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Dubai 2018

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It was again that time of the year when I wanted and craved for a vacation. Hence in September when nothing materialized for a trip, i got an idea from wife's old wish to go to Dubai. I booked my flights from makemytrip for travel on my 6th marriage anniversary for a duration from 3rd Dec'18 to 8th Dec'18, and then the more difficult task of booking an hotel started. Took almost a week to 10 days to finalize the hotel after lot of research on internet. Park Regis Kris kin was our original choice and ultimately booked it. It was in Bur Dubai. Many people suggested we stay in or near Sheikh Jayed road as it is new part of Dubai, but we decided to stay in the Indian area. It had many options for Indian Restaurants. That tilted the tide in its favor. In October , around 2 months before my travel I started planning the itinerary of day to day stay in Dubai. That was the most arduous part. Dubai has so much to offer. From beaches to building , to theme parks to dessert safari....

Krabi Dec 2017

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The Trip to Krabi was planned way back in June 2017.  I was contemplating where to head when this gem of a place popped up in my mind. I did some research and booked the tickets from MakeMyTrip. Costed me total Rs 100,000 for three of us. It was a long wait for  a trip in December. Long 5 month wait. It was not easy but we waited eagerly. 2 weeks before the travel date i scrambled to get the necessary currency and took service from BookMyForex. I took 25,000 Baht and 300 USD. It was super convenient and I took a travel insurance as well. Before the  D day , since travelling with small kid, had to make necessary arrangement with snacks, ready to eat, milk power etc. We took a flight form Delhi to Bangkok with a 4 hour stop over and then flight to Krabi which was mere 1 hour . All this was on Thai airways. Which I feel is an excellent choice when travelling to Thailand . We took our visa on arrival in Bangkok and costed 2200 baht per person . For flights to domestic,...