MeAmritsarApril 13 1919Arunachal PradeshAshok KamteAssamBadrinathBagirathiBalukpongBedaguliBoatingBomdilaBomdillaByloreCTCCastle at TesmoChamrajanagar ForestChangLaChar DhamChennaiCherrapunjeeChimrey monasteryChiranjeeviChotta Char DhamChubi LehCourageCrazy4AdventureDeputy CommissionerDutyDwarakaDyerEvalavo pannittom.. Idha pannamaattomaaForestGangaGangesGurgaonHPTDC HotelHandicraftsHaridwarHemant KarkareHonorHospitalityHotel AmberHotelsIDI AirportIncredible IndiaJallianwala BaghJodigereJoseph WilsonKareemsKaruLadakhLehLeh PalaceLion sanctuaryMadhuri LakeMeghalayaMonksMonsoon TourismMumbai AttackMunnarMuseumNagalaNew Moon Guest HouseNorth EastPaltan BazarPangong TsoParashuramPoojaPraveenPuriRainRajinikanthRameshwaramRenuka LakeRenukajiResort Pangong TsoSAROJASacrificeSakthiSandeep UnnikrishnanSelaShanti StupaShare TaxiShey PalaceShillongSumo ConutersTak Thong monasteryTandooriTankseyTawang MarketTawang MonasteryTawang SightseeingTea PlantationsTiksey MonasteryUttarkashiVijay SalaskarWanderland Tourist CampWar memorialWishlist Srinagar Jaisalmer NorthEast Andaman Lakshyadweep Goa Leh-Ladakh Spiti Valleylandscapememyselfandmyjourneymoonscapemysterytrailsweekend break from Delhiwishlisthttp://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)Blogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-40192933753194557Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:37:00 +00002014-10-09T01:47:13.300+05:30 This Feb, its going to be 5 yrs since I started this wonderful Journey! This blog and all the networking sites associated with it has given me so much (though I must confess I have been unfaithful many times) I guess its only fair I fulfill all the promises I made you and share with you all I have, before the day. Even though the blog name says "Me, Myself and My Journey" it was never 'Mine' http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/12/thank-you-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-3226704089656584935Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:56:00 +00002011-03-09T22:48:11.834+05:30"Whom did you like the most in this group?"Biju asked.."Come on yaar... don't be shy... which girl or lady did you like in this group?"We were having an intro-session at the 2nd pool in Nagala on a Sunday afternoon. Biju was the organizer who took the challenge of taking 82 members, most of them first-timers to CTC's most favourite trekking spot, the Nagala western entry. We had started from http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/03/nagala-re-visit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-8477546318939535145Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:16:00 +00002011-03-04T12:26:43.036+05:30The flight had taken off at the right time and now we were flying steadily above the cotton clouds. When I looked through the window, I could see tiny houses and the trees far below. Huge mountains appeared as small hills...I was lost in thoughts about my loved ones when I heard a sweet voice announcing refreshments! I looked down the aisle and saw a beautiful air hostess coming towards me http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/03/sharavathi-backwaters-toast-to-peter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-6004367461495154722Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:35:00 +00002011-02-25T09:25:29.651+05:30ChennaiCTCForestNagalaTrekkingWaterfallsLife in Chennai was becoming horrible day by day. The Traffic, the mad drivers (who the hell gave these idiots license to drive???) All are in a hurry... everyone wants to be first! "Patience-aa??? appadeenaa...???" (patience??? whats that...???) The horns, the curses. The Banners, the cutouts (yaar... can someone please tell me which of them are movie waalas and which are political) and the loudhttp://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/02/nagala-trek-with-ctc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-8717211111231074556Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:57:00 +00002011-01-01T00:27:32.032+05:30http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/01/wishes-for-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-8886575057918603644Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:35:00 +00002010-09-01T07:09:31.428+05:30It's been 3 (3 and a half to be exact) months I said my farewell to my friends in Delhi and the Himalayas. 3 months of no trekking, no rafting, no long/short trips or even sightseeing! Went home a couple of times as its just an over night's journey. Life was getting monotonous for me and to make things worse Varun and Radhika went to valley of flowers for 1 week and Ashutosh was happily planning http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/08/trek-to-tada-falls-operation-southern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-961937419448929706Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:47:00 +00002010-11-30T06:28:35.140+05:30At times your Manager (who even though is a very nice person) will appear to you as the worst villain in Bollywood movie! For me, my Manager seemed to be one of them throughout the week. Till the last moment I was afraid he would know my plans, call me to his cabin and say.."Praveen.. I heard you are planning some trip this weekend when you should be in office giving knowledge transfer for your http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/06/mukteshwar-farewell-to-himalayas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-8604962205892645186Wed, 19 May 2010 20:17:00 +00002010-05-20T01:52:10.934+05:30"Maama.. (thats what I am called these days) plan a trip somewhere in the hills after May 5th. I am becoming a bachelor once again (for a few days) as my wife and kid is