How We Travel With Full Time Job

People frequently ask us how do we manage to travel to a certain extent, followed by the question do we have a full-time job?

Yes, we do have a demanding full-time job. How do we manage to travel? Well, we made it our priority. Traveling is not a rocket science. It is an addiction, like drug. Once you are hooked into it you will find a way to do it.

What weekends are for? Any weekend is good for a day trip when we are not entertaining friends or family. The monsoon is the best time to visit nearby falls or waterbody. There will be a lot of lush around, and the climate cool and breezy. 

As a couple we have the responsibility to go and visit our parents and extended family once every two months and at all important festivals. We wouldn't miss it for anything. We haven't foreseen the added advantage of geography when we fell in love and got married. As Pallavi comes from the coastal part of Karnataka, there is a vast array of beaches, rivers, backwaters, temples at our disposal to explore. On the other hand I being from Malenadu gives us the opportunity to see falls, forts, forests, rivers, and architecture. In this way we would kill two birds with one stone.

That leaves us with general holidays like Independence Day, Republic Day, October 2, November 1, Labour day, Ramadan, and Christmas. We make sure to take leaves along with those days to turn it into a small holiday. Those short breaks will do wonders to our soul, and we are more refreshed and energized with each such trips. It gives us the purpose to work harder and perform better professionally.

Then once a year we take 15 to 20 days paid-leaves to go on a vacation. From the past four years or so we made the conscious decision to go overseas to explore the other part of the world. Its our ultimate dream and passion to travel around the globe. If we could afford we will be living out of a suitcase for the rest of our lives. Unfortunately neither our parents are filthy rich nor we do have some trust fund stashed away somewhere. So, the only way is to work our ass off and stay grounded, that is the way we are wired. In between us we have traveled more than 15 countries and we are so proud.  We know this is just the beginning as we have a long way to go.

A little bit of plan and the desire is all required for traveling. Money, well, let's talk about it in another post. So, where are you going next weekend?

Written By: Tarun