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Travel bug 2016 - 2017


I have to start this blog with a astrological reason on why we travel so much.

I am running Chandar dashed ( 9th Lord ) Shukra Bukit ( 7th Lord) from July 2016. This last year i.e June 2016 to Aug 2017 has been a year of packing bags, boarding flights , checking into new hotels and running :) The Astrological combinations aid in the travel. But when I read my blog today I see that I have been traveling a lot for the past 15 years ;). This may be because I have Mars ( lagnadipathi ) in 12th house which indicates money spent on travel.

Just for documentaion purposes , the travel undertaken last year here. All this started after we moved to La Vilita.

1. Visit to Lake texoma - Aug 2016
2. Houston and Galveston - Sep 2016
3. Wolf Lodge - Oct 2016
4. Austin - San Antonio - Caverns - Oct 2016
5. Dallas Arboratum - Oct 2016
6. California for 10 days ( Lake Taho, SFO , LA , Universal , San Diago, Sequaea national park )- Oct 2016
7.  Chicago and Milwaukee - Nov 2016
8. Lake Bob Sandalin , Dangerfield , Caddo lake - Nov 2016
9. Royal George , Denver , Garden of Gods - Dec 2016
10. Austin - Jan 2017
11. Cancun - Isla Mujers - Tulum - Feb 2017
12. Tulip gardens - Mar 2017
13. Ft Worth Zoo - Mar 2017
14. Fossil Rim and Dinosaur valley state park - April 2017 - Bought Van in April.
15. Camping at Martin Creek St park - April 2017
16. Palo Duro Cannyon st park - May 2017
17. Austin with Satish and Family - May 2017
18. California again ( SFO , Red wood forest , Yosemite, Point Reyes beach ) - June 2017
19. San Antonio - June 2017
20. Dubai - June 2017
21. Chennai for Visa - July 2017
22. Dallas for EAD - July 2017
23. Wichita Mountains wildlife refuge - July 2017
24. Back to Bangalore - July 2017

This is excluding the multiple trips to Klyde Warren park, Drive in Theaters, Pranathi's Singing and Dance events and smaller trips around Dallas.

53 weekends in a year, and we have been out for all 53 weekends :)

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