Indian Travellers !!

How far does an Indian travel.?
How often?  Many Indians have not been out of their cities.

Its possible that many Indians donot travel. The excuses I get are; we do not have time, it costs too much, who would struggle with visas, its okay if we do not our children would, we believe in saving for a better future etc etc. I would not blame the thought process. We believe in those lines as the way we grow in our societies. My sisters have always these lines; my kids are growing up, their school hours, exams etc
However one thing I have realized from my travels that there is never time until you believe that this is the time. Yes, we have to make time for travel little by little as traveling changes the meaning of our life.

However I guess there is change to be noticed.

People are stepping out of their cities now. In Cusco, Peru I came across 58 doctors traveling together all over south America. 

My friend Akshay Shete who has been to Peru but did not go to Machu Pichu. I remember him telling me that its very expensive and he wants to save for his dream house. He also lived in Mexico but did not go to one of the seven wonders, Chichen Itza. The reason was same and it thought its expensive. He went to Nigeria and did not travel as he was afraid its too dangerous.

But no more, now he understood that there is no fun saving for next time. Currently he took his mother to show around Malaysia to end his year. I got an update that it was his best travel so far. Also that aunty thoroughly enjoyed the adventure.

I was in Siem Reap for Christmas and end my year beautifully between the ruins of Ankor. There was huge tourist influx for the end of the year and half of them were from India. In the queue, I saw many with Indian passports. I am very happy with this new trend as the more we travel, the more confidence we gain for visas. Its a thing for countries to decide that Indians travel and just not migrate illegally.

Earlier I would rarely see Indian travelers. When I do my friend Jorge would always make a joke, look there its your aunty from India. Go say hello to your cousins. 

The time is changing. Indians are stepping out of their cities. 55 countries and territories avail Indians visa on arrival.

Come let's pack our bags for another destination :)