Category: Women Solo Travel
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Why Traditional Dharamshalas Don’t Allow Solo Pilgrims
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Pondering on this strange archaic situation of traditional dharamshalas of India
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Bangalore (Chikkaballapur) to Ahmedabad (Adalaj) Solo Self-Drive via NH 52 in My WagonR
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Drive from Chikkaballapur (Bengaluru) to Adalaj (Ahmedabad) with a lot of detours and stops at wonderful places! Lot of vlogs coming soon…
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Solo Driving to Arunachala Mahadeepam, How to Enter Town: Chikkaballapur – Bangalore – Krishnagiri – Tiruvannamalai
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Solo drive down to Tiruvannamalai, Arunachala Kshetra. Making entry into town on Mahadeepam evening, a daunting prospect, especially as a solo woman. This is how the story unfolded…
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Arunachala Mahadeepam, Tiruvannamalai: My Solo Yatra on Karthik Purnima
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Once in a while the clouds shifted and we could see the orange flare of the mahadeepam on the hilltop…
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Ahmedabad to Coimbatore, Solo, Self Driving Road Trip
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Cross-country solo, self-driving road trip from Ahmedabad to Coimbatore. With many halts and explorations as time permitted. :)
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It’s a Lot More Vulnerable to Be Walking Small Roads Than Cycling! Introvert Diaries!
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I have a penchant of exploring routes and roads. Inevitably, I find myself on completely new roads on the map. Smaller trails are most exciting for me – though, I am also very wary of those. Because of dogs, but also potential lack of safety from other dangers. I write this post because today I…
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Picking Up the Threads of My Travel Life, as COVID Mellows Down (for good, hopefully)
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] In September 2019, I moved to a rental apartment in Coimbatore. As I was still exploring the city and living-on-my-own lifestyle, COVID hit us and we were all rooted in one place whether we liked it…
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Scared to Travel Solo? [Podcast]
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Don’t you get scared to travel solo? Is it safe? How do you tackle your fears? I face a plethora of questions around this theme quite often. Especially after I talk about my solo cycling adventures or getting lost on a solo hike. So on the first episode of my travel podcast, I speak about…
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When I had to Summarize My 9 Years of Solo Travelling In India & The World
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Recently I got the opportunity to write my first paid travel article. This was in OPEN magazine, May 2018, travel issue. They wanted to feature the joys and sorrows of a woman solo traveller. It was an interesting assignment because hitherto I had never written an actual summary of all my experiences solo travelling in…
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Mahavir Jain Temple in Kattumalaiyanur, a Tamil Nadu Village
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In 2018, the Mahavir Janma Kalyanak or the birth anniversary of Mahavir Swami happened on 29th March. I was then in Tiruvannamalai. Typically on these ‘big’ days, I like to visit a Jain temple. So while there are a few Jain temples in Tiruvannamalai city, I thought of going to the one marked as “Mahaveer…
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3 Solo Travel Stories: Getting Sick While Travelling
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It’s 1 AM and I am sitting awake in bed. I don’t think I can sleep as the tummy has a roller-coaster running inside. I am not entirely sure what caused this but maybe that Fried Rice I had last Sunday. It’s often inevitable to try out new places to eat and drink when traveling.…
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Solo Travel Question: What Happens If Something Goes Wrong?
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The above image is during my solo trek to Serolsar Lake, Himachal. Conversations about the pros and cons of solo travel keeps happening around me. Naturally because I travel solo. And all sorts of random places I land up solo – religious events, cycling in the countryside and recently trekking the himalayas. A lot of people…
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Solo Travel & The Schengen Visa – FAQs, India
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“You will never get the schengen visa!” That’s what 3 well-recommended travel agents said. And then I managed to get a multi-entry (I had asked for single entry) visa for the number of days I had asked. I applied on my own! And then as usual – I blogged about it :D Since then a lot…
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6 First Time Solo Travel Destinations for Women, India
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Solo travel is now ‘cool’. This is great because when I first started solo traveling in 2009, I wasn’t sure how society will respond. Will there be too much of shock and stigma, or will they accept it? Really happy to note that while solo travel is still not so easy for a lot of women…
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Social Implications of Solo Travel, India
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When I started solo traveling in 2009, it all happened a bit impromptu. I had a basic plan in place, Mumbai – Goa – Bangalore (transit) – Mysore – Coimbatore (yoga ashram). I provided all accommodation details with contact numbers to my parents and that was pretty much it. As I started doing this more…
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Solo Travel & My Extended Indian Family #2
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Earlier I wrote about How I manage solo traveling with happy parents. Parents typically tend to be worry warts regards their off-springs, especially their single child. Such is the case with my parents too. So a combination of assuring explanations and spending time helps keep them calm and satisfied. I am also in touch with…
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Solo Travel Hacks: Enjoy the Solitude
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One of the common questions I get when I talk about solo traveling is ‘Do you feel lonely?’ or something on similar lines ‘how do you pass the whole day on your own?’. Here is my experience… I don’t just Enjoy & Love Solitude. I NEED it! I have always been someone who loves spending…
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Solo at the Kumbh Mela – Notes for a Wonderful Experience
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Planning to be solo at the Kumbh Mela can be a daunting task for many as it conjures up images of huge crowds, religious frenzy and a truly eclectic bunch of people from rural folks to ash smeared sadhus. I was hesitant at first, but I really enjoyed my 3 solo days at the Kumbh…
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Why I am Solo Cycling & Camping on my First Europe Trip
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A lot of things to write, about this Europe trip which is already underway. I am lazing around at a campsite this Sunday afternoon. My tent is well shaded by surrounding trees so I can spend time in it without getting baked. :) One of the common questions a lot of people have asked is…
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Woman Solo Travel needs to become Commonplace, not a “Trend” #India
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Solo traveling has now become a trend. While there are some serious solo women sharing their travel experiences, there is also a lot of frivolity. I started solo traveling over 5 years back and now hardly see it as such a big challenge. It is like in the 1980s “working women” were a trend, now…
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Solo Traveller & Need a Schengen Visa? Ditch the Travel agents! #Mumbai
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The last year and half have been a high speed, roller coaster ride in my work area. A lot of learning, growing and results. I even wrote a post about “Not on the Road but always a Traveller” – because I simply haven’t been able to travel much the last year. Finally situations changed and…
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Solo in Uttar Pradesh: Vrindavan – Agra – Varanasi
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You may recall I had earlier written about how the hospitality and caring culture of Himachal Pradesh SHOCKED me. It was my first experience of random strangers going completely out of their way to help and make me – solo on the road – feel at home! I am remembering that experience as I write this…
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Woman Solo Travel & the Indian Family #1
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How did you get your parents to allow you?? – A lot of women and men too, have asked me this question when they realize that I am solo traveling. For a lot of Indian parents, the idea of their daughter traveling solo is bizarre and fraught with danger. Here I share with you my…
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Kanyakumari First Impressions, Solo Woman Travelling!
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On my month long trip this January I reached an impasse, I had been on the road for 20 or so days and then reached Bangalore. From Bangalore I had no idea where to go. I planned to go to Pondicherry but there was some Aurobindo event and hence all accommodations were full. Finally got…
