I love to travel. Since my childhood, I used to count the number of cities and states I have been to. Earlier the count was restricted to the grandma's place and few religious places. It got increased when I attended a outstation school picnic. I wanted to grow this count as my life progressed. Fortunately, during my professional life which started 10 years ago, I got ample opportunities to travel in and out of the country.
Travel generates lot of emotions and one gets overwhelmed with new and varied experiences. We realize that there are so many different kinds of people, culture, establishments, processes, rules and colors to explore in this world. As said by one genius :
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
Based on my travelling experiences so far, below are some of my travel tips which I follow as rules of thumb to make my journey a satisfying one.
- Travel light
- We do not want to get stressed by always having to take care of huge luggage and expensive stuff inside it. Our luggage should enable us to move fast and free.
- While in Rome do as Romans do
- Old phrase but very true. Eat the specialties of the region you are visiting. When in indore, eat poha breakfast, in pune eat misal pav ,in mumbai eat wadapav and in Italy have Pasta and pizza. Also, try to come out of the shackles and wear the clothes that match the culture. Like,do not shy to roam in shorts in the streets of goa.
- Try to walk and roam around in public transport
- One of the enriching experiences of travelling is getting to know people of that place. This can be experienced only when you go out there on the streets. Walk to the nearest restaurant. Take local bus and observe people aboard it. Talk to people. Engage in discussions. You will be amazed to converse with some of the locals and you will come back knowing more about the place.
- Enjoy Night Life
- Go to most happening place of the city and enjoy the hustle bustle of the night. Enjoy the way night embraces the people. Go club hopping, make some friends over the bar counter. As Paulo Coelho, noted author once said, A city is like a capricious woman she takes time to be seduced and to reveal herself completely.
- Read about the place
- Every place has its history and it is its glorious past which makes the place great. Read about the place to know about it and try to catch the interesting facts about the same.
- Do not travel for the sake of checklist
- Do not make a tight schedule. Give yourself enough time to relax and enjoy. Wherever you go, give enough time to enjoy the place and do not make itinerary which compels you to always think about next destination.
- Spend as little time in hotel room as possible
- If you want to spend time in inside four walls, its better to do at your home. Why to spend and come to a distant place to stay back at room.
- Avoid going to malls
- Malls are same everywhere. Similarly avoid watching movie in a plex. You can do that in your home town as well.
- Keep your hotel address and emergency contact handy
- You always want to come back safe. Keep your hotel address handy and also contact numbers to avoid getting lost. Be alert enough to not get yourslef in trouble.
- First Enjoy and then click
- Don't start on the clicking spree. Roam around , see through your naked eyes , absorb the moment and then take few snaps just for the memory purposes. Do not ruin the moment of pleasures by stressing out to take pics for social media. I will recommend to cutoff from social media to avoid going in spiral shell called internet.
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