TRAVELLIVE 02-2017
I often save the air tickets of every trip I have taken with my friends and family. Sometimes, when looking at each of them, I feel like all the emotion and memories are kept inside the small piece of paper. In my latest journey, my companions were the two little kids, Amy and Alex, travelling with their mother. It was amazing as I as was able to stay awake for hours during the flight, eagerly listening to the adventures of these little travelers. Among their stories, the one about globe impressed me the most. When they were asking their mom where they will go the next time, she just gave them the small globe, smiled, and let Amy point at one of the place on it. Amy and Alex were so excited, screaming with glee when their mom told them about the next place. The kids together made a plan to save money, and prepare for their next trip. From time to time, the family had traveled around the world with that globe. They showed me that no matter where we go, one should plan their voyage with love so as to make every trip into an exciting page of life’s book. The book of my life is marked with the air tickets I have collected over the years and the memories attached to each of them. It has been said that life is a journey, not a destination. The purpose then, is to travel to new places, experience and learn new things, relax after working days, or to find yourself, your passion and love. Have you got your next journey planned?
I often save the air tickets of every trip I have taken with my friends and family. Sometimes, when looking at each of them, I feel like all the emotion and memories are kept inside the small piece of paper.
In my latest journey, my companions were the two little kids, Amy and Alex, travelling with their mother. It was amazing as I as was able to stay awake for hours during the flight, eagerly listening to the adventures of these little travelers. Among their stories, the one about globe impressed me the most. When they were asking their mom where they will go the next time, she just gave them the small globe, smiled, and let Amy point at one of the place on it. Amy and Alex were so excited, screaming with glee when their mom told them about the next place. The kids together made a plan to save money, and prepare for their next trip. From time to time, the family had traveled around the world with that globe. They showed me that no matter where we go, one should plan their voyage with love so as to make every trip into an exciting page of life’s book. The book of my life is marked with the air tickets I have collected over the years and the memories attached to each of them.
It has been said that life is a journey, not a destination. The purpose then, is to travel to new places, experience and learn new things, relax after working days, or to find yourself, your passion and love. Have you got your next journey planned?
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The beauty of Alroma will mesmerize you immediately so that all you can do is stick<br />
your eyes on the car window. Interestingly, you will never know what's behind the<br />
veil of fog. That's what you will realize when you reach Almora.<br />
©Meetu Tewari<br />
Fresh sun rays and<br />
the fascinating taste<br />
of mountain winds<br />
will lead you to the<br />
last destination,<br />
inviting you to<br />
enjoy the breath of Himalayan<br />
nature, the peacefulness of nature, as<br />
traditional songs echo from the mighty<br />
mountains, and small lives.<br />
Fog gets denser and starts the game<br />
with its friend - clouds - right before<br />
we reach Almora. During rainy season,<br />
Almora looks like it's being hit in the<br />
face with a water balloon filled with<br />
the color of life. This small hill town<br />
is home to sights of the charming<br />
beauty of Himalayan ranges during<br />
both sunrise and sunset. If you get off<br />
the shared jeep in the late afternoon,<br />
you can't escape from the game of fog<br />
and clouds in Almora. This is the most<br />
interesting and enchanting thing that<br />
you cannot get in any other season.<br />
Upon arriving at Kasar Devi temple on<br />
the hilltop, take the opportunity to see<br />
the Himalays and take another jeep<br />
to start your game with the fog and<br />
clouds.<br />
The shared jeep will leave you in<br />
an area where you will be able to<br />
find many guest houses or hotels in<br />
Kasar Devi village. Kasar Devi is also<br />
called terrace village because villagers<br />
built their houses on the side of the<br />
mountain, offering an amazing view<br />
of Himalayan ranges. But the fog and<br />
clouds won't let you enjoy it as easy as<br />
travel guides might tell you. Beware!<br />
The beauty of the fog is that we see<br />
nothing but you will be thrilled by<br />
their hidden mysterious beauty.<br />
If you think that you will find your<br />
guesthouse easily, then you have<br />
been taken by the trap of Almora in<br />
monsoon season. I certainly was. Fog<br />
never wants to play an easy game. It<br />
prevents you from any hope of seeing<br />
clear roads or paths leading to your<br />
place. Instead you have to keep your<br />
awareness level high while at the same<br />
time reminding yourself not to be<br />
scared. Follow the small signal boards<br />
on a zigzag down tracks with sudden<br />
changes that you only know when you<br />
reach it due to the veil of fog.<br />
If you're supposed to wake up early in<br />
the morning to see the majestic view<br />
of the Himalayas during sunrise, you<br />
can allow yourself to relax and sleep<br />
in the pleasant weather there. Fog<br />
and clouds will play for a while till<br />
lunch time, chasing and catching each<br />
other until the sunshine paints some<br />
rays on the rooftop of each house.<br />
Drops become pure and sparkling.<br />
Some signs of human life from the<br />
lazy white smoke of some families'<br />
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