Here’s How This Couple Hitchhiked For 511 Days From Bulgaria To Bhopal Without A Smartphone...!

While most of us can't get through an hour without constantly checking for notifications on our smartphones, Bulgarian travellers Boris Kanev and Marta Samalea and their cat managed to hitchhike all the way to India without even resorting to the luxury of a smartphone!

After 511 days of travelling across Asia on the road, they made their way into India via Myanmar.

"Now they roam the subcontinent, drink tea, feast on vegetarian wonders, enjoy time with friends and write a little book of tales, while looking for a way back home", reads their blog Roving Snails.

Armed with an ever-so-reliable old Nokia handset, the couple set out to savour the raw experiences and flavours that their travels would inevitably bring forth.

After over 500 days offline, the couple says that disconnecting from social media and spending days soaking up what nature has to offer has been liberating.

The idea of not having access to apps like Google Maps while travelling in unknown countries might be unnerving for most. But Boris and Marta found adventure in exploring their own routes and interacting with locals on their travels to find their way across the subcontinent.

They say: "We did it  searching for more experiences and encounters than landmark photographs".

An inspiration to aspiring travellers, Kanev and Samalea are of the opinion that when things slip out of your hands and out of control, one can just go with the flow.

All pictures sourced via Roving Snails' facebook profile.
'The real, surreal and imaginary travels of two humans and one cat' deserves applause for their undaunted quest for adventure...!

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This Indian Couple Quit Their Jobs And Travelled Across The Country On Just ₹500 Per Day

If money was no object, then what you would do with your life?"

Ask this to anyone and more than half of the respondents would include travelling in their answers. Because who does not want to see the world? The only thing that is really stopping anyone is, obviously, money. Remove money from the equation and everyone would only be travelling.

Now, till you do that, meet Devapriya Roy and Saurav Jha, the couple who is telling everyone that when it comes to travelling, money is not as important as you might think it is. And this is not theoretical. They are saying it from experience.

Both of them quit their jobs and backpacked all across the country with a paltry budget of ₹ 500 per day - combined.

Not only did they manage to pull it off, they have published a book too, complete with their amazing adventures. The book, The Heat and Dust Project: The Broke Couple's Guide To Bharat, is now available at all major online sites.

Fried with their 9 to 5 jobs and basically with everything a job-oriented, city-dweller's life encompasses, Roy and Jha quit their jobs and took the first step to discovering Bharat by travelling across the country - from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari.

In their pilot run, Devapriya and Saurav covered Dharamshala, McLeodganj and Kangra, then moved to Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar and Jodhpur, and farther to Jaisalmer, Barmer and Sanchor, after which they went to the state of Gujarat and eventually reached New Delhi.

When speaking to HolidayIQ Saurav said, “The budget bit was a given, of course. Living in the whole yuppie fashion meant that however much we earned, our savings were paltry. We had to make it last as long as we could. But more than this, we wanted to be free in our travels. Divest everything that kept us tied to our nine-to-six, mall-going, office-tripping identities. There is nothing freer than travelling with no frills”.



Their book does not focus only on their brilliant planning, it is also replete with a whole lot of "wacky" stories featuring unusual people. And needless to say, not every story is rosy.

"There is good-scary and bad-scary. I’d say, good-scary was on a night-time cruise down the Yamuna at Mathura, hearing ghost stories from our boatman. Bad-scary was an incident in a bus to Jaisalmer, when a co-passenger was nearly assaulted and we became a part of that whole episode" says Devapriya.

Travelling together is also the ultimate relationship test, as the book will tell you. Along with that, it will also tell you "how to eavesdrop effectively while you travel", "German bakeries in India" and "what you should do if a stranger invites you for dinner atop a gigantic sand dune in Barmer" amongst other things.

They make what seems like the journey of a lifetime sound so easy.

Maybe it's time to take a leaf or two from their book? What say?

All images sourced from The Heat and Dust Project. 


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You You You Only

        Its you, its you and you alone
Its you, its you, its you
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Its you, its you, its you
you are in me
you are with me
you are around me
I totally became you
you are on my lip
you are on my neck
you are on my heart
you are everywhere on my body
you are on my cheeks like a bud
so sweet you
you are in my sleep as well as when I am awake
every minute you are there
Its you, its you and you alone
Its you, its you, its you
you are the warmth which troubles my age
you are the chillness which comforts my heart
you are that delicate which makes me feel my saree also heavy
you are that craziness which wants to come out
every war of mine is you
you are my army
you are my favourite enemy
you are the first rain drop which pinches me like a soft thorn
Its you, its you and you alone
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you are that embrace which hides my shyness
you are the desire which wants to rob me
you are the crime which tenderly bites me
you are my friend walking with my shoulder around me
you are the unquenchable passion of mine
you are my inevitable friend
you are the unlawfulness which makes a sweet wound
still you are the like one
        Its you, its you and you alone
Its you, its you, its you
you mesmerize me
you tantalize me
you are the one I wish to revitalize myself
you seduce and tease to tame
you are my new name which I am not even aware of
you are my beauty and happiness
myself means you
you are my determination
you are my possession
you are my culmination
Its you, its you and you alone
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15 Movies That Were Made Especially For Adventure Junkies. How Many Have You Seen?

