Avid Travellers Talk About Their Escapades At Writers' Fest

Are you a woman with a burning desire to travel? Want to know what it takes to be a female traveller in India?

Mariellen Ward, a professional travel writer based in Delhi and Canada, has been travelling in India for 12 years. She shared her experience at SheThePeople.Tv's Women's Writers Fest at a panel discussion on 'Travel in my veins: Travelogues by women'.

"It has overall been a good experience," she shared, adding that she has even seen women as old as 35 travelling alone, reaffirming her faith in the fact that age is definitely not a bar when it comes to travelling.

There is lot we take as normal. And keep checking on that. What is normal to you - might not be normal to them.

@adicrazy on safety while travelling as a woman. #womenwritersfest pic.twitter.com/1y2lVskRKW

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I talk about being a foreign women travelling in India and I love India.

It's not that India isn't safe for travelling - but be smart about travelling.
#WomenWritersFest @Breathedreamgo pic.twitter.com/rWNn8vy2FY

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Age no bar for travelling

Age is definitely not a bar for Mridula Dwivedi. The well-known travel blogger said she celebrated her 40th birthday by completing a trek to Everest Base Camp.

Travelling with kid

Aditi Mathur Kumar has been travelling with her 5-year-old daughter. She confessed that travelling with children comes with its own set of challenges. "With a kid, you have to be fully prepared. You don't just need a Plan A or B but think till Plan F."

She shared some anecdotes substantiating how travelling is a great learning experience for kids.

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Travelling and women's safety

All the panellists agreed on the fact that whether an area is safe for women or not relies heavily on what the local women in the area are doing -- whether they are shut inside the houses or out in the open.

"Look at what the local women are doing. And act accordingly. Do your research. "

The panel on #solotravelling for women. #WomenWritersFest pic.twitter.com/toVlQjAKuq

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Mariellen highlighted that as women, we are brought up to be very alert about our surroundings. In addition to that, she does a lot of research before going to a location.

Its not just India. I was brought up in Canada and I was taught to keep myself safe. My blog talks about using common sense and tips. I am not reckless, I do a lot of research before going to a location. @Breathedreamgo
On #solotravelling for women. #WomenWritersFest pic.twitter.com/DfbONHdX9z

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Market for travel writing

Market for travel writing is not a very large market @DevapriyaRoy says it like it is. A travel book should be on the intersection of something else for it to become more acceptable - may it should be literary nonfiction #womenwritersfest #Q&A #authorQs pic.twitter.com/BcxE1q9MmI

— SheThePeople (@SheThePeopleTV) March 10, 2018

Mridula Dwidevi said travel blogging has the maximum readership. It also pays far more.

Devapriya Roy, an avid traveller, said that the market for travel writing is not a very large. According to her, a travel book should be an intersection of something else to make it become more acceptable.

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