[meetarin]

Originally Posted by Mik

Hey meetarin. My suggestion would be Vijayawada over rajamundry.

Yes, I have decided on making the first night halt at Vijayawada.

You might want to consider a sea side town in Odisha just to catch a sunrise early morning.

I have been considering Gopalpur for the second night but am not able to find a lot of stay options. Any recommendations? Would need a place which has good hygiene, especially in the COVID situation. Recommendation for any other seaside town is also welcome

[arjab]

Originally Posted by meetarin

Yes, I have decided on making the first night halt at Vijayawada.

Gateway Vijaywada. Run by Taj. Excellent hygiene and adherence to COVID protocols. Hardly a kilometre from Benz circle.

Originally Posted by meetarin

I have been considering Gopalpur for the second night but am not able to find a lot of stay options. Any recommendations? Would need a place which has good hygiene, especially in the COVID situation. Recommendation for any other seaside town is also welcome

Mayfair Gopalpur. Ticks all the boxes. Be careful about the Orissa Tourism, (OTDC) stay options. They are a bit iffy.

If you wish you may refer:
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/trave...ta-nano-2.html (Lockdown Travel: Chennai to Kolkata (in a Nano))

for further information.

[meetarin]

Originally Posted by arjab

Gateway Vijaywada. Run by Taj. Excellent hygiene and adherence to COVID protocols. Hardly a kilometre from Benz circle.

Thanks for your inputs, Arjab! However, we made a little change in plans and are going via Hyderabad, since we got the news of flooding in Vijayawada and dont want to take risk. The next stops are planned at Vizag and Bhubaneshwar. We are planning to take it relaxed instead of rushing

[arjab]

Originally Posted by meetarin

Thanks for your inputs, Arjab! However, we made a little change in plans and are going via Hyderabad, since we got the news of flooding in Vijayawada and dont want to take risk. The next stops are planned at Vizag and Bhubaneshwar. We are planning to take it relaxed instead of rushing

Vizag, you can try Best Western Ramachandra near Gajuwaka. It is hardly 200 metres off the NH-16 and will save you a lot of commute time into and out of the city as Vizag gets irritatingly crowded during peak hours. I stayed at Best Western thrice and can vouch for its cleanliness and adherence to COVID protocols.

Instead of Bhubaneswar , you may also contemplate a night halt at Balasore which is closer to the Bengal - Orissa border. Vizag to Balasore is around 625 kms and it takes exactly 12 hours driven/ridden in a leisurely manner. At Balasore. there is a very good resort called NOCCI Residency , again very clean and well looked after where you can spend the night. From Balasore to Calcutta its only 250 kms so you can take it really easy on the last leg.
This is the itinerary which i usually follow, so thought of sharing with you.
Best..,

[meetarin]

Originally Posted by arjab

Vizag, you can try Best Western Ramachandra near Gajuwaka.

Hi Arjab! I could not reach Vizag as planned because nature and my bike had other plans! Will document the travelogue in the Durga Pujo week. I had to halt the night at Rajahmundry. Next morning, rode all the way till Bhubaneshwar and next day to Kolkata.

[Arka Saha]

Originally Posted by meetarin

Hi Arka, I'm late in asking but have you traveled already? I'm looking for some company in the weekend of 10th October for the same route.

Apologies for the delayed response. Due to personal reasons, I was not able to make the trip. However, I am planning to make the same trip at the end of this month but this time in my new Polo TSI. Pics below.

[meetarin]

Originally Posted by Arka Saha

I am planning to make the same trip at the end of this month but this time in my new Polo TSI. Pics below.

Amazing! I'm sure you're excited

[Arka Saha]

Originally Posted by meetarin

Amazing! I'm sure you're excited

You can bet I am. Unfortunately in the last 1 month I have only been able to do 470kms due to unavailability of time. But planning to do atleast a 1000kms before the first service check up on 11th September before leaving for Kolkata on 30th September...But every single time I take her out for a drive, I am literally jumping with joy when I realize how confident i feel when driving. And for this I would like to thank all those vloggers/presenters who have consistently praised the polo for the thrill of driving aspect. Now I trully understand what they were on about..The feeling is amazing...Thank you.