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PUNEETINDE­R KAUR SIDHU, 46

Travel writer and food critic

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Travel for her is "a passion, a compulsion really, that has entrenched deeper with each passing experience and adventure". A decade ago, her all-time passion metamorpho­sed into her profession. For this Manimajra-based travel writer, it’s a way of life now. But if you tell her to recall when she started travelling alone, she doesn’t really remember. “It must have been a quarter of a century ago, which means I clearly can't recall why I started travelling alone. Possibly because it was simply easier to manage one person's expectatio­ns on the road. With time I came to enjoy my own company, and have continued to selfishly guard that me-time ever since.” So far Sidhu has travelled to Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, South Africa, North America, UAE and of course India. While explaining what really makes solo trips convenient for her, Sidhu says, “For instance, despite being a die-hard night owl, I don't hesitate to rise really early when on the road. It would be unfair to expect the same from a travel companion desiring a more leisurely pace, don't you think?”

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