***** My India trip expensive experience thread *****

[JANASENA]

Amost after 9 yrs I went to India. 

Family: maa parents baaga old ayyipoyaru. still my dad wakes up at 5 everyday. They can't travel to US so I'm planning to visit them every 6 months from now on. Though I call them everyday, I think I didn't took much care of them. May be I'm a bad son. Still my dad helps me lot of things like paperwork etc... which I mentioned below. Don't be like me. visit them very often if you can. Do take good care of your parents. They are our strength and weakness at the sametime. I'm happy that my parents spend quality time with their grandchildren and with us as well. There are lots and lots of sweet memories with them. writing this part I'm having tears in my eyes but this how life challenges you. Good part is I asked them not to come to the airport otherwise I'd have broken down.

Airways: QA lo vella India - worst food / zero food options for kids / Delayed boarding. I would not/never recommend anyone to travel to India via QA especially with kids.

Standard of living / Cost of living: chala perigipoyindi. I'm taking about Vizag, Inka Hyd, Ban etc.. cities lo aithe vachipoddemo. 500 maristhey chillari migulthundi.

Weather: Endalu vepukuthinnai. 45+ temp for a whole week,  anni moosukoni intlo ne koorsunnam ekkadiki poledu. 

Service apps usage: Uber and swiggy baaga vadanu. 20 mins lo mana food mana doorstep ki delivered. Super undi service.

Traffic: Vizag lo vammo cars baaga perigipoyay. idi varaku anni undeve kaavu, ippudu traffic light daggara 50% cars rest are all other vehicles. Ekkadabadithey akkada, evadubadithey aadu traffic lo dooripotharu vellipothunnaru, traffic / driving sense assalu janallo ledu, anyways idem kotta kadu ga, lite. Hunk vipareetham ga chesthunnaru. 

People and behavior: People were friendly, no rash talk, etc.... but alavatulo porapatula manam door teesinappudu venakallavallaki kooda pattukuni untam kada ala nenu bank ki vellinappudu nenu door open chesi pattukuni untey inkoka 10 ppl enter ayyipoyaru naakante mundu lol. My dad dishum dishum me. Alage tiffin center lo line lo nunchunte naa kantey venakala unnavallu mundochi tokens teesukoni vellipoyaru. ilanti experiences kokollalu. 

Food: Vizag lo chala ante chala food options perigipoyayi. Subbayya Gari Hotel was a big disappointment. peru goppa ooru dibba annatundi vaadi food. assalu taste ledu. Some North India food restaurants were good. Amritsar Haveli & Masaledar desi rasoi food bagundi. alage Maddilapalem lo Legendary milkshakes super ehee! Belgium chocolate thikshake was / is my fav. missing it already. Sai ram parlor vaadidi same taste (tiffins were good). Dayaram sweets papdi chat, samosa chat were too good. Laddu gopal jalebi aithey super. 

Cleanliness: G20 meeting ani cheppi anni roads ni govt revamp chesindi. super clean roads. yes akkadakka garbage undi but 80% of the roads were clean and neat. Still people spit, throw garbage on roads. indulo em marpu raalaa.

Politics: Jagan gaadiki vote vesinavallu kooda 2024 lo veyyamantunnaru. may be this time it will be TDP mostly atleast in yzag. PK gaadiki following undi kaani adu win ayyenta scene ledu ani janalu telling. 

Govt officials: This trip was very productive and I bought a house in pendurthi & land in Bhogapuram. ee panullo bank loan kosam nannu maa daddy ni 1000 times tippichukunnaru, after that I said emanna formalities untey choostam konchem loan vachela cheyyandi ante apppudu processing start chesaru. idi mana Great INDIA. Anni documents saripoyaya leva ani okkasari cheppala, rojukoka document ledu adi urgent ga kavali ani cheppevallu. talanoppi vammo. ippatiki naa loan inka processing lo ne undi. 

Tirupathi Trip: It was too good. Srivani Trust Darshan tickets teesukunnam. Edukondalavadi darsanam super ga jarigindi. Govinda Govinda!!! 

[Naakendukuu]

[HEROO]

Idantha raayadaaniki entha time pattindi ??

[AEO]

Happy for you. I still feel parents part is very difficult. I haven't been in Last 7 years as well and don't know when I'll go. But akkadiki vellina vaalatho ekkuva time spend chesey laa undadhu kuda.. evo panulu ani thiragatam thappa. 

[dasari4kntr]

nice….

visit india often…

i used to go often…but since covid there is big gap… 

[JANASENA]

Just now, dasari4kntr said:

nice….

visit india often…

i used to go often…but since covid there is big gap… 

Yes baa I will visit often from now on. I was negligent. You too take some time and visit your parents. 

[kevinUsa]

bro I  was just waiting for this thread 

was expecting this 

[JANASENA]

5 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

bro I  was just waiting for this thread 

was expecting this 

expectations ki reach ayana?

[kevinUsa]

Just now, JANASENA said:

expectations ki reach ayana?

mostly yes...

i was  expecting you complain abt heat roads people traffic etc. bribery is common..

 

[JANASENA]

1 minute ago, kevinUsa said:

mostly yes...

i was  expecting you complain abt heat roads people traffic etc. bribery is common..

ivi anni common aa but perigipoyay

[kevinUsa]

Just now, JANASENA said:

ivi anni common aa but perigipoyay

there is nothing you can do bro...

 

[Sreeven]

GC kosam wait chesava inni rojulu..

[kevinUsa]

1 minute ago, Sreeven said:

GC kosam wait chesava inni rojulu..

Akkada shitizen kada

[no01]

nenu every yr vellevaadini till covid...then had to take break for 3 yrs and monne vacha india nundi. 

Ee last 3 yrs India ki and vere trips emi vellaledhu....so we saved money on travel. Appudu anipinchindi anavasaram ga every yr India vellevallam...we could have saved some bucks...2 yrs oka saari velthe saripoyyedi ani. 

Kani monna trip ki parents ni chusthe I felt 3 yrs lo intha age ayyara ani....both are in 60's kani chaala weak ayyaru, tried...okappudu laaga energetic anipinchale. Appudu anipinchindi that I missed a lot in 3yrs.....money kavalante elagaina earn cheyyochu...India trip kosam extra unnecessary vi cut chesthu, save chesi India trip veyyochu.

[no01]

Just now, no01 said:

nenu every yr vellevaadini till covid...then had to take break for 3 yrs and monne vacha india nundi. 

Ee last 3 yrs India ki and vere trips emi vellaledhu....so we saved money on travel. Appudu anipinchindi anavasaram ga every yr India vellevallam...we could have saved some bucks...2 yrs oka saari velthe saripoyyedi ani. 

Kani monna trip ki parents ni chusthe I felt 3 yrs lo intha age ayyara ani....both are in 60's kani chaala weak ayyaru, tried...okappudu laaga energetic anipinchale. Appudu anipinchindi that I missed a lot in 3yrs.....money kavalante elagaina earn cheyyochu...India trip kosam extra unnecessary vi cut chesthu, save chesi India trip veyyochu.

now that parents are mid 60's - 70, from now onwards every yr ki chaala change untadi valla health lo....diabetics etc etc unte inka kastam. So I felt no matter what, every yr vellali. Okappudu 5 - 6 weeks min velli, Hyd lo picha pichaga spend chesevallam....like visiting all pubs etc. 

Alantivi koncham thagginchi, 5 -6 weeks kakunda, 3 weeks aina parledhu.....just go, spend good time with them ani feeling.