Essays

Travel has educational value. It increases out knowledge. While on travel, a person meets people of different races, regions, religion, castes. A person also visits different places—each location has importance of its Educational institutions arrange travel programmes for their students during vacations. Student from western countries travel often and far.

Travel also gives much pleasure. It gives us change of.  Environment It relieves us of day-to-day anxieties. It gives a chance to meet people with different habits and Customs. Their food may be different. Thus we can learn about people of foreign climes through travel books. But when we personally visit—it makes a difference. We gain Firest- hand knowledge of these countries and the people.  The personal touch makes us remember forever.

We can visit historical places as Agra, Gaya, Jaipur, Jhansi, Hyderabad, Nalanda, Mysore, and Udaipur. We may also visit places of religious significance like Ajmer, Amritsar Badrinath, Hardwar, Kedarnath, Prayagraj, Kameswaram, Tirupati, Ujjain, Vaishnodevi, and Varanasi.  Travel could also take us to hill resorts in the country during summer or for winter sports.

Francis Bacon, the English prose writer has said:  travailing in the young is part of education, in the older, a part of experience." Young person’s get immense gain by travelling. Their education gets refined. It also. unities to mix with different people and bind with social  Relationships  It allows us to rise above narrow  Considerations  unlike a frog going round and round in a  Well. Travel broadens our horizons and we come back with new ideas. Our outlook changes, we have better Perspective.

Travel plays an important role in national integration and people's relations. Diverse people with different language, dress and food habits get together. By visiting other countries, we come to know how other people have progressed. We get familiar with their culture and civilisation. These days travel, especially group travelling, is encouraged to other countries and continents—attractive group travel packages are offered.

Travel is thus a commendable experience. It helps the spirit and concept of vasudhaiva kutumbakum—the entire world is one family. It improves our sense of observation and makes us social. It sharpens our mind and uplifts our spirit. The hobby and fondness for travel, within the country or overseas, ensures great returns and results in improvement in psyche.

Major Tourist Destinations of India

Tourist Destination             State

1. Gulmarg                        Jammu & Kashmir

2. Srinagar                        Jammu & Kashmir

3. Manali                            Himachal Pradesh

4. Shimla                           Himachal Pradesh

5. Nainital                          Uttaranchal

6. Mussorie                        Uttaranchal

7. Pushkar (near Ajmer) Rajasthan

8. Panchmarhi                    Madhya Pradesh

9. Darjeeling                      West Bengal

10. Ootacamund (Ooty)Tamil Nadu

11. Kunoor                        Tamil Nadu