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Short journeys are the happy ones this year, and long ones ask for more care. Saturn is in Meena, your 12th house of rest, retreat and the hidden, all year, and it is less supportive for you: distant travel tends to cost more, tire you more and run into delays, so plan faraway trips with spare days and a firm budget. Sade Sati's rising phase favours simple plans over grand ones. Jupiter turns direct in Mithuna, your 3rd house of short trips, siblings and communication, on 11 March. Jupiter is less supportive for you there, so each visit takes some arranging, yet the ones that kept getting postponed can now be fixed. Starting in March, choose one date each month to visit a sibling or cousin within driving distance; a short drive to see a sister in the next district can become a habit you both look forward to. Mercury turns direct in Kumbha, your 11th house of friends, networks and long-term goals, on 21 March, so outings and bookings made with friends go more smoothly after that date. In summer, keep plans simple and reconfirm bookings: Mercury turns direct in Mithuna on 24 July, and tickets, routes and messages about travel are clearer once it does. Then Mars enters Mithuna on 2 August and gives you the energy for a proper road trip with siblings or cousins. Check the vehicle, share the driving and start early, because Mars also brings haste. Raksha Bandhan on 27 August is a natural date for a brother and sister to make that visit. For the rest of the year, keep the monthly visit going and book long journeys well ahead.