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6 • 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. 3 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. 4 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 relati fVǒ