going home on 5th!!!" Shoyeb declared 2 weeks ago.He added, "and make sure that, we will be going in my car as its been a long time I took it for any trips"Fine! I too needed a break as the Knowledge Transfer process in the http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/05/planning-last-trip-in-north-shoja-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-1357861937395196461Wed, 05 May 2010 02:19:00 +00002010-05-05T07:49:05.679+05:30Whoever said "Traveling doesn't need any planning...just pack your bags and go" is either rich or is lying! It needs some homework and a good planning before the start. Else this can happen to anyone... A trip that could have been completed with 700-750 km ended up in 930 km. Almost 14 hrs instead of a 10 hrs journey. Traffic jams everywhere, hot sun and a non functional AC. A driver whose main http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/05/chakrata-wonderful-destination-if.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-8062306314459791216Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:35:00 +00002010-03-27T18:05:03.925+05:30Once again going through a Blogger's block. 5 trips in 4 months and I haven't blogged in the last 3 and half months. Jaisalmer Nainital Sulthanpur A south India trip covering Pondycherry, Trivandrum and Kanyakumari Chilla - Once again! Many things to write. Many photos to upload. I think I need a Blogger Marathon once again! So starting one today.http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/03/need-another-blogger-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-4828104468050335245Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:40:00 +00002010-01-13T07:57:38.790+05:30The following post is a work of an idle Software Engineer and the thoughts it expresses are not meant to hurt the sentiments of any particular religion or its custom. The thoughts expressed are those of the author whose silly blog it is... Like the Tiger population in India one more species is facing the danger of extinction - My Bachelor friends! When we were celebrating on the last new year's http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/01/east-india-trip-weddings-weddings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-2366625979291462605Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:20:00 +00002010-01-01T07:53:55.989+05:30Wishing all a happy and prosperous new year!http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-new-year-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-114161124196230853Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:44:00 +00002009-11-01T16:25:57.353+05:3001-August-2009ChandrataalThe next morning we woke up around 5:00 am, but didnt dare to come out of our tents. It was so chill outside and wet as if it had rained last nigh. Atlast Apoorv came out and called us. No one was ready for a morning walk in that climate. At last I decided to join him for a short walk.Our Innova on top of the hillWe got lucky to get a few clear shots of the lake with its http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/11/lazy-day-at-chandrataal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-1117099346180830754Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:33:00 +00002009-09-23T06:51:10.067+05:3031-Jul-2009GurgaonThey say "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's a well planned enemy action". This was a Third trip to Manali for many of us, and a well planned one too! Whether the trip 'planner' (myself) is an enemy or a friend... that you need to ask the ones who accompanied me on this bit-tough yet beautiful trip to "Chandra Taal" situated in the Spiti district of http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/09/mission-to-moon-lake-chandrataal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-5173873719968276513Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:51:00 +00002009-09-22T08:06:54.822+05:3008-09-2009 Gurgaon Its my birthday today and I have to post something here! Hmmmmmmmmm.... how about the sad story of my system crash last month? Or how about a post on the recession effect in my organization? On the brighter side I can write something about the 'Onasadhya'; the traditional lunch of keralites on Onam! (Well.. I can write 2, because we had 2 separate sessions!) Wait wait waithttp://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/09/andrataal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-6527438924600163243Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:07:00 +00002009-07-26T11:04:38.408+05:3021-07-2009GurgaonAfter using my Sony DSC W50 for more than 3 years, I knew it was time to upgrade. But there was a confussion! Whether I should move to the SLR-Likes or the SLRs itself. After googleing a lot and asking many 'friend'ly suggestions, I was still wondering what to do. I knew very well that I am no big photographer and all, as some people thought. It was all W50's perfection and the http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/07/getting-to-know-each-other-me-and-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-6346591855154349261Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:01:00 +00002009-07-16T09:56:18.996+05:30DelhiGurgaonMonsoon TourismRainGurgaon30 Jun 2009At last... it rained in Gurgaon. If you would call drizzling as 'heavy rains' then the weather man was right. It rained heavily!Heavy rains...! "When was the last time I was drenched completely in a rain?"Not the sprinkle of water on the neatly pressed Arrow shirt while going to office. I am talking about getting drenched to the skin and realizing that there is nothing you