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Dr MILIND SABNIS & Monica Chitnis

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We, Monica & I, are poles apart, yet a perfect foil. She is an MBA, I’m a doctor (MBBS, MD). She is fire, I am earth; she is impatient, I’m patient; she is sharp, I’m blunt; she is an obsessive-compulsive planner, I just follow my heart; she loves pets, I love them from a distance; she lives on the edge, I prefer the ground; she is my strength, I’m her balance. We have a few things in common though: we are foodies: she likes to cook perfect food, I love to eat perfect food; we are addicted to the internet and movies, watching movies all through the nights is our favorite pass-time; we are laziness epitomized: one look at our bedroom would confirm this; we love to gamble, while she wins most times, I ensure that the house always wins; we are calorie conscious: albeit we only count our calories, don’t control it! We are vagabonds; currently, we are in our hometown, Mumbai, for a few months. Collectively we have lived in 16 cities and stayed in about 8-dozen cities across 4 continents. It would be trite to say we love to travel…. Let me put it this way: we are our sanest when we travel… travel is our oxygen.


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We are the best candidates because...

We strongly believe in fate… and it seems that this challenge is tailor made for us… The ingredients for success in this contest are time and focus, past experience, team-spirit, skills to convey a story through multiple mediums, and a different perspective to make that story interesting. We have it all! TIME AND FOCUS: Since we are in the middle of a move our mind is uncluttered, which will enhance our performance and commitment to the challenge. EXPERIENCE: We have taken road trips through wide range of conditions: the deserts, the blizzards, the crowded streets, the expressways, the torturous ghats, the streams, and the mucky monsoon paths. While I was with the WHO, I have spent more than 2 years on the roads of North India netting around 2K km/month, while Monica has traveled more than half the country because her Dad was in Defence. TEAM-SPIRIT: Both of us drive, so we usually take turns to drive-navigate/rest; though we have our shortcomings, we compliment each other well and are extremely effective as a team. SKILLS TO CONVEY A STORY: I am a trained photographer and a published writer (fiction and non-fiction); Monica loves to shop (trinkets to trophies) and eat (local delicacies to exotic food) at places we travel to. Collectively, we can make you experience our travel with the right blend of Cedia, culture, cuisines, and couture, through our pictures and words. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE: since we come from two distinct social (civil and defense), educational, and professional backgrounds we would bring in different perspectives to this competition, which will reflect in our photos and our writing.


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Our Travel Plan

We plan to cover places that we have not been to before; our tentative plan is to visit Mumbai-Surat-Panchmahal, Chittorgarh Fort, Chhatarpur, Raisen Indore, Aurangabad, Mumbai


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Our Travelogue

When I was born, an astrologer professed that I would never leave Mumbai; 2 decades later, people around me had resigned to the prediction. Working with the World Health Organization changed everything; within the next few years I had traveled almost a third of India and the US, with a few visits to the Middle East and Europe. I still continue to make up for the lost time! On the other hand, Monica was born to move. As a child she hated moving; so she decided she would never move after getting married. As fate would have it, post-marriage she is still moving, still traveling, and loving both! She has lived in India, Middle East, and the US, and traveled more than I have. It would be easier to count the Indian states we haven’t visited; the most notable trips include: the visit to Bhuj as a Medical Relief Team Member and the encounter with dacoits in Chitrakoot (you can read more on my blog soon). During our courtship and post-marriage, we spent substantial time in Dubai; shopping our hearts out and splurging our savings to get the taste of opplulence at Burj Al Arab where all we did was shop and dine. While in the US, our travel continued: may it be whale-watching and lobster-munching at Boston, catching the rainbow at Niagara, marveling at the glassy genius at the Corning glass factory, savoring the Philly cheese steak in Philadelphia, immersing in the Baltimore aquarium, admiring the numerous memorials and cherry blossoms in Washington DC, digging our teeth in chocolates at Hershey, becoming a child again in Orlando, or basking in the sun on the beaches of Miami, finding the needle in Seattle; gambling our bank balances at Vegas; ticking off the overrated Kodak theater, Hollywood boulevard, the Beverly hills, and the LA beaches; arching our backs and necks at the Arches, Utah; and last but not the least, sinking almost 850 feet below sea-level at the death valley, California! We believe, we both are destined to travel… so what’s our next stop? Europe, may be.


