9 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT TRAVELING NO ONE TOLD YOU! 7th FACT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!

Most of us love reading facts about various things. Facts are the things that add an extra piece of knowledge on us. 

Most of us love traveling it brings the unthinkable joys for most of us. Once we visit a new place our mind remembers it and makes it one of the most unforgettable moments. 

We must have heard of various travel facts in our life like France is the most visited country in the world. Well if you had not, you got a bonus. Here are more such interesting facts about traveling which you might have never heard of:

1)  THE LONGEST NAME OF THE PLACE ON EARTH IS OF 85 LETTERS!

Have you ever wondered that the longest name of the town would be 85 letters long? Most might not believe it but that's the truth. There is a town near  Porangahau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand with the name of 85 letters and its name is:

Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu

This might seem useless or unimaginable but it actually has a meaning. It means "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who traveled about, played his kōauau (flute) to his loved one".

This place has been listed in the Guinness World Records for the longest place name. Source:

2)  ROUGHLY 23 MILLION PASSENGERS ARE TRANSPORTED BY THE INDIAN RAILWAYS EACH DAY!

I was surprised when I first got to know about these statistics a few times back. But it is true. The whole population of a neighboring country Nepal is roughly 27 million and 23 million people in India are traveling in India every single day!

The Indian railway system runs around 12,500 trains with this many people.

3)  EGYPT IS NOT THE COUNTRY WITH MOST PYRAMIDS!

Egypt is also associated with pyramids, but it does not have the most number of pyramids. It's Sudan that has the most number of pyramids in the world. It is always a wrong assumption that Egypt has the most pyramids.

The fact is Egypt only has over 100 pyramids but Sudan is expected to have 220 plus pyramids. According to Wikipedia, Sudan has almost 240 Nubian pyramids.

4)  CANADA HAS MORE LAKES THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD COMBINED!

This is a shocking fact!

Canada a single country has more lakes than the rest of the world. There are more than 37,500 lakes covering the distance of more than 3 square kilometers. According to zmescience.com, out of all the natural lakes in the world, more than 50% are situated in Canada.

5)  WINE FOUNTAIN IN ITALY! 

In the small town of Italy called Ortana, there lies a pilgrimage trail which is called the ‘Cammino di San Tommaso’. There is a fountain of wines provided for free in this region.

This place provides free wine for all the tourists and the locals anytime. It is an awesome destination if you are planning for a trip to Italy.

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6)  99% OF LIBYA IS DESERT!

Yes! This country's 99 percent area is covered with deserts. Although Libya is believed to have had a proper civilization in the past around 6000 BC, It is covered with deserts now.

Libyan desert is expected to be around approximately 1,100,000 square kilometers. THAT'S HUGE! It only has 0.02% arable land.

7)  A COUNTRY LARGER THAN PLUTO!

You might have heard that Russia is the biggest country on earth. But wait! It's even bigger than the dwarf planet Pluto!

I was speechless when I knew it. But the truth is the surface area of Russia is bigger than that of Pluto. Pluto's surface area is 16.7 million square kilometers. Russia's surface area is 17,098,242 sq km.

8)  ICEBERG WITH THE AREA OF BELGIUM!

According to an article Journey to the end of the World, there is an iceberg in Antarctica with the area of Belgium.  Antarctica is a driest and the coldest place on Earth and has many icebergs. The whole continent is covered with icebergs. It is also one of the popular Tourism destinations.

The interesting part is the biggest iceberg off Antarctica is of the size of Belgium! A single iceberg can be so huge!

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he largest iceberg ever spotted was sighted by the USS Glacier on November 12, 1956. It measured 208 miles long by 60 miles wide—the size of Belgium

9)  CAN YOU SEE GREAT WALL OF CHINA FROM SPACE?

Most of us have heard that the great wall of China can be seen from space with a naked eye.

The huge Chinese structure is said to be visible with the naked eye from the space. But the truth is different. It cannot be seen from the naked eye but can be seen with the help of an aid.

Yes! The Great Wall of China can be seen with the help of aid from the space.

  

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EXPERT'S OPINION ON HOW TRAVELING WILL CHANGE AFTER THE PANDEMIC IN 2021!

Everybody knows that coronavirus has had a negative impact on Tourism. Many experts are predicting the downfall of Tourism. The main question is "Will the Traveling sector change after the pandemic?"

The simple answer to that is "YES". OFCOURSE it will change. Corona has brought destruction in every field out there. It has completely paralyzed most of the service sectors and Tourism happens to be one of the most affected among them.

In such a case Traveling has to change in order to bring back life to Tourism.

So what will be the changes in the Traveling sector that will take place or are already taking place during this pandemic?

1) SAFETY FIRST

After the global coronavirus pandemic, almost every person out there is going to make sure that they are safe first. In this case, people might consider Touchless Travel. People will be more secure about their health and would prefer to go to least affected or more secure countries. 

