From apps to underwear, silicon world has
made travel into an art form. With so much information available as tips and
guides we still tend to make mistakes. With good planning we can save time and
money and make our trips pleasant.
Our recent trip
to Trivandrum from Bangalore by road.
I prefer to travel by car. My
children too. We have a 7 seater and whenever we travel with children, our
vehicle transforms into a caravan I would say, except for the …. I am
happy to say that we have enjoyed every travel we have done in our Innova. It
is the most comfortable vehicle for long journeys. The pantry and the closet is
in the third wing of the vehicle, the children’s room in the middle wing and
the pilot and the co- pilot in the front.
Once we decide our travel destination,
and the route is decided and the maps are checked, we embark ..
One of our recent trips was to
Trivandrum. We chose the Salem, Dindugal, Tirunelveli
route. We planned to leave home by 5 am to avoid traffic at Electronic city sector. But we
managed to leave just before 6am. Our aim was to hit Tvm before it is very late
in the evening. But with children, we can’t predict a smooth travel.
We
reached
comfortably for breakfast@ A2B within 1.5 hrs. A2B at Krishnagiri is a
very convenient location to have early morning break fast. Just before A2B you have Kamath and as well as McDonalds
The rest of the journey was pleasant thanks to the well laid roads in TN. With many stops for nature calls and of course lunch, we still managed to reach Nagercoil by 2.30pm which was unbelievable. Once you leave Dindugal, there not many restaurants on the highway.. The highway network in Tamil Nadu is incredible and make driving a pleasure. We paid toll of around Rs 520, but it was worth...
Then we started on the old highway to Trivandrum. We could see what we miss by not having good roads in Kerala. We saw more people and more shops in this stretch than the whole trip from Bangalore to Nagercoil. It took us close to 2.5 hours to navigate the through the chock a block highway to reach Trivandrum.
When we finally reached our home , it was 4.30 PM. It was hard for me to believe that we could drive from Bangalore to Trivandrum under 10.30 hrs.
Anyone who drives to Kanyakumari, Nagercoil, Trivandrum from Bangalore, here is our recommendation.
1. Start at 5.30 AM from Bangalore
2. Have Breakfast in Adayar Ananada Bhavan [ around 80 KM from Bangalore ] - 7 AM
3. You need to plan for Lunch [ pack or drive into the towns from Highway ] near Madurai
4. Coffee near Nagercoil at 2.30- 3 PM
5. Drive into Trivandrum by 4.30-5PM
