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Learnings from my weekend trip to Ranikhet

Like so many others I also went on a trip last weekend. Independence Day holiday being a Monday made people do massive bookings and by the time my friend and I woke up to the thought of getting the arrangements done, places had the "No Vacancy" sign boards up. But when your wife wants an outing (and this was the case with my friend, lets call him "AK") you have to do better than give up! AK is into Admin and Facility management and thus has some contacts which he leveraged. Planned Requirements Destinations should be peaceful Not too far, 6 to 8 hours (by road) away Place should have some options for kids - we were two couples and three kids aged between 3 to 6 years We want to chill out and relax, so the place should be able to offer some entertainment and indoor games like TT, Pool etc. What we got After two weeks of "after office" Google searches, discussions with spouses and inquiries to hotels/resorts we finalized a destination in Ranikhe