Highs and Lows of 2018 – And Aspirations for 2019.
In my mind, 2018 was akin to a shinkansen (bullet train) journey in Japan. I immensely enjoyed the ride, but felt like it ended way too soon.
In my mind, 2018 was akin to a shinkansen (bullet train) journey in Japan. I immensely enjoyed the ride, but felt like it ended way too soon.
This is the 4th post of myΒ Travel SecretsΒ series. It is a common assumption that someone who travels as much and as often as I do, is a backpacker. And that as perΒ the conventional definition of a backpacker, I carry only a backpackΒ when I travel, I get by with the lowest possible budget, I stay inΒ hostels, I spend a large amount of my time interacting with fellowΒ backpackers, and I swear by a guidebook (most likely the lonelyΒ planet). While I have nothing against such a style of travelling, and in fact have a certain sense of admiration for people who travel that way, IΒ have a confession to make: I’m not a backpacker. Shivya NathWelcome to my blog, The Shooting Star. Iβve been called a storyteller, writer, photographer, digital nomad, “sustainability influencer,” social entrepreneur, solo traveller, vegan, sustainable tourism consultant and environmentalist. But in my heart, Iβm just a girl who believes that travel – if done right – has the power to change us and the world we live in.