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For Manya Agrawal, freelance content material creator and influencer, journey is greater than discovering stunning, new locations. It’s additionally about fully immersing herself within the tradition, assembly new individuals, and making an attempt the native delicacies.
“I’m from a small city in India. I grew up in a really conventional family, and it wasn’t acceptable for me—a single girl—to journey. So it wasn’t till after I graduated college and had my very own job that I began touring,” Manya advised me. “Since then, I haven’t stopped exploring.”
And she or he hasn’t stopped sharing her love for journey both. Manya has practically 100,000 Instagram followers—and he or she frequently shares her journeys, journey suggestions, and extra with this group.
“On Instagram, I share every part from find out how to plan a visit—flights first; lodging and actions later—to find out how to journey on a funds,” she stated. “I wish to assist individuals plan journeys they didn’t suppose they may afford (however they will)! Whether or not it’s profiting from a stronger foreign money, or visiting an under-the-radar vacation spot inside their very own nation, there’s all the time an answer.”
As for planning her personal journeys, Manya prefers touring with mates or household to touring solo—although she’s finished a little bit of every part.
“I wish to journey with just a few mates or a gaggle. It’s all about making recollections collectively—and it helps to have others to share prices with, as effectively,” she stated. “I additionally desire to have somebody with me to assist take care of the sudden.”
Tips on how to plan, put together, and discover Close by Locations
Talking of coping with the sudden, Manya shared that she loves the benefit of making itineraries in TripIt—and the myriad options that assist her plan and put together for a visit, in addition to when she’s on the go.
“I’m an enormous fan of the Close by Locations characteristic. It saves me a lot time once I’m touring to not need to analysis, say, a restaurant close to the resort I’m staying at, or seek for a restaurant for a cup of tea.”
Whether or not she’s touring with a gaggle or solo, Manya leans on TripIt’s plan-sharing characteristic to maintain everybody within the find out about her upcoming journeys. She additionally depends on TripIt’s COVID-19 journey steering characteristic to assist her keep updated on journey restrictions and necessities. And as somebody who all the time has a bag packed for a fast journey—she’s off to the scenic mountain cities of Himachal, India subsequent—being ready for what to anticipate at her vacation spot performs a key position in her journey going as deliberate.
Along with TripIt, Manya makes use of Instagram (and social media, typically) to plan what to do at her vacation spot. “Instagram is my go-to for planning issues to do, meals to strive, locations to go to, and extra,” she stated. “I then add all of my plans to my TripIt app, so every part is organized in a single place.”
On her primary bucket-list vacation spot
Whereas Manya has spent a substantial period of time exploring her personal yard since COVID-19—and sharing her perspective on these locations on her Instagram—she desires of getting again to exploring additional afield.
The primary place Manya hopes to see in her lifetime? “Antarctica! It could require me to cross half the world—together with aircraft rides and ferry rides—however it will be price it,” she stated. “I’m a nature-lover and an animal-lover, so Antarctica would simply be a dream journey for me.”
And for somebody who likes to plan, put together, and share her adventures as a lot as Manya, I’ve little doubt she’ll get there.
Curious to see the place Manya is headed subsequent? Observe her on Instagram and YouTube to study extra of her journey suggestions, greatest under-the-radar locations to go to, and extra.
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