Times have changed, it’s hard on us , travel a luxury that we can no longer satisfy, for reasons of health restrictions or age limitations, financial restraints and other constraints.
Gone are the days of extensive planning , the days of buying tickets for road, rail or air travel . No more booking of hotels and resorts, or checking out the best possible deals. Picking out likely vacation spots, is an indulgence of the past .
Researching tours, cruises, expeditions, destinations for skiing, trekking or beautiful beaches. Designing and arranging that most perfect getaway, with family or friends, was always exciting as the travel itself.
Bound now as we are to our homes, the travel we make is down memory lane. Walking the beach at sunrise we recall, crossing a stream by a canoe we dream. Each picture we bring up, from the recess of our mind, of the many holidays of yore.
One, more enjoyable than the other, we remember them, those momentous times. Some with nostalgia, some with thrill, some with sadness , of what was and can never be again.
On this anniversary day, we relive, the experience of the idyllic trip we made, to the virgin beaches in kannur, to that quaint little resort tucked away, ensconced between the sea and the back waters. The sun and the sand our portion, laughter and good food our fortune, those magical two days.
Though we know not whether we will enjoy once more, the camaraderie we had on the trip, that special bonding amongst friends, that occurs on a vacation, yet we will always carry the joyous moments in our hearts and feel their companionship, when alone.
Mary Jacob 
Beautifully written Mary dear 👍Those were really magical days ,blessed days of love & laughter ; fun & food ; backwaters & beaches ; beautiful sunrise and colorful sunset and above all the warmth of true friendship 🙏cherishing those memories and hoping & looking forward for our next fun trip soon 🤗
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Thank you Shany dear . You made that trip possible for us 😘
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Travel is magic. New places, new experiences. Waiting for things to turn so we can travel while fit
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Absolutely. Book me on the first possible group trip we make 😀
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Reading it again, Mary made me recollect the fun of vacations.
Vacations count right from planning the location( our Beautiful own country or some foreign lands), dates of travel and company( friends or relatives), taking leave from office, counting the days, traveling as in the journey, seeing places ( be it nature, or beauty of man made structures, sunrises and sunsets (which we never bother to go out to watch when at home), Capturing everything with our cameras ( professional ones or mobiles) good food, laughter, luxury of not bothering of household chores, no commuting to work, and then the MEMORIES.
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Something we are missing in our lives now.
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Cherish the beautiful memories and look forward to making more.
Well put, Sheebs. ❤
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Looking forward to making a lot more beautiful memories.
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Thanks so much for that beautiful recap of our amazing holiday!!! Will keep this very safely!
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Dear Mary, you manage to nail the apt scenario , the apt words and apt feelings, every single time you decide to take your pen on a walk down memory lane. Very few have this gift. Keep writing . God bless 🌸🌷🌿
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Dear Meenakshi, you are always so full of praise, for me and all of us on the group, for everything we do . We all appreciate your generous spirit that encourages each one of us . Thank you 😘
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