<p>It’s a long weekend and a few young Bangaloreans have made elaborate plans to take off to the nearest holiday spot, either with their friends or family. <br /><br />They see this long weekend as the perfect time to destress.<br /><br />It’s celebration time for all the three communities – St Mary’s Feast for Christians, Ramzan for Muslims and Ganesh Chaturthi for the Hindus. <br /><br />While invitations for lunch, dinner and get-togethers fly to and fro, there are a couple of people who would like to spend their weekend at some place away from the madness of the City.<br /><br />Metrolife interacted with a few youngsters who say they’ve been looking forward to this long weekend. <br /><br />Places like Coorg, Ooty, Mangalore, Goa and Kerala remain the hot spots for a short vacation.<br /><br />Deepthi Sanker, a research analyst with an IT firm, says she is still deciding between going to Coorg with her friends and giving a surprise visit to her family in Kerala. Adventurous that she is, Deepthi goes mountaineering, trekking and travels a lot whenever she can snatch a few days off work. <br /><br />“A bunch of my school friends have planned a trip to Coorg. Hectic work schedules make it tough for us to meet, only long weekends give us time together,” says Deepthi.<br />Savad Ateeq, an entrepreneur, plans to make the most of this weekend. <br /><br />It’s Ramzan and we have planned a family trip to Hogeanakkal and then we plan to go straight to Ooty. <br /><br />“It’s also the best time to rejuvenate. Short breaks like these always prove a great stress buster,” says Savad.<br /><br />Mirshad Babu, a quality analyst, stays away from his family. He believes in spending time with his loved ones.<br /><br /> He reasons that it’s always easy to gather a bunch of friends and head out for a trip but it’s tough to spend time with family. <br /><br />“It’s festival time and I think I would book the next ticket to my hometown to be with my family. I live here alone and miss spending some quality time with them,” he sums up.</p>
<p>It’s a long weekend and a few young Bangaloreans have made elaborate plans to take off to the nearest holiday spot, either with their friends or family. <br /><br />They see this long weekend as the perfect time to destress.<br /><br />It’s celebration time for all the three communities – St Mary’s Feast for Christians, Ramzan for Muslims and Ganesh Chaturthi for the Hindus. <br /><br />While invitations for lunch, dinner and get-togethers fly to and fro, there are a couple of people who would like to spend their weekend at some place away from the madness of the City.<br /><br />Metrolife interacted with a few youngsters who say they’ve been looking forward to this long weekend. <br /><br />Places like Coorg, Ooty, Mangalore, Goa and Kerala remain the hot spots for a short vacation.<br /><br />Deepthi Sanker, a research analyst with an IT firm, says she is still deciding between going to Coorg with her friends and giving a surprise visit to her family in Kerala. Adventurous that she is, Deepthi goes mountaineering, trekking and travels a lot whenever she can snatch a few days off work. <br /><br />“A bunch of my school friends have planned a trip to Coorg. Hectic work schedules make it tough for us to meet, only long weekends give us time together,” says Deepthi.<br />Savad Ateeq, an entrepreneur, plans to make the most of this weekend. <br /><br />It’s Ramzan and we have planned a family trip to Hogeanakkal and then we plan to go straight to Ooty. <br /><br />“It’s also the best time to rejuvenate. Short breaks like these always prove a great stress buster,” says Savad.<br /><br />Mirshad Babu, a quality analyst, stays away from his family. He believes in spending time with his loved ones.<br /><br /> He reasons that it’s always easy to gather a bunch of friends and head out for a trip but it’s tough to spend time with family. <br /><br />“It’s festival time and I think I would book the next ticket to my hometown to be with my family. I live here alone and miss spending some quality time with them,” he sums up.</p>
