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Disclaimer: Please note that all observations were made as and when the day/trip progressed. They were sent on a WhatsApp group at the end of each day, and have now been pasted and formatted for Notion. There may be factual inaccuracies and hubris. Apologies in advance 🙏🏻😊

Best viewed on desktop/laptop. Enjoy!

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Flights

  1. CDG-DEL | 17 December 2025 | AI 148 | 11:25am (45min late) - 12:55am+1 (1hr 30min late) | Seat 11A Economy, Window | Plane: B788, VT-ANM, 12YO
  2. DEL-CDG | 23 January 2026 | AI 143 | 12:40pm (15min early) - 7:00pm (15min late) | Seat 1A Business, Window | Plane: B788, VT-ANX, 09YO

Okay so this blog was originally thought to be just aviation content. The two long haul flight journeys.

Hence I did not actively blog on a daily basis during this winter break. For nice daily content, you can check out my midsem break blog.

What I have put together here is just a retrospective collection of some content I found on my girlfriend, family and friend WhatsApp chats.

The domestic travels in India have separate blogs and are not here (note: I did not blog for all travels). Here are the India blogs that I made in the winter break:

Nanded Visit - 30 December 2025

Ahmedabad Visit - 09 January 2026

Mumbai Visit - 12 January 2026

Guwahati Visit - 13-14 January 2026

Main Content

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Checkin was busy today, 3hrs before departure. I told the lady when I come at this time, I’m usually boarding pass 0001. She laughed and said yes today is busy

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Stocking up on nicer breakfast. After security there’s just McDonald’s at this terminal 🙈

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Departure board for CDG Terminal 2C

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Packed passport control. 4 of the 8 counters manned, rest as usual fermé :p