Hence after break of few months your favorite blogger/author is back. With a wide experience of exploring 24 states of India so far (left with other 5 states), 2 countries, trekking across different parts of the country, climbing few of the highest peaks of the country, Himalaya and with the dream of travelling the world, here I am with the guide on travelling.
Importantly, I follow a simple rule in life - I don't appreciate rich people... I don't appreciate people with costly shoes or watches. I don't look at their luxury cars or bungalows... I don’t appreciate the NRI…I don't desire to be part of their lavish weekend parties or their pricey dinners...
All I love and appreciate are those travelers... Their airport check-ins, their Instagram updates in front of monumental beauties and at the top of rough hills, their sexy road trips, the exotic cuisines they try, the cheap but beautiful scarfs they buy from local roadside shops, their gorgeous kissing-couple photos they click around the world, those courageous adventures which take breath for a while, those runners who wake up daily early morning and run miles, those people who inspire and motivate the society and teach others something logical, those people who give their minimum 45 minutes of time to themselves to be physically fit..!! These things amaze me more. They give me life goals. They make me realize that I should be the one giving the same aspiration and life goals to a lot others in future...!! If you are the one who love traveling... Who love to do above things…The one who love to explore places, who love to travel...then this is for you....!!
This may surely help you to travel anywhere in the world and will also provide you some amount of satisfaction while doing backpacking.
Planning - first choose the place you want to travel. Do online research. Google it. What you looking for? (I.e. Adventure, site seeing, road trip, water games, other sports or anything). Think practically. We are human beings, we live in real world not in an imaginary one. We can't cover 3-4 places in a single day. Do not imagine. The reason why I am saying this, last year I was travelling to Punjab and one friend of the same group wanted to travel full Punjab in a single day.
Online booking- once you are done with planning part you must need to go for online booking. We live in world of Internet so book everything (i.e. flight, hotel, Adventure activities) through different apps or travel companies or local travel companies who normally provide with a lot of promo codes or coupons. Make use of it, get discount or cash back.
Things to do:
Explore: Go and meet new people, learn local language, sit in small cafes, drink tea/coffee.
Sightseeing: The simple activity of visiting places of interest in a particular location. Can be done by anyone and everyone. Go for it.
Adventure: There are hardly few who got the guts. Be choosy while picking the adventure activities i.e. scuba dive, paragliding, Bungee Jump, sky diving, Flying Fox, Rafting, Giant Swing, Rock climbing, Parasailing, Skiing etc. A simple rule of adventure if you do mistake you will be punished on the spot. The truth is it goes from few injuries to death. Be careful.
Hiking: Walking for miles to see the nature beauty. Can be done by majority.
Trekking/climbing: To explore and see great natural beauty. Usually in mountainous areas. Be choosy because sometimes it requires a lot of stamina.
Things to carry-
Spend few thousands here. Buy a beautiful and strong trekking bag (check online or in decathlon store)..!!
Eatables - there is no doubt you need energy may be you need lot of energy and stamina. Carry dark chocolates, potato chips-lays the salted one, bourbon or hide and seek biscuits, Parle G, glucose and ORS.
Clothes- My girl when she travels, she usually get ready with 3 big bag. One of her bag only contain her shoes. Please do not follow her. For you, carry anything you love to wear. 2-3 set of clothes is enough. Do not forget a pair of night dress. Sports shoe helps everywhere, slippers or flip flops for regular and comfortable use.
First Aid- Any clinic or medical store you go they suggest you the better one. But do not forget medicines for simple allergy problem disease i.e. stomach pain, vomit, loose motions and headache.
Beauty - At end of all, you want to remember the moment which you spend at different places. So take photos, pictures and for this you must need to look beautiful... Do not click dull. Do not forget to carry your aviators, lip balm, lipsticks, face wash and bla bla…
Negotiation-You travelled to new place and how you can forget to buy something cheap but unique for your loved ones. Go for it... Buy something. Shop well... But remember... the Local vendors or shopkeepers are very expert while dealing with new faces. So negotiate for everything you buy. Check in two -three shops.
Money-Avoid carrying too much cash, use your debit and credit card. Nowadays most of the places you will find access to ATM. Make use of it.
Budget Travelling-Believe me or not but travelling costs a lot. Make sure you do budget travelling which doesn’t affect your basic needs. Make use of apps which generally provide discounts i.e. Goibibo, Oyo rooms, abhi bus, red bus, local travel websites etc..!!
Hope it helps... God Bless Travelers... J
Keep reading… upcoming articles “Dream Girl”, “Why I Run”, “Being Trek Leader” and many more…!!
