Comments on: How this Indian Couple Navigated Visas to Travel the World

By: Saksham

Saksham — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 05:35:02 +0000

You are lucky guys. Living my dream life. I have a question if you can reply. I am a doctor and pursing my post graduation in India which is salaried (got my PG 4 months back before which I was doing preparation for the PG entrance exam so no salary) I am going to pay my income tax return first time for this year. I wanted to ho to travel to Europe and will have to get travel visa (schengen)
Will it create problem as I don’t have my income tax returns acknowledgement? I have my pay slips and sufficient balance in my bank account. Have my pan card and credit card too

By: Kaylin

Kaylin — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 02:54:42 +0000

Ishwinder and Vikram, you guys rock! Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s not quite the same thing, but where I live (Southern US) it’s also relatively unheard of for people to travel long-term/quit their jobs to travel; most people here just get married and have kids young, and stay in their hometown. This sure makes me glad I have one of those “golden passports”! But it also makes me angry that there are people like you guys that have such trouble traveling when you want to, and Americans who could travel almost anywhere and refuse to. And here I was, also, complaining about the visa for China being so expensive and not worth the effort… I don’t know if I would have traveled half as much as I have if it was that much of a pain in the butt for every country, so definite kudos!

By: Rashad Pharaon

Rashad Pharaon — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 01:14:28 +0000

What an inspiring story – I’m not sure that I’d be as patient as Vikram and Ishwinder if I had to provide bank statements every time I wanted to visit a new country. Kudos to them for showing everyone that it’s possible!

By: Francis Cassidy

Francis Cassidy — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:02:14 +0000

Nice to hear a positive story like this. Fortunately I have been blessed with one of the “Golden Passports” but I feel for some of the travellers I met along the way who can’t travel to the countries they really want to see. In particular, I have met many Russians and Chinese, who were extremely interesting people, and great travellers, but they were constantly facing torturous processes for applying for visas for certain countries. I feel for them, but am glad to see Vikram and Ishwinder fullfill their dream!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:45:12 +0000

Wonderful story! As an American and Australian married couple it’s wonderful to get a different cultural perspective on what it’s like to travel.

We have several Indian friends who studied in Australia, and yes it’s a culture that seems to generally frown upon the risk taking of long term travel. Great for you guys, well done! 🙂

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:20:11 +0000

….. it’s kind of crazy that people can’t travel freely… I feel really blessed with my EU passport.

By: Karyn

Karyn — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 03:20:31 +0000

Wow, I had no idea it was that hard for a person from India to get visas to some countries. That sucks. But I am so glad you guys found way to make this work! You will be an inspiration to a lot of people. 🙂

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:13:09 +0000

Wow, what an inspiration! Here I am, as a US Passport holder, complaining about having to get a few visas and the expense of air fare. There is a lottery of birth and we who have it easier should realize that and try and give back.

They did the Khardung La pass on a motorcycle, too, that’s so cool! An Indian friend of mine suggested doing that since I already ride.

By: jonny

jonny — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:56:47 +0000

Posts like this do highlight how unfair this passport lottery game is. Having lived in Mexico, I have Mexican friends who have told me about all the hoops they have to jump through just to come to Europe or go to the States – it’s crazy. I wouldn’t like to do it myself. As a Briton, when on the Turkish border last year I was one of only three people on my train (along with two Dutch girls) who had to pay for a visa on arrival. It seemed like discrimination on a bizarre and utterly arbitrary basis, as the people I was travelling with (Lithuanian, French, German) had no requisites, but I did.

Oh, and on a last note – I’d just like to point out that while a British passport is not a Schengen passport, it IS an EU passport. Apparently anti-EU sentiment is so high amongst my compatriots that even people from other countries have forgotten we’re part of the Union!
Jonny

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:41:08 +0000

Well done you guys and what an inspiring story. I’m a British person so the world is pretty much open to me but I’m so pleased that you continue to live the life you want to lead regardless of the difficulties. Good on you!