Ah yes, they say sharing is caring and some really big words when you’re about to get hitched. And even though I agree that some of the best sunsets are the ones that are shared, there’s nothing like a final round of freedom. Right before you are to get married. Go alone or take your best friend along, don’t forget to pay an ode to your last, glorious days of singledom and try these out – the 20 must trips, or things to do on a trip before you get married.
Set a new example of gluttony as you dig into a fondue at Switzerland, become the coolest one on the block with a perfect selfie taken at Trolltunga or go as hippie as you can in India. Enjoy solitude; don’t share even if you do care!
1) Visit Trolltunga or the Devil’s Tongue, Norway, swing your legs over the edge and laugh away to glory
Photo Courtesy – TerjeN – Eigenes Werk
2) Have a cup of coffee at Drop Coffee Roasters, Stockholm. Don’t share.
3) Roam around Holland’s tulip stretches on a bicycle!
Photo Courtesy – Wayne Wilkinson
4) Get a Sak Yant (blessed) Tattoo from one the healer monks at Cambodia!
Photo Courtesy – Phydoughx
5) Visit Rishikesh, India, learn yoga, go hippie for months!
Photo Courtesy – rishikeshyogpeeth
6) Spends night watching countless stars & the Milky Way at Kalpa, India, or somewhere high in the Himalayas!
Photo Courtesy blog.com.np
7) Go volunteering at Mongolia or any third world country and travel to make a difference.
Photo Courtesy – Rustic Pathways
8) Take a bike, explore Grand Canyon’s South Rim.
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS
9) Climb up the Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Bhutan. A bird’s eye view might make you understand why this country measures its progress in happiness rather than capital.
Photo Courtesy – VIkramjit Kakati
10) Visit Camembert in France and taste world’s best cheeses!
Photo Courtesy – Pfctdayelise
11) Get close to Mt Everest at the Everest Base Camp, Nepal
Photo Courtesy – Matt Wier
12) Spend a week or months poring over all those books at the New York Public Library, New York
Photo Courtesy – Ingfbruno
13) Tumble down the Devil’s Pool at Zambia. At your discretion.
Photo Courtesy – joepyrek
14) Go for a photo op at the Salar de Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia. Marvel at the mirror-like reflections.
Photo Courtesy – Chechevere
15) Go on a Dracula Tour at Transylvania!
Photo Courtesy – listofimages.com
16) Watch the Winter Line at Switzerland or Landour in India. The only places in the world, where you can witness that.
Photo Courtesy – paulhami
17) Taste Sacher Torte at its birthplace, at Cafe Sacher, Vienna!
Photo Courtesy – Official Website
18) Look out for polar bears at Spitsbergen, Norway!
Photo Courtesy – Sprok
19) Walk up and down the Piano Staircase at Chile and pretend you’re making world’s best music!
Photo Courtesy – terrysfabrics.co.uk
20) Grab a pizza from the place that supposedly doled out world’s first pizza, from L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Naples!
Photo Courtesy – icathing
If you’ve read all the 20 and are still raring to go, here are two extra ones for a bonus read for you!
21) Have a rendezvous with the gigantic Asiatic lions at the Gir National Park, Gujarat
Photo Courtesy – Sumeet Moghe
22) Dig into one of the most delicious fondues of Switzerland at Le Chalet, Gruyères!
Photo Courtesy – Official Website
If, by chance or luck or love, you are already married, stow this list away from your spouse; make a secret travel plan, be pretentious and laugh your way around the world. And if you love it, do not disclose my name to your spouse. Ever.
If you know of something equally fabulous and wish to see it here, write down a comment below.
Till then, happy travelling.
About the author
Shikha Gautam, she loves to play with steering wheels, roads, words, flute and guitar among other things. Not necessarily in that order! You can contact her on twitter @ShikhaGautam
