Do you love the buzz at the airport? Do you like the idea of living out of suitcases? If your answer is a ‘yes’ then you are reading the right stuff. There are people who get exasperated with too much of traveling. Yes, it can be very taxing and irksome, if it’s too often. Nobody likes long flights, bad food or wee hours of a journey. There’s no two ways about it that traveling comes with some avoidable aspects.
But we still can’t do without it!
A true travel experience is more than just a holiday. It’s about soaking in the essence of a place, taking a complete break from your usual self and allowing the other side of you to immerse into a different world – a world, which is not yours but you would love to explore it. There’s a certain joy that you feel inside of you as soon as you reach a new place. Your eyes begin to twinkle and your feet just can’t wait to go around rambling.
The point is that if you are a true-blue traveler, you can’t be let down by the hazards of traveling. If you look at traveling as a passion, it is sure going to reward you in the long run.
Also read: How Do I Decide Where I Want To Travel?
I have traveled quite a bit – both at leisure and for work. Well, I must say it has always been a fabulous experience. None of my destinations has ever let me down in any way. Of course, there are not-so-good experiences, too. But eventually, visiting a new place opens up a new page of life, which enriches you in some way or the other.
To understand ‘travel’ better and add more meaning to it, you need to have an attitude. Read on.
7 Traits Of A True-Blue Traveler
Enjoy the unpredictability.
Sometimes, you expect a lot from a destination and you don’t get that, and sometimes, you don’t expect much, while the place amazes you! That’s the magic of traveling. It’s unpredictable. I know some people who haven’t found Paris (one of the dream cities in the world) very appealing. So, anything is possible! But you have to keep the zest alive and take each new experience in your stride.
Explore and devour. Don’t be too particular!
You may have missed out on many tourist hot-spots of a particular destination, but if you have been able to extract its true essence, you have got what you need. It’s more exciting to simply set out on the road and get on any bus (find out about the destination later). Well, I am not advising you to be rash. But yes, if something fascinates you, go after it completely!
Look beyond the ‘usual’. Go offbeat.
Offbeat can be more enviable than the popular. You need to have an eye for it. You should be able to smell it. Bicycling from one countryside to another could be a better idea than posing at celebrity museums. Simple things can give more joy. What do you think?
Take note of the ‘Underrated’. Be curious.
Remember, there are many, many unsung destinations across the country and abroad. So, getting unabashedly greedy about even a low-key place is a good idea. I had a chance to visit Kushinagar, a small town in Uttar Pradesh, which turned out to be absolutely marvelous!
Keep naysayers at bay.
Never ever go by other people’s perception or opinion about a place. Perhaps what you could see, they could not discern. Always go by your own instinct. If you have a fervent desire to visit a place, don’t let it dim down because of someone else’s viewpoint. You may like a town’s simplicity, while someone else may find it ‘too peaceful’. You never know what could be ‘your kind of place’!
Be nosy and inquisitive. Strike up conversations with people.
You can’t claim to have seen a place unless you have exchanged a few pleasantries with strangers, fellow-travelers and locals. Every destination has something more to offer, which you don’t see immediately. But as you interact with people, you come across many interesting facets of a place. Meeting new people on the road is one of the most exciting experiences.
Always keep something for a second visitThere’re never enough hours or days to explore a place completely. There’s always a possibility to visit it again, which is a good thing! For example, Mussoorie is the most clichéd destination. I have been going there since childhood. But I am still very keen to visit it and explore it from a new perspective.
Travel is as limitless as sky. There’s simply no end to it, and that’s the sheer joy of it! You don’t know where you are going, but you are enjoying the discoveries on the way.
In every aspect of life, you win some and you lose some. But when it comes to travel, you only win!
What’s your trait as a traveler?
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