People might make sure about the hygiene and cleanliness and avoid crowded areas. Traveling facilities might change in a way where most of the things can be done without having contact or things like that.

More priority of every travel company would shift to giving a proper health facility. New health safety programs might be added to travel itineraries like a proper health check-up before moving from one area to the other. 

2) EFFECTS ON AIR TRAVEL

Every sector got hit during the pandemic. Air travel is functioning still in a few amounts but is facing a huge disadvantage by the COVID-19.

Air Travel Companies will try their best to get back on track after the pandemic. But it will never be the same way as before. Safety assurance must be provided by every air company to gain the trust of travelers. I, as a traveler, would not travel anywhere unless I will be guaranteed safety for traveling.

On an optimistic note, Air Travel will start slowly. Even during this pandemic many of the airplane companies have started to run flights or are planning so to the open areas. Countries like the USA and India are having continuous flights but with proper safety measures.

Even if the air travel will start slowly, the whole system will get changed. A proper social distance will be maintained, people will have to make sure to sanitize their hands, crowding will not be allowed, proof of health certificates might be made mandatory and strict checking will be done. 

Airlines could require proof of good health before allowing passengers to fly, sort of like Etihad’s new trial kiosks in Abu Dhabi. According to Travel Perk, air quality will be an advertised product.

3)  MORE DOMESTIC TOURISM RATHER THAN INTERNATIONAL

After the coronavirus pandemic, Tourism on the Domestic level is expected to stand out. People might consider moving inside the places near their hometown rather than move towards far places. People will all be familiar with the condition inside their country rather than in other countries.

People will opt for a safer option to travel inside their country rather than move to some unknown land and health securities. Also, People will have fewer economic facilities after the virus ends and most of them might not have enough to travel to foreign places.

Many international business setups have been stopped and companies would focus more to expand domestically rather than grow internationally. Every countries economy is under downfall so it might be tougher for companies to establish outside. Even Tourism industry workers will promote Tourism inside the country rather and give less priority to international travel.

4) PEOPLE WILL BE MORE CONCERNED FOR STUFF LIKE HEALTH INSURANCE AND TRAVEL INSURANCE

Everybody nowadays is getting concerned about safety and Insurance plays a huge role. After the pandemic, the insurance sector will have rise since more and more insurances will get registered.

In case of traveling after the pandemic, People will travel but with insurance. Every traveler will get more concerned about insurance. No one was so concerned about the health insurance before but they will be now onwards. Stuffs like Health and Travel insurance are expected to be made mandatory by many nations before traveling. It was not the case before.

According to an article in cnbc.com,  “Now more people than ever are aware of travel insurance and how it could possibly help them,”. Every time something like pandemic strikes people get more conscious about the insurance policies. 

Mandatory Insurance is expected highly after the pandemic. Keeping this in mind many travel companies might be looking for a new travel package like cheaper travel insurance facilities. Various forms of Travel Insurances are expected to be introduced by insurance companies.

5) Hotels and Restaurants to open slowly with change in policies

One thing always associated with Traveling is Hotels and restaurants. Corona has directly affected every hospitality sector and to reduce the many hotels are planning to open them but with a change in policies.

Safety will be a major concern. If you are traveling you can be now made mandatory to show the health documents everywhere. Even hotel associations are planning to implement this. Social distancing must be strictly followed. Hotels might give priority more for online reservations.

There might be a small emergency room created by most hotel organizations. Hotels will make steady improvements. Everything won't be as same like before within a single day but there will be steady improvements and at some point, it will be better than before. But for now, every traveler has to be patient and be happy with whatever they have.

TRAVELING WILL BE BACK BUT NOT IN THE SAME WAY AS IT USED TO BE. Here is the overall summary of what traveling will look like in 2021:

• Travel companies will have new programs related to health safety.
• Touchless Travel will be a priority
• Social distancing will be practiced everywhere.
• Hotels and Restaurants will focus on having a health safety.
• Crowded places will get less attention for few times.
• Modes of Transportation will change and there will be an increase in private transport facilities
• Insurance might be made mandatory before any trip
• Domestic Tourism will be prioritized. International might see some downfall for some certain time.
• Steady Improvements can be seen in every sector of Tourism but it will not be at the same rate as before.
• Digital Traveling concept might be introduced.

 

CONCLUSION

At the end of this, all I want to say is Traveling will not be the same as it was before. It is definitely going to change and change on a huge scale. Most of the things are not going to be the same. The travel industry is hampered directly by the COVID and it will take time for Tourism to stand in its feet. Everything will start slowly but with the movement of time everything will be balanced and I cannot wait to enjoy traveling like before. 

