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Marilyn & Venkatesh

Total Vote(s) : 20 | Total Testimonial(s) : 6

Married in 1981 – I didn’t know if my husband Vekatesh was more in love with me or his shiny maroon Yezdi, which went everywhere we did, or vice-versa. Through the years of wedded bliss, we worked together as a team and apart, in various businesses, Venkatesh, chiefly at heading automobile dealerships and I, Marilyn, at my boutique from which I subsequently luxuriated into being Queen of my Castle! Twenty eight years have not dimmed our love for travel by road- the longer the road, the livelier our conversation. We have driven in convoys with friends and family, but always together, through this never-ending path of discovery of quaint places, life styles, food, houses and mostly of each other. If we could go this long with gusto- we definitely can outrun the rest!!! What say U !?!

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Our honeymoon came one year later – an unforgettable trip on the famous Yezdi- Coimbatore – Bangalore – Goa – Andhra – Madras (for the Grand Prix) – Coimbatore – real round trip. I was forbidden to shop !!! Whether to chilly Ooty, the Queen of Hills in December for a bonfire n sing song or the coffee plantations in Gudalur with cascading waterfalls peeping out like winking eyes, our trusty steed took us everywhere. Up hill and down dale – to the nudist beaches in Goa and the gurgling brooks in Kurumba and Coonoor. We then graduated to 4 wheelers and the impetus only grew in leaps and bounds – even a baby did not deter us- Yercaud, Salem, Keti, Kodaicanal, Mangalore, Bangalore, Topslip or Coorg. The beautiful resorts and boat-houses dotting the backwaters of Kerala were like powerful magnets, too strong to ignore. The hills of Munaar, breathtakingly carpeted with tea plantations as far as the eye can behold, were a sight for sore eyes and a balm for the soul. Our hectic work-a-days, or rather work-a-years, begged for breaks and my roady hubby only needed the slightest excuse to get behind the wheel and off went. Be it a business trip, a pilgrimage, vacation, wedding, family reunion or even a funeral – only one mode of transport – our car of the moment.

Our Travel Plan

Bombay - Pune - Nasik -Aurangabad and a lot of on-the-spot decisions as we go along - a hill, a beach and way beyond!

Our Travelogue

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40515085@N03/

People who voted for us

Reginald D'Rosario

17th July 2009

B.K.Krithika

17th July 2009

Cindy

17th July 2009

Dion

17th July 2009

Alwyn Fernandez

17th July 2009

Danton

17th July 2009

Cindy

17th July 2009

Cindy D

17th July 2009

Cindy D

17th July 2009

Natasha Venkatesh

17th July 2009

chicky stevens

17th July 2009

sonal

17th July 2009

joseph

17th July 2009

Venkat

17th July 2009

celine martinz

17th July 2009

Desiree De brincat

17th July 2009

BERNARD

17th July 2009

Gerard Fernandez

17th July 2009

Melissa Fuller

17th July 2009

kamlesh

16th July 2009

Testimonials

BERNARD S

Marlyn venkatesh is a woman of driving force to acheive anything she decides.She as a calibre and acumen to achieve the challanges when it is called for.Confident women with faith on the Almighty.Being she a lover of limousine and driving she deserve success in this driving competition.I wish her all success and invoke the blessings of the almighty on this occassion

Natasha

Mom n Dad really deserve this .................

Natasha

Mom n Dad really deserve this .................

Natasha

Mom n Dad really deserve this .................

Natasha

Mom n Dad really deserve this .................

Cindy

For as long as I've known Venkatesh and Marilyn they have been obsessed with cars and travelling. Venkatesh has such a vast knowledge of cars and has had many years of experience in the car industry as well. Good luck and best wishes to both of them.