There are times when we want to leave everything behind and just start a new adventure. Travel to an unknown location, meet new people and experience life. However, that's not always possible. For the moments when you are looking for a new adventure but can't get embark on one, here are some movies you must watch to make yourself feel a tad better:

1. Into The Wild

Top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless leaves all his worldly possessions behind (including $24000 in savings which he gives to charity) adopts the name Alexander Super-Tramp and sets off to live in the beautiful yet remote tundra of Alaska. He embarks on a journey to rediscover himself and through his travels meets a number of quaint yet memorable characters.

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2. Little Miss Sunshine

What happens when a dysfunctional family decides to travel across the country in their Volkswagen van for a beauty pageant ? Well, you will have to see the movie to find to out.

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3. Up In The Air

All that George Clooney does in this movie (apart from looking smoking hot) is travel from one state to another, collecting frequent flier miles and firing people. This movie basically glamorized 'living out of a suitcase.'

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4. Hit The Road: India

This is a documentary of two friends who travel to India to participate in the 12 day Rickshaw Rally from Chennai to Mumbai. Only 80 minutes, this movie is short, sweet and entertaining.

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5. The Darjeeling Limited

After the death of their father, three brothers travel to Darjeeling by train to try and save their relationship and find their mother. The movie beautifully captures how three  estranged bothers, who haven't spoken to each other for over a year,  fight to revive their bond! Of course, the fact that their journey is set against the backdrop of India'smost beautiful locales makes this film a must watch for every traveller.

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6. Cast Away 

Long before Lost was released, Tom Hanks popularized the whole "stranded on an island" routine. He literally lives everyone's worst nightmare; survives a plane crash, gets washed up on an island, and lives like a cave man for over 4 years before reconnecting with civilization.

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7. The Straight Story

Relationships are important. So important that even if you have to travel hundreds of miles to be with a loved one and all you have  is a tractor, you won't think twice and undertake the  journey nonetheless. Well, that's exactly the plot of this one.

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8. Seven Years In Tibet

Based on a true story, Seven Years In Tibet documents how Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber befriends the great Dalai Lama during the time when China was taking over Tibet. Spoiler Alert: It's awesome to see how Heinrich teaches the followers of Dalai Lama to ice-skate.

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9. The Beach

Richard, a twenty something traveller finds a strange map while exploring Thailand. The map has directions to a place that's rumored to be a hidden tropical paradise. Intrigued, he sets on a mission to find it!

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10. Interstellar

Travel beyond space and time in a completely different dimension. If you thought Gravity had visuals that were literally out of this world, then Interstellar's visual representation is definitely from a different galaxy (no pun intended).

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11. Eight Below

Set in Antarctica, Eight Below is about a group of sledge dogs and how they survive a  snow storm. Two explorers are forced to leave their dogs behind and the dogs have no choice but to fend for themselves. This is one is a real heart warmer.

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12. Life of Pi

A young man survives a disaster at sea. He gets stuck on a boat with another survivor, who just so happens to be a Royal Bengal Tiger. He forms a special bond with the animal as they bear incredible odds to survive.


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13. The Motorcycle Diaries 

This movie is based on the motorcycle trip Che Guevara took in his younger days that shaped his world view and led him to discover his life's calling. It was the suffering of the common people that Che witnessed which made him fight for others and bring revolution to South America.

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14. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

What happens when a lawyer and a journalist travel across the west coast of USA with a bag full of drugs in a red convertible? Chaos! Johnny Depp's portrayal of famed gonzo journalist hunter S Thompson will blow you away.

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15. The Hangover

Four guys travel to Sin City, Las Vegas to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of their best friend. And lose that very friend after a night that they'll never, no wait, just can't remember. The movie is all about them trying to re-trace their steps and find the lost groom.

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‘Dear Daddy, When I Turn 14, Boys In My Class Would’ve Called Me A Whore’

"I will be born a girl. Please do everything you can so that won't stay the greatest danger of all", 

 

she appeals to her Daddy.