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Testimonials

Chandrashekhar Sabnis

Milind is my son and Monica my daugherinlaw, they are a great couple, Milind is my son and Monica my daugherinlaw, they are a great couple, they have done road trips before... I am sure they will do great, I wish them success!

Chhaya Sabnis

Monica and Milind are passionate about traveling, for the past few years they have driven around... my blessings are always with them in whatever they do

Kirit Shukla

Great driver .... , bound to win .. , best luck buddy .......

Atul Kumar Dey

Dr Milind Sabnis (Sir) is very hard working,great & kind hearted person. I worked under his supervision. Without doubt they will do great and win.

Sonali Chulki

Milind has been my school buddy and as far back as I can remember we used to go on bike rides miles away from our homes. In fact since IX grade we were a group of 7-8 friends who regularly went on long distance bike trips, and when he got his first car we used to roam in his car...moral of the story...the guy is an adventure seeker, so lets give him this one...an adventure of a lifetime!!

Sonali Chulki

Milind has been my school buddy and as far back as I can remember we used to go on bike rides miles away from our homes. In fact since IX grade we were a group of 7-8 friends who regularly went on long distance bike trips, and when he got his first car we used to roam in his car...moral of the story...the guy is an adventure seeker, so lets give him this one...an adventure of a lifetime!!

Manoj Chulki

Milind and Monica are globe trotters continent hoppers and totally deserve this trip, my personal wishes for them.

Manish

My Brother has immense travel experience and is a driver who can adapt quickly from rule-bound US driving to skillful maneuver in Indian cities. He is a published writer who observes things and works magic through his words making his travel worthwhile for his readers. My sister-in-law is a adventure lover by birth! She is a good driver and has great enthusiasm to pursue when many just give up! I wish them luck on this journey which they will enjoy and make memorable for much beyond them.

Ajay Gupte

Milind is my wife's school mate We went on a few road trips together. He is a nice guy to travel with I wish him all the best

Rahul Ganpule

Milind is my school buddy. Spent the best years of our lives togethr... great guy%u2026. Best luck to you man.. i am sure you will do well!

Madan Rawtani

Milind is my friend's brother He used to take some time out to help us follow our passion for chess, he is talented and takes his hobbies very seriously... photography and writing are a couple of his hobbies.. I am sure he and Monica will do well.

Pradeep M

I was his senior at school; Milind is a very positive person. He has it in him to win!

abhijit pednekar

Milind is my medical school buddy%u2026 he drove us home on our wedding night%u2026 that says it all%u2026 he is a cool dude%u2026 Monica and he makes a wonderful couple. My best wishes to them.

geetanjali thadhani pednekar

Milind is Abhi's best buddies for more than a decade now and Monika is also fun to be with... I wish them all the very best for the driving challenge and also for their future!

Jane Bernard

This couple is the ideal team to take off and take on the Great Driving Challenge! They're observations will make you think, smile, enjoy and reflect while they travel with a unique style of their very own! Certainly this team is the one to win The Great Driving Challenge!

Sundar Krishnan

Milind, my medical college batchmate, is an extremely gifted person with an enviable IQ, he thinks out of the box, and has a knack of doing well at anything he takes up, may it be solving puzzles, taking pictures, writing short stories, golfing, tennis, driving, anything. I can never predict what he is up to next%u2026 Monica is a perfect match%u2026 she is very enthusiastic and always ready for adventures.. I wish them luck for this challenge and for the future.

Sal F

I know Milind since 10 years%u2026 we have work-shopped each others' short stories. Let me tell you a secret, Milind is a bookers prize winner in the making%u2026 only if the lazy bum completes his novel%u2026 which perhaps he never will%u2026 so blogs the next best thing for him%u2026 I don%u2019t care if he gets selected for this one%u2026 I just hope this will make him complete his novel%u2026 I sincerely do.

Rakesh S

Crazy couple! made for each other they will succeed in anything they do. they will rock this challenge

Rakesh S

Crazy couple! made for each other they will succeed in anything they do. they will rock this challenge

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