#bros (see top right and bottom left of pic)
#LongPostAlert
Our first night #sleeping in the #van has gone remarkably well. I hadn't thought through the #venting of the #Innova. Keeping the windows open a notch let's mosquitoes in (don't have meshes on the windows of this vehicle; didn't carry #mosquitonets).
I was #tired from a full day of #driving and was #asleep by 10. Just woke up because I heard #monkeys in the vicinity. #Mosquitos haven't been a problem tonight, even thought they exist.
My #motivation for opening this account and #instagramming our #build and #journey is to promote #experientialtravel. Folks often ask me how and why I #travel, #roadtrip and #camp with my kids.
I have fantastic #colleagues. I have fantastic #kids. I keep things very #lowbudget. This lets me travel.
I'm very #motivated and driven about #experientialtravel. When we #build something and #use it, we learn. When we #plan our #journeys as we travel, we #learn. When we #stay in #smalltowns and #villages, #experience different #cultures and #cuisines, we learn.
For kids, it isn't just important to learn. It is also important to learn how to learn from real life experiences. That's a little #meta, but I hope you get it.
The main #expense on this trip is going to be #fuel. The #ToyotaInnovaCrysta I am using is an automatic petrol - I can't drive a stick shift any more 🙄. The average mileage was 9L/100km over the plains (₹6.3/km). Fuel consumption rapidly rose when we hit the hills. Our #stay in the #van is free.
#Food is gonna be another big expense. We ate at a #Tibetan café last night. The food was cheap, delicious, #wholesome and full of #veggies. The gentleman at the shop encouraged us to visit #Tibet. I said I can't visit there and not talk about #FreeTibet, so I'd rather not go. M1 marvelled at the Tibetan map on their wall.
So, food #ontheroad comes with some great #conversations and #entertainment. Of course, we will begin #cooking our own #meals soon. This café wasn't out first choice. The fancy #hotel with #livemusic that we first drove into was very #expensive, so we just used the toilets and walked out.
So, yeah, go #travelwithkids. It helps them #grow.
#LongPostAlert
Our first night #sleeping in the #van has gone remarkably well. I hadn't thought through the #venting of the #Innova. Keeping the windows open a notch let's mosquitoes in (don't have meshes on the windows of this vehicle; didn't carry #mosquitonets).
I was #tired from a full day of #driving and was #asleep by 10. Just woke up because I heard #monkeys in the vicinity. #Mosquitos haven't been a problem tonight, even thought they exist.
My #motivation for opening this account and #instagramming our #build and #journey is to promote #experientialtravel. Folks often ask me how and why I #travel, #roadtrip and #camp with my kids.
I have fantastic #colleagues. I have fantastic #kids. I keep things very #lowbudget. This lets me travel.
I'm very #motivated and driven about #experientialtravel. When we #build something and #use it, we learn. When we #plan our #journeys as we travel, we #learn. When we #stay in #smalltowns and #villages, #experience different #cultures and #cuisines, we learn.
For kids, it isn't just important to learn. It is also important to learn how to learn from real life experiences. That's a little #meta, but I hope you get it.
The main #expense on this trip is going to be #fuel. The #ToyotaInnovaCrysta I am using is an automatic petrol - I can't drive a stick shift any more 🙄. The average mileage was 9L/100km over the plains (₹6.3/km). Fuel consumption rapidly rose when we hit the hills. Our #stay in the #van is free.
#Food is gonna be another big expense. We ate at a #Tibetan café last night. The food was cheap, delicious, #wholesome and full of #veggies. The gentleman at the shop encouraged us to visit #Tibet. I said I can't visit there and not talk about #FreeTibet, so I'd rather not go. M1 marvelled at the Tibetan map on their wall.
So, food #ontheroad comes with some great #conversations and #entertainment. Of course, we will begin #cooking our own #meals soon. This café wasn't out first choice. The fancy #hotel with #livemusic that we first drove into was very #expensive, so we just used the toilets and walked out.
So, yeah, go #travelwithkids. It helps them #grow.