Ten months, 24 heritage sites and Rs30,000 in their pocket, Hyderabad-based architect couple Parul Sharma and Ajay Saxena redefined budget travelling when they won the coveted 2013 GoUNESCO India challenge. The brainchild of travel enthusiast and marathon runner Ajay Reddy, the GoUNESCO India Challenge invites people to travel to 30 heritage sites across the country within a year. Sharma and Saxena travelled to 24 sites and earned 2400 points.

Parul Sharma and Ajay Saxena