Many People might have thoughts of skipping traveling onwards but what I want to remind is things will get back in track. It might take time but in the end, we all will travel again. 

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7 PLACES TO VISIT WHILE IN NEPAL

Boudhanath

Nepal is one of the best places to visit. Traveling in Nepal is sure to give you once in a lifetime experience. 

Nepal consists of thousands of beautiful places that cannot be described in words. The small country is situated between India and China is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It is naturally gifted with a lot of natural resources. For nature and adventure lovers, Nepal is a heaven on earth. 

 Nepal is one of the oldest countries in South Asia and is historically very important as well.

Here are some bucket list trip ideas for Nepal Tour:

1. KATHMANDU SIGHTSEEING TOUR

This is specially focused on all the new travelers who want more in less time. It is a one day trip around the three main cities of Nepal(Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur) where you will be taken towards the most historic and iconic places around Kathmandu valley. It will be a one day trip in Kathmandu valley.

Important and catchy places in sightseeing:

• Swayambhunath( A Buddist gumba located in a hilltop of Kathmandu)
• Boudhanath (Historic Buddist gumba)
• Pashupati Nath (One of the most famous Hindu temple in Asia)
• Changunarayan(A Hindu temple carrying historic importance
• Kathmandu Durbar Square (Royal areas of Ancient Nepal)
• Bhaktapur Durbar Square(Royal areas of Ancient Nepal)
• Patan Durbar Square(Royal areas of Ancient Nepal)

2. POKHARA TOUR

Pokhara is counted as one of the most beautiful cities in Nepal. Pokhara is termed as the city of lakes where you can enjoy the mesmerizing views of the natural beauty. Once in Nepal Pokhara is a must-visit place. With many attractions such as :

•  Fewa  Lake
• Taal Barahi temple
• Peace stupa
• Sarankot Mountain view
• Davis falls
• Siddha and Mahendra cave
• Seti River origin
• Begnas lake

Despite these you can also try adventurous things in Pokhara like:

• Paragliding
• Skydiving
• Zip flyer
• Bungy Jumping
• Boating
• Rock climbing, etc

3. CHITWAN TOUR

The place one must visit while in Nepal. The amazing views of the Jungle and the wildlife in Chitwan is sure to mesmerize everybody. The habitat of rare one-horned Rhino and a lot of different animals is a go-to destination in Nepal.

Things to do in Chitwan:

• Jungle Safari
• Canoeing
• National park trip
• Elephant bathing
• Elephant rides, etc

4. LUMBINI TOUR

The birthplace of Gautam Buddha (Siddhartha Gautam) is one of the most peaceful places in the world. Known for its peace and harmony Lumbini is a part of Nepal carrying historical importance as well. Things to do while in Lumbini:

• Visit Historical Mayadevi Temple
• Meditation for peace
• Visit Santa deep
• Visit a lot of Gumbas and Monastries

5.Trekking in the Himalayas

 

Nepal is known as the country of Himalayas. The northern part of Nepal is fully covered with snow-capped mountains including the highest peak in the world Mt Everest. These mountains give birth to a lot of adventurous trekking routes. Some of the most popular are:

• Annapurna Base Camp Trek
• Everest Base Camp Trek
• Hillary Village Trek
• Poonhill Trek
• Ghorepani Ghandruk Trek
• Annapurna Circuit Trek
• Langtang Valley Trek
• Upper Mustang Trek, etc

6. Janakpurdham Tour 

If you love to see and explore more about Hindu culture Janakpur is a place to be in. Lying in the terai region of Nepal once in Janakpur you will get to experience culture and ethnicity like nowhere in the world. This place is the birth of the holy goddess Sita in the Hindu culture and is one of the holy places in Asia. Once in Janakpur, you can visit:

• The holy Janaki Temple with great architecture
• Hindu Temples dedicated to Lord Rama and Sita
• Ancient Kingdom Of King Janak
• Historical Architectures
• Wedding hall of lords
• Ethnic cultures which you can find nowhere else

7. Rara Tour 

Rara is the biggest lake of Nepal. For Nature-loving people, Rara is a heaven. The Beauty of Rara Lake is sure to mesmerize everybody. Rara lies in the rural Mugu district of Nepal. Going to Rara is itself a challenge. For adventure lovers, it's going to be fun. Rara national park is one of the major attractions while visiting RARA. 

Things to do in Rara:

• Visit Rara National Park
• Know about the rare species found in the region
• Enjoying the natural scenery of the mesmerizing Rara lake
• Boating in the lake
• Know about local tribes
• Enjoy the local food and culture found nowhere else in the world

 Conclusion

Nepal is a country that one must visit once in a lifetime. There are thousands of places in this small country which is awesome to travel. Their beauty cannot be described in small blog posts. You must visit them once in your lifetime. 

If you have already traveled to Nepal or are from Nepal leave a comment below. 

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