Old Friends, New Perspectives.
Old friends, old and new jokes, peppered with interesting
anecdotes,make for an evening full of laughter and joy. That is how a few of us
gathered at a friend’s house nearby, and the evening just flew by on wings.
Amazingly,there was such a striking resemblance between two
brothers, at the get together,that we joked that they were indistinguishable
from each other,and maybe could travel on each other’s passports ! But reality
is always stranger than fiction, and they regaled us with real life stories of
how people had tied themselves in knots at different functions ,coming across
first one, then the other, and being
completely foxed !
Travel is now taking off with a vengeance,after the enforced
isolation caused by the pandemic. And there are literally, no bookings
available for popular and not so popular destinations. The Indian traveller is
no longer interested in the ghisa pita tourist traps. There is a new found
willingness to try out new destinations, far from the beaten tracks.
Turkey,Vietnam,Cambodia, Uzbekistan, Mongolia,are seeing
renewed interest from desi travellers,eager to try out new destinations.The
evening was enlivened by such touristy recollections, and each one came out
with interesting anecdotes. Contrasted to the earlier days of desi travellers,flocking to tour operators
that arranged vegetarian food for the shakahari, today most travel destinations
have expanded their culinary offerings to cater to these travellers. And why
not, since vegetarian food is increasingly being touted as the healthier
alternative.
I am not an avid traveller,but I was able to add to my
Bucket List of must go to travel spots! Such get togethers not only lead to
amusing,fun filled evenings, but add useful tips that no guide book can offer.
MPSingh
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