Hello Travellers!

Welcome to Backpacking with my Lens! A go-to website for travelers who want to experience India like a local and for Indians who plan to travel abroad.

Meet the author!

My name’s Meenakshi, I am a designer by profession and traveller by heart. Photography is something that I cherish and go on a Click! Click! Click! spree wherever I go. Japan is my dream destination and I believe that one day I will be sipping green tea while ogling at Mount Fuji. My present state of mind is blogging my heart out and sharing all the experiences and memories that I have been collecting from my travels.

Travelling has always been a thing for me. The travel bug stung me at a young age, thanks to my parents. You can say that my parents passed on their love-for-travel genes to me. Since then there has been no looking back.

Currently I don’t have any plans to quit my job and become a full time traveler, as it helps me travel 😉. Instead, I want to master the art of balancing my work and my travels.

How Backpacking with my lens happened?

Backpacking with my Lens’ a phrase that I religiously follow. I am not a big fan of huge luggage and expensive travel. I love traveling on foot, use local transports and do as the locals do. This is the place where you’ll find all about my travels. Everything that I experience while traveling, the best and worst things of the places I’ve traveled and tips & tricks to help you navigate around and enjoy the city to the core.

5 Reasons why I love travelling!

  • I get to see things that I don’t see in my daily life – different regions, different landscapes, different people and culture.
  • Self-exploration – Being an introvert, traveling helped me discover myself and improved my social skills, which was fun (when traveling with new people).
  • I got to learn different languages, culture and got to taste variety of cuisines.
  • Adventure travel taught me to adapt and adjust whatever the situation may be.
  • Ultimate stress buster for me.
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Places I've been to

India

Abroad

1. UAE – Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah
2. Morocco – Casablanca, Tangier, Rabat, Fes, Chefchaouen, Marrakesh, Atlas Mountains, Essaouira
3. Singapore
4. United Stated – Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Louisiana and Colorado