Things You Will Experience Only When You Take a Road Trip in India
This Wednesday Post: Road trips in India, why you should get travel insurance, bull surfing and an astronomy resort.
With spring bringing in its metamorphosis of colours in every corner of the country, now’s the time to bid a cheery bye to the winters and whiz off on a road trip. Only to get stuck at the next signal.
No really, if you think you’re an adventure virtuoso then taking a road trip in India will make you rethink all your perceptions. There are diverse landscapes, vistas and activities galore but the real adventure starts the minute you hit the roads.
You’ll come across cows that block the roads who present a test of patience and decide whether you’re worthy enough to pass, vacillating Google Maps that’ll take you for a ride or directly into the next public rally, speed breakers will have your adrenaline levels spiking and delicious dhaba food that’ll shoot you straight into food heaven but you’d best be armed with a bottle of Pepto Bismol. As Anshul, an avid road tripper who wrote this piece states that a road trip in India will ‘make you feel like you're driving through a huge cultural museum’.
And then there is unexpected, profound life wisdom that you’ll come across like the one in this image. There are more charming things to expect, read on.
In the Spotlight:
Here’s Why You Should Not Forget to Include Travel Insurance in Your Itinerary!
So you’ve planned out each and every tiny detail of your trip in anticipation for your upcoming trip except getting travel insurance, which probably hasn’t even crossed your mind. Travelling sure looks glamorous but it can turn disastrous in a flip second. This article has a compilation of scary situations that travellers have been in unexpectedly and reading through them will have you signing up for a travel insurance stat.
Here’s why you must get travel insurance
Recommended reads this week:
A winter must-have; a ravishing plate of chhole bhature. We’ve got the best spots in Delhi which dole out piping hot plates to impatient crowds so that you can focus on the eating part of the experience.
When you sign up to spend your life with someone who’s tickled by the same travel bug as you, there’s a lot of travelling in store for you. Like this couple who explored 50 countries within 6 months. Their zest for travel had them starting out on their motorbike with the kids in tow and then in a Maruti. Read on to know more about their story which should get you off the couch.
We’ve all heard about surfing but have you heard about bull surfing? Yes, it’s a sport, right here in Kerala. It’s messy and it’s fast, all the elements get the ol’ adrenaline pumping.
There’s something in the mountain air that whets the appetite and if you can relate then save this list of mountain cafes that serve up delish food with views.
Check them out here
Destination of the week: Astroport Sariska
Waiting for the universe to unveil itself? Here’s where it’s on the stars for you. Sariska is the second darkest place in India so the stars bloom bright here. Astroport Sariska is an astronomy resort as well as a tiger reserve. The in-house astronomers with high-powered telescopes will take you through all the starry constellations as well as gleaming planets. Try your hand at astro photography by night and go for a safari in the tiger reserve by day to spot the graceful felines. There are courses on satellite making and hydro air rocketry which will have you picking up some neat skills.
Today's newsletter was sponsored by these daring and dashing globetrotters off on their next big adventure in style.
I'll see you next Wednesday.
– Neeti Chopra