Travel Safety Tips: Best Travel Tips for the Mindful Traveller

Ahead of the vacation, visit the doctor and take the necessary precautions with respect to health. It is important that you are healthy and do not have any viral infection or a weak immune system that could attract COVID-19. It is essential that you remain prepared at all times and visiting a doctor to get the right medication for any kind of situation. Precaution is better than cure, after all.

Drink lots of water and get water from the right source. This could include opting for pure RO filtered water or purchase bottled water. Often the body is sensitive towards the water and varied nutrients from different places. So the best way to avoid falling sick would be to drink the right water.

Do not consume old food and especially avoid raw vegetables and fruits. Not everyone can stomach what is found in the multitudes of lands and valleys present across the country. As a traveller, food and water become one of the biggest sources of germ transmission. Hence, take special care with respect to food and water. In fact, you probably might know what doesn't suit your stomach so avoid consuming those foods.

Carry a mosquito repellent with you at all times. Malaria and dengue are rampant in India with mosquitoes being the carriers. While you do apply your sunscreen, just add some mosquito repellent creams too and keep the diseases at bay. Also, pick safe places where you wouldn't have to worry about the sanitary conditions of the accommodation. You need to be mindful of how you indulge in your vacation as a mindful traveller.

Pack yourself with some good probiotics. You need them to avoid being plugged up during your trip. There are supplements that you can choose to take or you can simply down some good yogurt during your trip. You will be able to get hold of fresh yogurt or you can take the packaged ones too but just be certain of consuming them every day. Ensure to carry the COVID-19 kit which includes a face mask, a sanitizer, gloves if necessary and wet wipes too. There are many travel safe disinfectant sprays that have been introduced. You can always get one for yourself and carry it around. Spray the surface that you'll be coming in contact with and wipe it with a wet wipe. The idea is to keep your surrounding safe.

Mindful travel tips for you to follow

Get to know the local culture

Often vacations are considered to be a luxurious voyage with much of pampering and leisure. However, as a mindful traveller, you can make a few amendments and try to learn more about the place you're visiting, the people who reside there, their cultural quirks and stories from yore. Immerse yourself in their lifestyle and add this to your learning curve. Be it their local cuisine, their rich cultural heritage or their lifestyle in general, you would by some of the things you learn. You can also indulge in volunteering for the community, take up workshops and help the people practice a new life skill.

Take your time and go with the flow

As a person coming from the city, life in the tranquil space can get uncomfortable. You might miss the rush, the vigour and the rushed air of the city. However, the idea is to take things slow and to indulge in learning about yourself. Vacationing as a mindful traveller is all about learning more about yourself and your role in the community. You do not have to rush your food or coffee because there is no work waiting for you at the hotel premise. Similarly, you do not need to be by the book with your list of itineraries as you can always keep things flexible. The idea is to savour every moment and live in them.

Explore the neighbourhood

The joy of taking a stroll can certainly be experienced when you're on a vacation. There are many untapped terrains that your tour package probably does not cover. Some hidden gems can only be explored when you speak to the locals. They know places that they wouldn't share with everyone. So do not hesitate and try to look around, explore your neighbourhood, find serene spots that give you the peace and views of a lifetime. You would not regret it!

Learn the local cooking and make your own meal

Here's a fun activity that you can try out during your trip. Many locales in the country do have cooking classes that you can enrol in. Perks of these classes are that you can return with a new skill learnt! The dishes are mostly easy and local based. In fact, if you are staying in one of those BnBs and villas, you can actually take this opportunity to cook some meals for your family that you just learnt. It is a fun activity that you will most certainly find entertaining. Plus, while you learn how to cook the local cuisine, you will also get to learn more stories about the place.

Key your adventurous side

When you're on a journey as a mindful traveller, there are a lot of things to learn along the way. The thirst for knowledge and the quest for adventure should follow you as you take on this trip. Trying something new is the mantra of a mindful traveller. Be it an extreme act of skydiving or a basic road tripping, there are many things to key the adventurer in you. Don't hold back from trying something new. Even taking up community work and sharing your own soft skill to help someone is an adventurous experience that you've probably never done in the past.

Pack light

All you need is a backpack or a suitcase with essential clothes and you're sorted for your trip. It is always beneficial to pack light and keep things as basic as possible. The Japanese propagate the idea of declutter and one of ways you can incorporate the same is by packing light. You do not need your entire wardrobe to travel with you, right? Then pack accordingly and who knows, on your way, you might find something exquisite and purchase the same. This happens a lot so you best opt for light packing instead of stuffing more than you can carry.

Be an eco-friendly tourist

One of the most important things to remember as a mindful traveller is how you leave the place you visited. People have a tendency to treat their surrounding like trash with lack of responsibility, especially when they're travelling. However, be a traveller that your kids can look up to and the locals would appreciate. Try to reduce the plastic wastage and only opt for sustainable means of travel. Use public transport over chauffer-driven cars, do not waste food, be respectful of your environment and ensure that you are not the reason why they need to clean up a bigger deal. Basically, leave a benchmark of an ideal traveller that others will look up to.

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