If you are a seasonal traveller, travel writer, this article, is for you. So long, as a traveller, writing or sharing or posting, about travel, was possible, only by travelling. Travelling, gives all together, a different experience, that it is a part of, travel writing too. Travel and writing, is a norm, that is followed, by many travellers, that with corona virus, lock down and curfew, travel + writing is not possible. In India, a week has gone by, since lockdown started, whereby the whole week, I was planning, thinking hard, how to keep myself, in touch with travel, without losing interest, about travel, also with hope that someday, things will change, allowing us to, travel again.
Being a travel writer, for the past 5 years, the scenario now, gave me a jolt, for travel and tourism to pick up, is going to take, lot of time. It gave me, frustration, lot of questions, but dawned a day, where this question, changed my perspective- “why be negative? Why not do, some thing for travel, from home?”. I won’t say, I found all positive answers, for these question, but something changed in me, that I decided to share, how travel kept me, creative during stay at home period.
-THROWBACK TRAVEL- There are lot of things, we learn during travel. Many of us, note them down, many of us, keep it in our memory. Now, is the time to unleash it, out by thinking, how our throw back travel, was. As a travel writer, or as a traveller, the thought to share, about travel, does arise.
-BROWSE PICS- Our I pads, camera lens, tablets, are full with, travel pictures that looking at these, gives us the thought, “Travel is no doubt, beautiful”. There are, many platforms, social media’s, who announce, throw back travel- where pics could be posted too.
-WRITE ABOUT YOUR TRAVEL- You could share, lot about your, previous travel experiences, journeys, you did. Writing, always improves your, creativity that, as you write, so you would feel, you are travelling.
-READ ABOUT TRAVEL- You could, always read, a lot about travel, in books, websites and magazines, which keeps you, updated. Since paper books, are temporarily, out of circulation, you could use online sites, such as Magzter and many more, to read.
- PLAN YOUR TRAVEL- We don’t know, when it will be safe, for us to travel again. The day safety is assured, our pre planning of travel, will come handy. We could plan some, 7-8 places, we could do full research, about that place. This way, we get ourselves, prepared about travel, and at the same time, not lose touch, with travel.
-SHARE ABOUT TRAVEL, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN- There are many, who have dozen questions, about travel, on lot of travel websites. By answering them, you not only, give suggestion, but share about travel.
-ENROL YOURSELF IN MOOC’S- Massive open online courses- are called as, Moocs. They have lot of, open online courses, about travel, travel writing, at a very nominal price. These courses, are for short period, or course based on, how we complete them. At the end, valid certificates, are offered online. If not now, any day they come handy, for us in travel field.
-JOIN TRAVEL WEBINARS- They are free, while some are paid. These webinar’s, usually share a lot, about travel, history, mythology, journalism, that even one hour, gives us brief insight about, travel.
Stay at home, is a boon, for it is a time to prepare ourselves, not only to fight coronavirus, but to lead a happy life, after corona. No doubt, there are going to be, lot of setbacks, but be what our passion, love, like for something’s, should never die. Travel, is one such field, that is likeable by many. Their purpose of like, may differ, but travel, is the same. With coronavirus around, travel is not that easy. There will be a gap, in travel but then you see, who won’t like to travel, in future? This gap shouldn’t come, as a block then, right.
As a seasonal traveller, travel writer, be what travel is very much, a part of my life. I wouldn’t leave travel, that easily, that I am hoping travel will bounce back, with lot energy, and praying we all fight corona, by making it disappear all together.
