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Meet
Kiran Oza, Traveler by
Religion
He has hoisted the Flag of Bhavnagar in more then 125
countries. Visited Antarctica to Andaman & Nicobar and never in a
conducted tour !
Born, brought up and educated in Bhavnagar from primary school to
B.Sc., from PP Institute of Science. DTS (Diploma in Tourism
Studies), presently doing Master’s Degree in Tourism Management.
He is fond of Geography and to know all about the different
countries of the world.
Reading ‘Algari Rakhadpatti’ inspired him to travel the world...
If
travel makes a man wealthy ... meet the millionaire.....
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Kiran Oza |
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Source or Nile
JINJA - UGANDA
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Well traveled within India, all over the country including Andaman
& Nicobar,
Lakshadweep Assam, Medhalay etc.
While reading ‘Algari Rakhadpatti’, saw the seed of wish to travel
abroad.
Widely traveled in Africa, Europe, Asia, North, Central and South
Americas, Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands.
The important feature of his travel is that – he has NEVER traveled
in PACKAGED OR CONDUCTED OR ARRANGED TOUR but traveled all alone
the way he liked. spent time according to his liking on each
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I am never keen on specific food (like Gujarati or Indian),
though I am strict Vegetarian, always managed with what ever
Vegetarian is available like bread, fruits, salads, rice, soup,
tea etc etc.
So far traveled to more than 125 countries from Argentina and
Aruba to Zambia and Zimbabwe., including Cambodia, Iceland, Samoa,
Greenland, Cuba, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Namibia,
Lesotho, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Malta, Malta, Morocco, Greece,
Poland Ireland, Brunei, Taiwan, Macau, Peru, Paraguay, etc etc.
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ANKKOR VAT
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UGANDA |
My Most memorable travels are :
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Kailas and Mansarovar yatra
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The Antartica, Machhu Pichhu
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Monte Albans
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Mountain flight to see the Mount Everest from very close
distance
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Angkor VAT
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Footsteps on the Equator in Ecuador and in Uganda)
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crossing the Arctic Circle ( in Finland and in Alaska )
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And to watch the fantastic Northern Lights in north of
Alaska etc etc.
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The unforgettable wild life visits in Kenya and
Tanzania
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The great Victoria falls ( on the Zambia –
Zimbabwe border )
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The world’s highest Angle falls in
Venezuela
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The gorgeous and most spectacle Iguazu falls
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Ahmedabad the CASA MAHUDI in a small villave in Paraguay
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To
meet Bhavnagari young boy Vijay in Curacao Island about 200
km from
Venezuela
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Walking trail in the deep and dense
forest of Amazon from Manaus in Brazil
- Diamond and gold
mines of South Africa
- Copper mines of Zambia
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Windy Marseilles of France and lovely city of BALTIMORE of the US.
And of course thousands of people with whom I could
communicate across the GLOBE increased wealth of knowledge
and information.
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Forests in Amazon - BRAZIl
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with Bhairavee ( Niece ) in Baltimore |
In India my most favorite places are Mandavagadh,
Adalaj (step well), Jaisalmer, the Taj, Downhill (WB),
Pondicherry etc etc.
Most beautiful and interesting cities, I liked are
Melbourne, Cape town, Lilongwe, Montevideo, Oaxaca,
Pueblo, Valparaiso, Ushuaia, Seamripe, Nadi, Mallacca,
Jinja, Mombasa, Kigali, Paris, Buenos Iris, Sao Jose
Do Rio Preto, Yamassukku, Queens Town, Baanf Baltimore
and few more.
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How long you travel, how much you study the different
culture, learn the customs but after all when you
return to home, we feel proud to be and Indian, and
Gujarati., so we never forget our way of life and
living, life style etc.
In short TRAVELING IS MY RELIGION.
I wish everybody must grab the opportunity to travel
any where, in India or abroad, nearby or far places,
may be one day, one week one month or even longer
travel.
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With Wife
In a Submarine -
Helsinki -
FINLAND |
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Arctic
Circle - ALASKA
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Wonderful sights I can
never forget are Cracow in Poland (Concentration
camps) Guatemala, Copan in Honduras, Hindu temples in
the forest of teashop girl of Managua (Nicaragua),
young lady Ms.Basole of Ouaga Dougu (Berkina Faso)
Lottery ticket seller girl of San Salvador, unfriendly
behaviors of Belize and El Salvador immigration staff,
helpful girl of Prague railway station and many many
such experiences, impossible to forget.
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Some Travel Tips
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Travel always light, Just what you can carry in with
your hand
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Always carry enough money, more than what you think
enough, because unexpected expenses are some times
very high like airport taxes in some countries,
expensive transport system, and some time the
cheapest hotel is also expensive.
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Do not eat which does not suit to stomach, light
food will keep you healthy while traveling.
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At Mt. Etna in ITALY |
Few More
Pictures
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SNOWMOBILE |
Mayan Ruins In Copan, HONDURAS |
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A
man as interesting as the places he has visited, still find
HOME as sweet as any Gujarati when he is back in Bhavnagar
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kiranoza@hotmail.com
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