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Ultimate Travel Checklist II – The Week Before Your Travel!
Hello My Allys,
It’s a beautiful Tuesday and as promised continuing the the Series of Ultimate Travel Checklist which we began last week in #BeingallycaralTuesdaytips 👒 I am back here again to speak about the next phrase of the Checklist. This week, we will discuss about What are the things one needs to keep in mind – a week before your travel.
So Let’s get started :
- Get Your Travel Documents/ Hotel, Accommodation details – Make Sure you keep all Your Travel Documents – Passport, Flight/Train/ Bus Ticket ready and printed in a file. This will allow easy accessibility.
- Currency Exchange – If you are travelling outside your country then know about the currency of the place you will be heading and visit a Foreign Exchange Company and exchange currency as per the rates to have hard cash in your hand once you land on your travel destination.
- Pet Sitting & House Sitting – While you are enjoying your vacation, make sure everything back home is perfect and that you can only make sure in advance. So here is my previous post – a Checklist For Home Before You Travel which will help you.
- Load Money on Travel Card – Several times taking hard cash, may not be the ultimate solution as you cannot travel with a lot of hard cash. Banks have now introduced Travel Cards, all what you have to do is load money on the Travel Card and there it is, you can shop on the go by simply swiping your card at a shopping mall or a restaurant.
- Think About Devices You will Carry – Make a list of all possible electronic devices which you will carry. And check them for their condition, like if your device is travel ready, the equipment you are carrying is in proper working condition, right from the bag that you will be carrying it in to the plug chargers you will be using. Make sure everything is in a ‘travel ready’ condition. If not, get it fixed before you travel.
If you have some more things to be added in the checklist of a week before you travel then go ahead comment below and suggest your point. With this here’s time to say bye! Another set of Checklist coming your way in the next article. Take Care!
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Switzerland Salutes Veteran Indian Director Yash Chopra
Hello My Allys,
I’m back this week with another #BeingAllycaralFridayFeature 👒 This week, I thought of sharing with you a memory of Switzerland. A Place which instantly brings a smile on our faces. It is true, many of us might have not been to Switzerland or some of us have gone there. But I am sure, each of us atleast once in our lifetime visited Switzerland through movies. Switzerland is a home to many hollywood movies to name a few would be Angels and the demons (2009), Star Wars episode III : Revenge of the Sith (2005), Golden Eye (1995) and also Bollywood movies like Dhoom 3 (2013), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) The most famous movie of our times, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
So more or less looking at these and many of the innumerable movies which we have seen shot in Switzerland, we definately have an idea of how Switzerland actually looks. Keeping the same vision in mind, when I first traveled to Switzerland, I had the notion I would land on a road covered with ice but well, that wasn’t the story. I landed on a normal grey road!!!
My holiday was in planned in August so to actually get the snowfall during the time I was there was difficult. The season of winter was almost over, but none the less thankfully some places are always covered with snow throughout the year. So that didn’t disappoint me.
The place is world famous for two major things one is swiss chocolates & second swiss watches. While, I was going through sightseeing sights in Switzerland, I came across this place called Interlaken, a beautiful place situated right below a hill. As I was exploring this place, I came across a familiar fountain. And well, this wasn’t an ordinary fountain, this was the famous fountain which was seen in the iconic, Yash Chopra’s Movie of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ). This spot is fondly referred to as the DDLJ spot. It was here that the characters of Raj (Played by Mr. Shahrukh Khan) was seen proposing his lady love Simran (Played by Mrs. Kajol) with a rose which she accepted and all what happened was the water from the rose spilled on her face.
While exploring this area on foot, next I came across a Life Size Statue of Veteran Film Director, Late Yash Chopra. Yes, indeed it was a very proud moment to see a statue of an Indian on a foreign land, so much loved and respected for. After Interacting with officials in the place, I got to learn that the statue was installed by the Swiss Tourism board in the year 2006, to acknowledge the Veteran Director, Late Yash Chopra’s contribution towards single-handily boosting popularity of Switzerland among the Indian Tourist – Indeed, Boosting Swiss Tourism as a whole.
It is simple, You get a car drop up to a single point then you have to explore the place on foot. The place is called the Kurssaal Garden in the central Swiss town of Interlaken.
DID YOU KNOW?
- The Statue is 350 Kg and is a replica of the one in Chopra’s film Studio in Mumbai.
- The Statue was installed in the year 2006.
- The same was unveiled by his wife, Pamela Chopra and daughter in law – actress Rani Mukerji.
- This is one of it’s kind statue in Switzerland in the open space dedicated to a film director who boosted Swiss Tourism.
TIP OF THE DAY:
- If you plan to visit Switzerland to experience Snowfall visit it in between December to April.
- Don’t forget to wear comfortable walking shoes as the same is explored best by foot.
#BEINGALLYCARAL With Yash Chopra Statue at Interlaken, Switzerland
Tip of the Week – Things to Carry while travelling on a long flight
“Hum Tum Ek Kamare mein bandh ho aur chabi koh jaye” (Hindi Song)
Hello My Allys,
Hope You all are doing fantastic during the last days of February month. I’m sad that this month is ending because this month thought me several things while happy too as I looking forward #March Gracefully this March. On that note, a lil context of the hindi song about, (It meant You and I get Locked in a room and the key gets lost.) No no this week I will not lock you anywhere neither will I steal your key, but this week, I thought of giving you #BeingAllycaralTuesdaytips on What one needs to keep in mind while travelling on a long flight and Trust me it is no less than getting locked in a room.
So let’s get started:
1. Pack Your In- Flight Hand Bag Wisely.
The best way to enjoy a long flight depends on how smartly you pack your in- flight hand bag. This Bag, needs to include your travel toiletries like right from your toothbrush to travel size moisturizers. Also, extra pair of clothes is mandatory because long flights get tiring and these things keep you fresh.
2. Wear Comfortable clothes.
Wear something in which you are comfortable for ladies could be a pair of jeggings and loose tank tops or for guys loose comfy tshirts. Avoid something which is too tight and something that sticks to your body. Also, the same with shoes.
3. Drink A lot of Water
Long Flights often dehydrates a person which our body doesn’t get instantly accustomed to change in temperature. Drinking Water keeps you hydrated for entire flight.
4. Get Sleep.
Several People like to stay awake during long flights. Try to Avoid this, You need to get good sleep. So then you land on your holiday destination you be fresh and active.
5. Carry Required Entertainment Material Only.
Flights that carry Passengers for such a long distance travel have a wide range of in built entertainment at your finger click. Right from latest movies, Be it Bollywood, Hollywood or classic Television series You name it and the LCD before you provides you with it. However, if you are a Book Lover then you have limited option which you satisfy yourself only with the in flight magazine. So if you want to carry your favourite novel or book go ahead carry it.
See ya, Until we meet again.
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