5 reasons why a woman must travel alone

When I say alone I dont mean a solo trip. A women can join a group of other women. ‘Alone’ means away from the regular people, away from the mundane schedule & away from routine.

When i travel – I unwind myself. When I unwind- my appetite and patience increases.  I am a stronger punching bag to take -pressures from politics arising out of my job & increasing expectations from family.  When I travel my motivation levels increase, my ability to take crap increases! Whenever I get angry on a person- I have the an intrinsic desire to give –‘OneTightSlap.’ This feeling in me reduces the more I travel- or the thought of traveling to Kashmir just gives me more patience to deal with crap.

However, Women must travel for many more reasons-

1. Increase your value– This is the first thing. Be away for 5 days and the tight hug you will get from your husband and your kids will burn the fire inside you to be a better mom and a better wife for one full year. While you are away- they will realize how momma keeps everything ready-food, homework. Your husband will learn to take kids homework which is a pretty difficult task and may be learn to cook dal khichadi 🙂 and feed the kids.
2. To send a signal ‘You are truly Independent’- Most women are independent- no one gives us a cup of tea in the morning-we serve ourselves, no one waits to have dinner with us. We do all that for everyone and we are the ones who are considered – dependent? Just tell your boyfriend/husband and his friends that you plan to travel alone ad check their jaws drop- That expression will make you realize- how dependent they think you are! Its time baby you prove them wrong!
3. To tell your son that momma gets tired – so they can be empathetic towards their wife –  Most husbands turn pricks, and the reason for that is- they never are brought up to as  empathetic men. So you being away increases your childrens empathy quotient and to some extent your husbands.
4. To have experiences to speak about- Imagine the eyes of your friend when you tell her- You love the morrocon tea or you love couscous. Imagine going to restaurant and knowing some exotic dish and comparing it to the place you ate first. Life is an experience- and if you don’t experiment- when will you love it?
5. To affirm to the world – that it is a safer place – when people listen about rape,molestation, gang-rape its not fair on so many other men who have a set value system. Its unfair on the shikara guy on Kashmir who will will treat you as his sister. When you travel alone in Mcleod Ganj, Chandigarh- unless we use our instincts- nothing happens to us. Experience it and tell the world, It will give them hope and ignite love which they will spread.

So remember Your travel alone doesn’t just transform you- It transforms the world around you!

My travel to_Mc Leod Ganj_September 2014