5 Inspiring Travel Stories That Will Give You Serious Wanderlust

All of us, at least once in our lives, have thought of dropping our banal jobs and going off on an adventure around the world. We have few interesting travel stories of women who pack their bags and decided to explore the world on their own terms break the monotony of life.

1. Three mothers drove from India to London

Rashmi Koppar, Dr Soumya Goyal and Nidhi Tiwari drove a vast span of 21,477 kms from India to London by road. They traversed 600kms per day battling with heavy snow, rain and undulating terrain thereby covering major parts of India, Myanmar, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Finland, Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom.

2. Roshni Sharma rode a bike from Kanyakumari to Kashmir

Amid alluring nature, Roshni Sharma travelled all the way from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on a bike. She is the first India woman to do so passing through 11 states in 19 days.

3. Indian tea seller couple travelled the globe

The 65-year-old Vijayan and his wife Mohana, who run a small tea stall, have explored 17countries in the last 40years. Motivated by ultimate wanderlust, they save money, take loans, visit a new country and repay the debts over a couple of years once they return. They have covered countries like Britain, France, and Austria among many others.

4.English Teacher turned travel writer

Bored with her English teaching job in Washington, Liz Carlson accumulated some money to travel around the world. Bit by the travel bug during her teachership in Spain, Carlson traversed everywhere from Jordan to New Zealand meanwhile becoming a popular travel writer.

5. Lawyer turned travel writer

A Corporate lawyer of New York, Jodi Ettenberg quit her job to explore world keeping the people updated through her website titled "Legal Nomads". The site shares pictures of her travels and is also a food blog.

Prepared by Mohima Haque of NewsGram.

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