This is a conversation between a person and a Iitian, who is curious about how they manage to visit who Europe with less stipend
Person : Beta, how do manage to see Europe with such a less stipend? Iitian(trying his best not to flaunt…
) : Its easy, we just cut our expenses in food, traveling, accommodation, site seeing, etc.
Person(a bit puzzled..
): how? elaborate….say regarding acco? where do you stay at night?
Iitian: Well….airports and railway stations are our home, airports are the best, they are safe..coz you need a passport and ticket to enter and are also air conditioned. Free toilets are also available at the airport…unlike the railways…where you have to pay for the WC’s…but we can(actually we do…) use the toilets of the trains standing on the platform. Heritage site is also a good option, spending the night under the Eiffel or near the Colloseum is not a bad idea!!!
Person: And do you see all the places in a particular city?
Iitian(shamelessly….
): No not at all, on those which are really famous and those which are free….”rest bahaar se photo le letein hain…“
Person : And i guess you must be taking guided tours there..to know about the place…
Iitian : ” Vo jaan ke kya karenge….”… photo lo aur niklo…..important point is that we see the place, take pics and in time put them on orkut…for people to see and comment……who the hell cares why the Colloseum is broken….or what’s the history behind some painting and sculptures…
Person(#$%&*@/….WTF!!!) : How do you manage your food and water…??
Iitian: Bread and jam is our food(for most of the time)….and water..we carry water bottles all the time…..
Person: but liquids are not allowed on planes…?
Iitian : Do you think i am stupid
…..carry an empty bottle…fill it from the toilets of the destination….until unless its not mentioned the water is usually drinkable….
Person: Any more suggestions…..
Iitian : Well…i would like my readers to do that…….
P.S: before you get all judgemental on how cheap i am…i would like to say that…these experiences are not of my own….but of a collective group of iitians who have been in touch with me…..thanks for sharing your experiences…
Nice one….well u forgot one thing….how to get away without getting ur pass stamped
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Really sharda, fully agreed!!
special, night @ airports n drink water from toilets, airport pe free hota hai
nice work…….
hey gaurav!!!
well even they belong to some of your friends i beleive, there must be some that belong to you too..
cmon…bta de!wats there to hide?
nice one indeed!!
Hey sharda,
maza aa gaya.. nice post…. tune to bilkul hamari story likh di… we iitians are so well connected from inside…..
thank you all…..
i d like to add my share… the eurorail pass!. had a 8 day pass but spent some 10 days on it, and in the end, my pass still had 3 days left…
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I guess a purchase i made of 1.2 euros to buy a pencil and an eraser was well worth its value.