Do you miss planning those trips, booking hotels and flight tickets, googling where to eat and what to eat to where to stay and what to see.. talking to strangers about there city, exploring the beauty of new places and forgetting all office chaos behind.. and shopping before the trip and shopping in between the trip.. walking silently through the jungles, crossing stream water, gazing night sky in that adventures Trek, Oh damn.. yes I miss it a lot.
I am one of those people who like to run early in the morning for at least 5 to 10 km on silent road, passing trees and catching sunrises everyday.It is not my workout actually I called it as my small trek. Apart from this there is one more thing that I like to do is Cycling and I'm am one of the cyclist who believe in cycle to office. Going on solo ride and planning treks with friends is my kinda weekend and suddenly one day came and everything got messed up, My weekend trips, treks, solo rides on cycles, long runs on Sunday morning.... Staying at home on weekend is one of the biggest mistake we do.. this is what I personally believe and follow. Suddenly the busy daily routine got a long pause and there was no plan B prepared for us, so I decided we are not going to comprise our goals for one monstrous virus.
So this is my list in this quarantine for all those travelers who are missing there freedom of going outside and want to spend time visiting new places-
1. Virtual travelling
Virtual travel is the proof that even while at home, you can learn about new places, can interact with new cultures and can see some of worlds best places.
you can visit museums like this https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/dr-bhau-daji-lad-mumbai-city-museum
this is the best way to learn about any new country, place and culture , google is providing good option to for virtual tour through https://artsandculture.google.com/
2. Watch video log
As we can not go outside except grocery shopping this what I am doing on weekends, I pick one of the place that I planned for year 2020 and watching Travel blogs from my favorite travel blogger channel on YouTube. Trust me it is not waste of time at all basically it will help us in future to plan our trip properly, because you already visited that place in your mind through this videos. You already know all facts about that place and you can act like I have already visited this place. It is my secret while travelling that never behave like traveler whenever you are in new land behave that you are dweller of that place.
3. Write Blogs
Do you remember you always used to plan about writing blog on your last visited place, How you nailed on that trip, why everyone should visit it... Ohh come on this the best time to complete that dream of yours. Now you must be thinking that trip was long time back and I don't even remember all the details, I have a solution...just go to your phone or computer storage where you have stored all those pics and videos of that magical trip..definitely it is the best way of time travelling.
there are so many platform where you write your travel blogs tripoto, medium or on your notepad.But travel sites like tripoto gives you so many option to edit your trip, you can add photos, videos, location etc. which makes your blog more interactive.
4. Read travel books, watch travel movies
When I think about my favorite movies I observed one think that it is travel related movie e.g. Zindagi na milegi dobara, yeh jawani he diwani why do you like all these movies because we love travelling so we enjoy it. There are books and also movies like eat pray love and wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail which are available in both.
5. Prepare that iconic dish from another city
Yes, you travel and you eat, and eating is the best part of your travel. I remember how much time I invest to find best dishes and best place to eat in your travel location. Have you ever think how they prepare that dish.. think about it google the recipe if you don't know how to prepare it. It will certainly take you to that place.
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