Category: Career Break 2019 – 2020

This was a mini-break (sabbatical or career break whatever you may call it) I took, which was only for 5 months. This was only to experiment with how I would react when I didn’t have a job, which has never happened in the past 14 years of my career. I did have a list of things I wanted to do during this break.

I re-worked on my list many times for my career break/sabbatical. But plans changed and it was constantly changing even till the last few weeks. I had a few things initially, about 7 months before that break and at the end, it changed completely to a different list. I booked, cancelled, re-booked and cancelled the flight tickets again and again.

However, below is the list of places I managed to cover during my career break/sabbatical:

• Striked out ones in the list indicate the places I cancelled during my planning.
• Other ones in the list indicate the places I travelled to.

Note: I was based out of Bangalore during my break.

International travels

• Bhutan for 7 days
• China
• Croatia
• Dhaka (Bangladesh) for 3 days
• Egypt
• Israel and Jordon for 2-3 weeks
• Laos
• London
• Maldives for 5 days
• Swimming with Whale Sharks
• Malaysia
  • Perhentian Islands
• Morocco for 3 days
• Myanmar for 5 days
• Philippines for 2 weeksSwimming with Whale Sharks
• Portugal for 1 week
• Romania for 1 week (volunteering only)
• Seychelles
• Sri Lanka
• Switzerland (Zurich only)
• Perth for 6 days
• Broome
• Bungle Bungle Range
• Horizontal Falls
• Kalbarri National ParkKarinji National ParkPenguin IslandPink Lake (Lake Hillier)
  • Rottnest Island (2 days)
  • Wave Rock (1 day)

India travels

• Bhubaneswar for 1 day
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jaipur Hawa MahalMubarak MahalPitam Niwas Chowk and Chandra Mahal
• Jim Corbett National Park
• Kala Hasthi for 2 days
• Karnataka
• Aane Gudda Trek (2.5 kilometres)
  • Aihole
  • Amedikallu Peak (20 kilometres)
  • Badami
  • Balekallu and Kodekallu Peak (15 kilometres)
  • Bidar
  • Bijapur
  • Channakeshava Trek (4.2 kilometres)
  • Dhudhsagar Falls
  • Halu Chilume Ganga Temple (5 kilometres)
  • Kotagiri for 3 days
  • Kudremukh (18 kilometres)
  • Kumta to Gokarna & Mirjan Fort
  • Makalidurga (6 kilometres)
  • Manjarabad Fort
  • Melukote
  • Shettihalli Rosary Chruch
  • Skandagiri night trek for 1 day
  • Sringeri
  • Yana
• Kedarkanta Trek for 8 days
• Kochi for 1 day
• LakshadweepDiving
• Lucknow for 1 day
• Taste Lucknow biryani
  • Buy the jhumkas from Lucknow
• Maharashtra for 10 days
  • Ajanta and Ellora Caves
  • Kaas
  • Khandala
  • Konkan Coast:
    • Bhandardara
    • Chincholi
    • Morachi
    • Satara
    • Shaguna Baug
  • Lonavla
  • Mahabaleswar
  • Matheran
  • Pune:
    • Aga Khan Palace (19th century)
    • Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple (gold Ganesha idol)
    • Lohagad Fort
    • Pataleshwar (8th century rock cut cave temple)
    • Shaniwar Wada (18th century Peshwa fort)
    • Sinhagad Fort
    • Tikona Fort
  • Phaltan
  • Sula (Nashik)
  • Tadoba
• Meghalaya
• Mumbai for 1 day
  • Kala Ghoda Art Walk
• North East for 10 days Circuit in Zero Dirang Dzouku Valley Trek Hornbill festival in Nagaland Kaziranga Majuli Meghalaya Tawang
• Varanasi for 3 days
• Vishakapatnam for 1 day