JUST CHILL!

Pune, October 28 Forget back-packing or heading off to a scenic locale to explore its picturesque options. With long hours of work taking a toll on your peace of mind, unwinding by going the conventional tourist’s way may not always help. Instead, choosing a destination that just lets you be, is a smarter option.

The whole idea is to loosen up by eating, sleeping and lazing around. For instance, for Sunil Patil, president of UBICS Inc, visiting places with historic significance with his family or going through a travel package is a big NO. Patil, who has recently shifted base from the USA, says, “We often go to a beach resort in Hawaii for about two weeks and all we do is just relax on the beaches and take joy rides in the resort itself. I don’t believe in going with a back-to-back schedule as I would need one more holiday after that.”

Therapeutic retreats offer great getaways too. Not too long ago, Vikas Patel and his wife young, decided to go to at ayurvedic resort in Mulshi for a break. “We did yoga, meditation and went around the lake to feel the cool wind. Just doing that was a highly rejuvenating experience,” says Vikas, a mechanical engineer.

Such quiet holidays are also the best time to catch up with family. “During our holidays, apart from sight seeing, I also get time to spend quality time with my spouse,” says public relations consultant, Zubair Poonawalla, who is planning a quiet holiday to Udaipur with his wife and son, coming December.

All said and done, the traveller’s pysche is changing rapidly, observe travel industry insiders. Says Neelu Singh, COO of the travel portal, www.Ezeego1.com, “Earlier we used to give people a readymade holiday package. But now, they want to design their holidays and we help them do that.”

Apart from places like Goa and Kerala, or typical South Asian options like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, there are newer places which are not very popular but indeed a very interesting to explore. Javed Akkhtar, CEO of TravelPort Holidays, says, “For wild-life enthusiasts, there are resorts with adventure sports like Mirvana Nature resort at Jaisalmer, Bison river resort in Dandeli, Karnataka, and many others. Not to forget the Chennai-Pondicherry highway that offers a scenic drive for anyone who is in a laid back mood.”

Just go chill, we say!

Source: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/JUST-CHILL/233410/