couldhttp://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/07/reminiscing-rainy-days-of-our-childhood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-1115145698040574042Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:42:00 +00002009-06-22T16:07:19.636+05:30BadrinathChar DhamChiranjeeviChotta Char DhamDwarakaEvalavo pannittom.. Idha pannamaattomaaGangotriHaridwarKareemsPuriRajinikanthRameshwaramSAROJATandooriDay 419-05-2009Gangotri - Haridwar'The End' of another trip. Its time to go back. However this time, there was one difference. This time we all were eager to get back to the concrete jungle, to our homes, to our office, and back to our safe zones.From the beginning things were going wrong. We were either running after something in the last moment or waiting somewhere for hours together. Everyone http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/evvalavo-paathutom-idhe-paakamaattomaa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-2165430723422036316Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:19:00 +00002009-06-22T16:53:33.266+05:30AartiAshramsBagirathiBhojwassaChirbassaGangaGangesGangotriGaumukhPoojaTrekkingDay 318-5-09Chirbassa - Bhojwassa - Gaumukh (and back to Gangotri)When you are on a trip, you meet good people, not-so-good people and those in between. So far in this trip we were encountering only the second type! People who are greedy, who don't mind cheating an outsider in order to make a few more bucks. The auto driver in Haridwar, the taxi drivers (i can understand the waiting for http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/gaumukh-source-of-great-ganges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-7390578823762296281Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:11:00 +00002009-06-22T16:55:51.725+05:30AshramsBhojwassaChirbassaGangotriGaumukhHotelsShare TaxiUttarkashiDay 2 17-5-09 Uttarkashi - Gangotri (and a little beyond...)The earlier day's experience had taught us a lot about the Share Taxis in Uttarkashi. We didn't want to take any more risks. We will catch the first taxi itself. We woke up early and got ready by 5 am. But when we reached the taxi stand, another shock was waiting for us!The first taxi was waiting with 6 passengers. 2 in the front along http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/is-this-old-age.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-6646177371688988581Sun, 24 May 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-06-08T18:59:27.783+05:30Day 1 16-5-09UttarkashiIt had been almost 2 hrs and we were still waiting for more passengers in Share Taxi; a Tata Sumo in Uttranchal's UttarKashi district. We were 4 and the driver informed us that he needs at least 9 or 10 passengers! Otherwise we could book the whole taxi for Rs 1200/- The bus fare was just 90/- per ticket and being 'Budget Travelers' we opted for the first option. We decidedhttp://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/mission-gangotri-startactioncut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-7485222713887091143Sat, 09 May 2009 06:37:00 +00002009-05-14T08:47:19.199+05:30HPTDC HotelLion sanctuaryParashuramRenuka LakeRenukajiweekend break from Delhi2-3 May 2009Renukaji - Himachal Pradesh"We should plan at least 2 trips in the month of May. That's excluding the Delhi visits and the weekly 'Friday-night-chuski' trips to India Gate!. We will plan somewhere in Uttaranchal or Himachal Pradesh. We need something like our last trip to Haridwar & Rishikesh that had everything we needed. It was wild, with lots of adventure and a bit holy! (Well.http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/renukaji-himachals-hidden-surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-7500276080963651468Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:00:00 +00002009-05-21T12:23:55.447+05:30Days 7 15-8-08 Leh - Sarchu "Flames to dustLovers to friendsWhy do all good things come to an end.." Like all the good things in life, our wonderful trip to Ladakh was also coming to an end. We saw many things, we missed a few, we enjoyed the thrill, we went through pain... but in the end we've gained something that many of them back home could only dream of. We enjoyed a journey to one of the http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/adieu-to-ladakh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-3939061159099739327Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:43:00 +00002009-04-24T08:41:47.276+05:30ChangLaKaruLehPangong TsoResort Pangong TsoSakthiTankseyWanderland Tourist CampDay 6 14-8-08 Leh And so the day came. We all were up and ready by 5:30! (5:30 AM boss!! 5:30 AM!!!!) Even I was finding it difficult to believe it. Thanks to all of us and Sanjay who woke up early and started the day's journey. But soon we started getting a burning smell in the car. We had sensed it in the previous days also. Sanjay said something about the Tyre and that its perfectly OK. The http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/pangong-lake-mirage-in-high-altitude.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198704535480954563.post-2932505176436726631Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:50:00 +00002009-04-22T07:59:57.703+05:30Day 5 13-8-08 Nubra Valley Another peaceful morning away from our dusty and crowded Gurgaon. After a good night's sleep on the comfortable bed, waking up early morning to see the sunrise and have some fresh air was a different experience altogether. (We do have such cold mornings in Gurgaon also, but its not pollution free!) Taking out the camera, I started exploring the big garden with many http://memyselfandmyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/hundur-sand-dunes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Praveen Antony Felix)0