FOREIGN LANDS

Years gone bye, if some one had visited a foreign land means a great achievement, it was like a feather in the cap but not any more.People used to go for a degree or for a training course with scholership or government money because they were brillient in their own field.But in recent years its like going to Calcutta or Ranchi for a pleasure trip as one's son or son inlaw bears the expenses as they can not afford to come and stay long enough with their parents in 'dirty india' as they say.

Twently to thirty thousand rupees for health insurance,15 to 20 thousand for VISA,plus few lakhs for the air travel and going to Delhi or Calcutta for a VISA interview as if some one was going to get a degree? Every one is now on a move out of India spending few lakhs because someone else has gone out with out realising that much better places are there in India to watch and enjoy.Those parent's daughters are working abroad are very lucky because she would bear all their expenses plus they would be of great help during her delivery and also help in baby sitting.Majority get bored but do not express it and narrate their helpless situation during their stay to their close friends.Its like Delhi ka ladoo--"Jo geya pastaya jo nehi geya woh vi pastaya." Majority of them are senior citizen and retired from job and have a big apartment at Bhubaneswar or Delhi. As they have nothing to do and some one else bears the expense then what's wrong in that?

FOREIGN LAND:

When someone visits a foreign land he or she must narrate the experience on these 10 headings few weeks after the return.

1. Weather condition.

2. Food.

3. The people.

4. Sight seeing very costly or costly or reasonable.

5. How they help people of other countries? What is the main industry?

6. Hotel costs?

7. More of manmade or natural beauty?

8.  Worth a visit?

9. Social environment?

10. Transport systems? Very costly—Costly ---Reasonable.
11.Did you really enjoyed the trip?or it was like also ran.