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Hello, I’m Bhavya Vatrapu


A twenty-something girl from India! I quit my corporate job to pursue more from life!
I often get lost on the road (that's also because I'm bad at using maps), find my way back, meet people on the way, listen to their stories, experience culture, write about all that and more here!

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Last week was all about thinking of things I'm una Last week was all about thinking of things I'm unable to do and getting into the loop of negativity. Like a cherry on the top, my search for news other than COVID resulted in cyclone Amphan, swarms of locusts, anti LGBTQ debates amongst other hopeless ones. The ability to look on the brighter side is dropping every passing day . On some days, I try to forget everything and become oblivious to things that are happening around and daydream of traveling, about all the things I'm going to do once this is over, and the next moment it feels illicit! I ask my self, how can you dream about the opulence of the breezy beaches or the misty mountains when people are dying, losing jobs, and struggling to make a living. But that also questions all those good old days from the past! . @regajha wrote a few weeks back, ''If being joyous while others suffer is unethical, then every moment of contentment has been a breach - always, someone else has been in great pain. Only now, we know it.'' . I'm coping up, still trying to look at the possibilities, reading more positive news, reducing my screen time, spending time with four-legged buddies. Most importantly, telling myself to be grateful! . What do you think about, these days? How are you coping up?
What I miss the most about traveling? Meeting new What I miss the most about traveling? Meeting new people, those heartfelt, fleeting conversations with people I'll probably never meet again, and those no-filter opinions that come out naturally without the fear of being judged! . What do you miss most about traveling? #lockdown2020 #misstravelling
šŸ˜… IDK who else needs this affirmation! šŸ˜… IDK who else needs this affirmation!
I miss the beach, the mountains and all the roads I miss the beach, the mountains and all the roads leading to them! #road life @unsplash
I've learned that people will forget what you said I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel'' - Maya Angelou . This quote is the truth of my travel life. In the past few weeks, I embraced kind, well-wishing emails from my hosts, artists, and locals I worked with, in the past. Going through those emails is one way to keep my sanity amidst this lockdown. . Today's responsible Thursday is all about remembering to respect locals and their culture! . Any place that we are visiting is a home for someone else.Ā  And when we are visiting some else's home, we should try and accept things as they are. Let's not try and fix things or preach how things are different and better back home. Let's not be demanding just because we are paying for something. Treat locals and their culture with the utmost respect and trust me its not only the right thing to do but also so much immersing and fun-er! . What say?
A mad girlfriend, friendships broken and made! . W A mad girlfriend, friendships broken and made! . Wrote about what all happened in 24 hours in a small town, Denizli.Dipped in cleopatra's pool, unknowingly jeopardized relationships, dragged our luggage on the steep roads with nowhere to go, accepted random acts of kindness, took turns to sleep in the bus station, broke a friendship and made new ones! . . Link in bio šŸ˜…
Treating the mothers right? . There are endless re Treating the mothers right? . There are endless reasons why our mothers are the epitome of grace. They endure so much pain giving birth, nurture us, they grapple with our tantrums, dedicate a significant part of their lives caring for us, and never stop loving us no matter what! . What hurts themĀ more thanĀ the labor pain is parting ways with thierĀ children. . All mothers care for their children selflessly. Humans or non-humans! . The sad reality of the dairy industry is that cows are forcefully impregnated in the most unimaginable ways. Like our mothers, even cows produce milk for her kids and not for humans. Soon after birth male calves are separated from their mothers. . How is that pain any different from our mothers'. In the ability to endure pain, love & nurture their children, all mothers are same #earthlings . This mother's day lets think of all those mothers and give up dairy at least once/twice a week. . Happy mothers day!
Responsible tourism - Choosing places to stay whil Responsible tourism - Choosing places to stay while traveling. . Most of the times, popular, star properties don't followĀ eco-friendly practices, they are commercial...the owner is not the one who runs the place and the hotel is usually one of the many businesses. But slowly steadily things are changing. More and more properties are starting to implement sustainable practices. . Here are a few things/questions you should check/ask before choosing a place to stay Do they follow eco-friendly and sustainable tourism practices? . Do they support local businesses and source essentials locally? . Do they help in uplifting the local communities? Do they employ and hire local guides, tour operators, and treat them well? . Most importantly as travelers its also our responsibility to highlight issues. It could be as simple as writing to the owner/manager of the stay, that you will be happy if they served water in refillable jugs instead of plastic bottles. In any sector customer is god. In the tourism sector it's no different. Property owners are reluctant to change becauseĀ they dont want to create inconvenienceĀ to the customer. Ensure them, that you will be happy to part of the change! . This post is part of the responsible Thursday seriesĀ #fdtravelwithpupose
Cheers to masters of none! I've always envied peop Cheers to masters of none! I've always envied people with a constant focus on one thing. They pour themselves into that one thing passionately . And then there is me! I love traveling, cooking, singing, writing amongst a dozen other things #jackofalltrades . Feel the same? . I discovered one thing that our tribe is passionate about. . We are passionately curious! And it's okay to explore different interests, after all, we just have one life. . I also wrote this original full quote in my diary today (people generally use half of the saying as a banter) . ''A jack of all trades and a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one'' . šŸ¤“
Who had imagined the world coming to a standstill Who had imagined the world coming to a standstill with the lockdown being implemented in almost all the countries? These are difficult times for all of us. The COVID 19 situation has affected each one of us in one or the other way. . As a traveller, my heart goes to all those handloom weavers who now have no visitors, to those artists and local tour operators, to all those remote villages and the families that are dependent on travel/tourism as the main source of income! . But this too shall pass by, one day we all will get back to our regular life, we will visit places again.Ā  If not anything else, this is a time to reflect on how we used to travel and how we are going to change that after the Pandemic is over! . Writing a travel series - Travelling responsibly after COVID-19, on Thursdays with hashtag #fdtravelwithourpose šŸ’š
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