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case of an emergency.
If travelling by bus, always
prefer picking a state owned/
public bus. It’s actually safer.
More and more buses now
have a wi-fi in place, try to
look for those.
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How has travel
empowered
women?
Any education empowers. And
I believe travel is the best kind
of education. I am only glad that
women can finally be out there
and learn. By travelling you
not only learn about the world
around you but also yourself.
Your limitations suddenly dawn
upon you and you also learn how
to push those limits. These limits
come in many forms like food,
toilets, your own bed and getting
along with all kinds of people.
Overcoming all these things
means empowerment to me.
Although travel empowers you
from within it also humbles you
in many ways. Life in the cities, in
our comfort zones has made all of
us very self absorbed. But when
you are out there struggling with
your limitations, you realise you
are just a grain of sand.
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How do you manage
Physical health difficulties
while travelling.
I was travelling in Spiti when I got
infection under my molar cap. We
were in Tabo where there was
only a primary health centre, and
thankfully, a doctor too. But, you
never know what might happen
to you at the oddest place. Carry
a first-aid kit as a precautionary
major. Another thing that
travelling women cannot escape
is periods. My suggestion:
A menstrual cup, which is a
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