As a travel-enthusiastic person, I have travelled a lot in my amazing diverse country, India. I travelled from north to south India to almost all discovered and undiscovered places.
From snow to desert areas my travel list is practically full with lots of unforgettable memories and experiences. While travelling to any destination I will make sure not to disturb nature and try to preserve it.
My motivation for tourism
For me, travel is not just about reaching a destination but about the journey itself. As a traveller, my legs never stop for any particular destination and just like my extra active legs my camera also never stops for clicking mesmerizing pictures.
And for me, I think photography motivates me to travel because I am excellent at clicking pictures which can get millions of likes on social media. And as I have good taste in photography my taste buds also have amazing taste in food, just because I like spicy as well as sweet cuisine, food also motivates me to travel! It looks strange but I can happily pay hundreds of euros for the opportunity to taste new dishes. The way magnets attract metals, food attracts me in the form of travelling. These are my chief motivations for travelling.
Most important journey of my life
One of my most significant journeys or adventures was moving to Finland – a journey of student life and an adventure of a different culture.
My journey as a student is not so complicated because I like studying tourism, and I have been interested in it since my childhood, but the cultural differences have been an adventure in themselves.
My adventurous tour of cultural differences allows me to accept different weather, living and learning styles. On the map of the world, there is not a huge distance between India to Finland in miles, but in the form of culture, there is a great distance covered by spicy food and vibrant festivals to punctuality and the long, dark winters of Finland.
However, I have enjoyed living in Finland and loved being surrounded by nature and the warmth of the Finnish people. May this journey overcome cultural differences and challenges, ultimately reaching the milestone of success!
Text and pictures: Sainy Rathod, first year International Tourism Management student