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            <title><![CDATA[Going back 900 years at Hoysaleswara Temple Halebidu - Trips from Bangalore]]></title>
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            <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 Update for Indians (July 2026): Rules Unchanged + Where to Go This Monsoon Season]]></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: A Slow, Soulful Escape into Coffee Country | Road trip 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: Why It’s Perfect for Long Swims and Slow Days | Thailand]]></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: The Ultimate "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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            <title><![CDATA[Jodhpur in 3 Days: Mehrangarh, the Blue City & Toorji Ka Jhalra]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Jodhpur 3-day photo diary — Mehrangarh Fort, Toorji Ka Jhalra stepwell, Blue City view, Phool Mahal, and weekend planning.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Monsoon Diaries: Walking the Cloud-Line at Hampta Pass]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:52:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hampta Pass monsoon photo diary — August trekking, 14,000 ft pass, difficulty, and a five-day visual story from meadows to Lahaul.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wings of the Tide: A Birdwatching Journey Through the Sundarbans]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:19:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sundarbans bird photo story — kingfishers, Brahminy kite, lesser adjutant, sea eagle, best season, and how to visit from Kolkata.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hoysala Architecture: A Complete Guide to Karnataka’s Most Intricate Temple Style]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:29:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hoysala architecture photo guide — adhisthana layers, Kiratarjuniya frieze, madanikas at Belur, Belur vs Halebidu, soapstone carving.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Halebidu and Belur: Experiencing the Twin Jewels of Hoysala Architecture | Roadtrip from Bangalore]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:08:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A heritage-focused road trip from Bangalore, best paired with Chikmagalur&nbsp;Quick AnswerHalebidu and Belur are two 12th-century Hoysala temples located just...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three Trips to Thailand in a Year: How Krabi & Koh Lanta Became Our Reset]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:42:51 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A year of returns, tropical rains, and the luxury of familiarity.They say you never step into the same river twice, for it is not the same river and you are...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[2017 – Flashback]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:23:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[2017 was filled with travel plans, visiting new places and new stories to share. I got to visit the Philippines too! A short summary of the 2017 that went by! Completed around 8 trips, a couple of them were quite long ones. The last one of the year, a 3000 km long road trip for 10 days from Srinagar to Kolkata covering the breadth of North India, was one of my finest.]]></description>
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