MY IDEAL TRIP

A yatra or journey is a trip which most of us undertake due to various reasons. Be it a visit to a friend’s or cousin’s place, a pilgrimage, or a tour to a new destination, any travel to a different location brings with it new experiences and memories which we cherish all our life.

Going to a new destination not only gives us a chance to break away from our regular routine and rejuvenates us but also teaches us essential life skills. We learn to live in different climates, different surroundings, eat different food and stay in the company of people we never knew. We get a chance to interact with people of other regions and understand their life better, thereby increasing our knowledge and making us more responsible and worldly wise.

I too like going on vacations to new places where there are lots of greenery, beautiful roads, great food and shopping hubs.  An ideal vacation according to me would be to go on a trip to a new location, explore its beauty, enjoy the stay and come back home without any troubles or problems. I have been to a few Indian tourist places, but have never traveled outside India. Hence going to a foreign location is definitely on my wish list.

A trip to a foreign country needs proper planning as you need to get everything in order right from your passport to visas, to hotel bookings to buying flight tickets. Even clothes and other essentials needed have to be packed keeping in mind the geography and climate of the place. Hence thinking of going to a foreign tourist spot sometimes gives me goosebumps but as they say "what is travel without adventure and the joy of seeing the unknown?"

I feel a bit relaxed as there are several online travel agencies which make travel easier. I would check out Yatra first as it covers everything right from ticket bookings to hotel stay.

One place i am currently planning to visit is the Niagara falls in the United states of America. My brother has been to the place and from his experience and pictures, I have made up my mind to visit the place with my family in the near future.

Whenever going on a trip, I always plan everything in advance. Right from cab bookings to reaching back home, I make a small list in my diary with the basics so that the trip would be smooth and tension free. Here is my list of a trip to the Niagara.

• Getting the passport and visa ready
• Visiting Yatra website to buy to and fro tickets and book hotel rooms. 
• Taking a print out of ticket and keeping a Xerox of essential travel documents.
• Packing our trolleys and bags with basic clothes and essentials.
• Exchanging Indian rupees to American dollars.
• Getting an American sim.
• Hiring a cab to take us from home to the airport.
• Booking with a travel agent to help us in visiting popular tourist spots in the area.

I have heard a lot about Cathay Pacific Web check-in and their excellent service and would love to travel with them.

Going on a trip through Yatra would simplify things and make our travel easy. So here's hoping that my trip gets scheduled soon and I would get a chance to fulfill my dream of a perfect vacation - My ideal yatra.