Reinventing ourselves

Overwhelmed!

That one word describes how Aparna and me feel about the response we’ve been getting to this blog of ours which we’ve recently revived after letting it exist in a limbo for over a year.
We had originally planned this to be a place where Aparna and me would put up our own travel experiences but find that it is now acquiring the dimensions of being a Traveller’s Digest. In the last 4 days, we’ve received over 40 mails wanting us to feature their stories, photographs and experiences. We already have put a few up and will be posting the rest up shortly. Keep sending those mails – we love ‘em. Surprisingly, we’ve also received over 50 mails asking us for more information on the destinations / activities we’ve covered. Now, those are tough to handle but, nevertheless, we’re trying to answer those as well.

We’ve now decided to re-invent ourselves. Make this a more interactive blog. Get more people to contribute and share. So if you’d like to be a regular contributor, write in and we could open your account to enable you to post directly on the blog. If you have encyclopaedic and up-to-date knowledge of a destination (and it could even be the city you live in!!) and wouldn’t mind sharing it with others or answering queries from those planning to visit that are, you cound become a Destination Guru. We’ll forward all queries that we receive about destination of your choice to you. If you’re traveling to a particular place and would like to catch up with members of our community living there, you could post it here and our members could respond so that you’re never alone wherever you go. You could even use this forum if you’re planning a trip and would like to invite others to join you on it. No need to travel alone. No need to get frustrated when out-of-date and out-of-touch guide books lead you to deserted clubs, stuffy hotels, and horrible restaurants. You can get candid and updated advice from locals and fellow travelers (the real travel experts). Additionally, we will soon be adding a bunch of exciting features so you can plan and share your fantastic travels with your friends. We are also planning to have regular meets where travelers can share their experiences with others over a cup of coffee or a drink.
So hop on board and we hope you enjoy the trip.