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            <title><![CDATA[Is Phuket Worth Visiting? One Trip, Then It's Just an Airport]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Our first trip to Thailand, in December 2024, started with a booking mistake we didn't recognise as one until we were on a ferry back across the Andaman with...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why We Keep Going Back to Thailand: Seven Things Four Trips Taught Us]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:30:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We've written before about how Krabi and Koh Lanta became our reset over three trips in a year. Since then we've been back a fourth time — Koh Samui and Koh...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[8 Days in Ladakh: A Complete Itinerary (With Tso Moriri Extension)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:49:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This itinerary is built from our August 2024 circuit: Leh base, north to Nubra Valley via Khardung La, east through the Shyok valley directly to Pangong Tso,...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jodhpur: The Blue City, and a Fort You Earn on Foot]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:45:32 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[We'd ended up in Jaipur once before almost by accident — a Leh flight got cancelled, and Rajasthan became the fallback rather than the plan. This time we did it properly: three nights in Jodhpur, four in Jaisalmer, right through the turn of the year. Jodhpur gave us a full day at Mehrangarh Fort, the Blue City from the ramparts, and a rooftop-dining scene that's a little too pleased with itself.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[First Time on Koh Phangan: Slow Cafes, Shy Beaches, and a Sunset That Never Came]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:42:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The catamaran from Bang Rak Pier on Koh Samui to Thong Sala Pier on Koh Phangan takes under an hour, and for most of it we were being thrown gently sideways in...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hotels Inside Jaisalmer Fort: Where We Stayed and Why It's Worth It]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Most people booking a Jaisalmer trip default to a hotel in the newer part of the city — easier parking, more choice, nothing wrong with it. But if you're going...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jaisalmer Itinerary: Staying Inside Sonar Kella & the Longewala Drive]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:33:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I'd been rambling about Sonar Kella since we started planning — the golden fortress Satyajit Ray put on film, the one Feluda made his own, the one I'd grown up...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu: History, Timings & Visitor Guide]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hoysaleswara Temple is the main attraction and a 900-year-old monument in Halebidu or Dwarasamudra, the capital of the Hoysalas. Every visit to this place...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thailand Visa for Indians 2026: 60-Day Visa-Free Still Applies]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Quick Update: The Rules Haven't Changed We just got back from Phuket and Koh Phangan (June 26 – July 5, 2026). The short version: the 60-day visa-free entry...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ladakh Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:01:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Two trips to Ladakh. The first in 2016, self-driven, arriving via the Srinagar highway through Drass and Kargil. The second in August 2024 — the full story is...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wayanad 2026: Everything We Planned, Everything We Missed, and Why It Was Still Worth It]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:36:07 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A 4-day Wayanad trip from Bangalore — what we planned, what we missed, and the unplanned moments that made it worth it. Honest guide with food, stays, drives, and practical tips.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[We Went Back to Ladakh. It Was Still True.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There's a thing nobody tells you about flying into Leh. The mountains start appearing about forty minutes before you land, somewhere over the Himachal border,...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Other Chikmagalur: Tea Gardens, the Kudremukh Ghat, and a Loop We Almost Missed]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:57:48 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[You've Done the Coffee Estate. Now Do Chikmagalur Properly.The first Chikmagalur trip usually goes the same way.Drive up on a Friday evening. Wake up to mist...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Cemetery at the End of Park Street | Kolkata]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 05:10:49 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[South Park Street Cemetery photo story — Park Street lunch ritual, visiting hours, and photographs of obelisks, Derozio, and colonial graves.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best One Day Trips from Bangalore in 2026 — Four Routes Worth the Drive]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Bangalore is one of those cities where the best therapy is leaving it for a day. Not a weekend — just a day. Leaving the endless sprint cycles and roadmaps...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chikmagalur Travel Guide 2026: 3-Day Itinerary from Bangalore]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:48:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some places don't fade after one visit.They grow on you.Chikmagalur is one such destination for me — a hill town I've returned to again and again over the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Weekend Trips from Bangalore: The Complete 2026 Guide (With Season Calendar & Maps)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I've been making weekend trips from Bangalore for over a decade. Long before the Mysore Expressway made Coorg a 5-hour drive, before every hill station in the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lamai Beach, Koh Samui: Built for Long Swims and Slow Days]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:09:08 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[When I think back to our trip in August, one image rises above all the others: Lamai Beach in Koh Samui. Sand, sky, and the kind of sea that makes the rest of...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Koh Lanta for Digital Nomads: A Quiet Island Built for Remote Work]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:04:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A One-Week Guide to Remote Work and Slow Living in the AndamanIf Ao Nang is the place where you flip the switch into vacation mode, Koh Lanta is where you...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ao Nang Krabi Travel Guide 2026: A Slow Travel Itinerary]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A Deep Dive into Krabi's Soul, Three Trips LaterThere is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes with the corporate life. It isn't just physical; it's a...]]></description>
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