The Big Day

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Tina’s things all in ziplock bags, ready to be packed.

The day we leave for India has finally arrived. It feels so ominous, but we’re glad we finally get to leave.

We’ve passed being heavily stressed, then quietly nervous, and finally excited. The last week has been lived entirely in anticipation of this day. From trips in and out of our doctor’s offices, to strategically packing the apartment, to planning, to shopping, there have been few moments we haven’t been thinking about this trip. The last three days have been the busiest, as we packed the apartment, move to a friend’s house, and helped our subletter move in. We’ve packed, and packed, and double checked all our bags. It feels great to be fully prepared, and have a few spare moments to sit in relaxed anticipation of our first trek; to the airport.

I’ve put together a loose itinerary of our plans, in the form of places we’re going to visit over the next ten weeks. We are planning this trip with flexibility and a slow tempo in mind. Rather than buzzing around spending on flights and transportation, we have decided to take our mini retirement at a more humanly pace. We have booked few flights, trains or hotels before we leave, with the expectation that it will be easy to seek out and negotiate when we arrive. We know that we’re going to meet people, and entertain suggestions as we go, so we want to be as flexible as possible. As we do flight price searches and decide which festivals are really important, our schedule has been changing. We have paid for a couple nights stay in a hotel in Delhi, and a couple of flights to southern India. Otherwise, we’re going to take it moment by moment.

Here is our city list, in the order we hope to follow. Being the nerd I am, I’ve plotted these locations on a Google Map (which you can download to Google Earth!).

• Delhi
• Cochin
• Trivandrum
• Mumbai
• Aurangabad
• Jodhpur
• Jaisalmer
• Pushkar
• Jaipur
• Udaipur
• Agra
• Khajurcho
• Varanasi
• Port Blair, Andaman Islands
• Leh
• Delhi

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1. Peter Quinn

   Feb 04 08, 1:01 pm

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   I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

   Peter Quinn

2. Annie J

   Feb 04 08, 10:09 pm

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   Oh, some quick advice: If you’re going on trains, I recommend the air-conditioned first class compartments. Anything else will be hot and chances are you’ll be seatless. XD

3. Ali

   Feb 04 08, 10:55 pm

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   Hi Adam & Tina,

   Great choice of places! I’m certain the mini-retirement to India is going to be quite an experience.

   You guys should come down to Bangalore! It’ll be wonderful to meet up.

4. Will Lam

   Feb 05 08, 3:47 am

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   Hi Tina,

   I’m a recent subscriber to your blog. It’s exciting to find out someone is applying the concepts from 4HWW and putting it to practice. I look forward to reading about yours and Adam’s adventures!

   Cheers and have a safe mini-retirement!

   - Will :)

5. nina

   Feb 05 08, 7:46 am

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   Sounds like an amazing trip. I hope you two have an inspiring time.

   Love
   Nina

6. Junior Vega

   Feb 05 08, 8:55 am

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   Congrats on your trip and living your semi-retired life. I have recently found Tim Ferriss site and look forward to implemeting some of his ideas. I have added you to my reader and will be following your trip.

7. Sharad Shrivastava

   Feb 05 08, 11:34 am

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   Dear Tina,
   I feel extremely elated & happy on ur planned trip to India.
   Welcome to India…!!!!!
   I wish and pray for a exciting stay here in India & hope you enjoy visiting in my country.
   I am keenly excited on knowing that Mumbai is too on ur list.
   Looking forward to hear & see you too.

   God Bless

   Sharad

8. Arif

   Feb 08 08, 2:32 am

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   Hi Tina,

   When Ali told me that you were coming down here, gosh it got me excited too! You really must try and come to Bangalore, really it would be wonderful to meet up. Incase you can’t, let us know if you’re coming anywhere close in South India and we’ll see if we can make it there.

   Take care Tina and Adam. Wish you a wonderful trip. And please don’t hesitate to email Ali or myself if you find yourself confused or for any tips & guidance that you need.

   Cheerio,
   Arif

9. Raymond Chua

   Feb 08 08, 5:52 am

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   Hi Tina,

   I can feel the excitement too.

   I’m looking forward for your nice story and adventures from your journey.

10. Chris Desouza

    Feb 09 08, 6:40 pm

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    I think you are doing yourself a disservice of you do not plan to visit the northern regions of Himachal, Kashmir, Sikkim and Uttaranchal.

    These places are heavenly.

    Be careful, enjoy and have a safe trip.

    Chris

11. Mert Erkal

    Feb 28 08, 4:09 am

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    Hey Tina,

    Wow! I really like what you have written here. It seems you are formatting your mind by living in such a peaceful place. I wish you all the best!

    Take Care,
    Mert

12. Jenny

    Feb 29 08, 1:09 pm

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    I have yet to get my son on a train. He’s bad enough in a store, I don’t wanna think about what he’d be like on a train!

13. Raj

    Apr 08 08, 8:26 pm

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    Hey, you missed Ooty, Kodaikanal, Goa, Bangalore, Mysore, Munnar, Kanyakumari, Mahabalipuram etc., in this list.

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