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Social media influencer and our cover star Diipa Khosla talks about her road trip memories, life with her husband in Amsterdam, and future travel plans.

Our cover girl Diipa Khosla is spending this quiet, travel-free time in her second home, Amsterdam. She recounts her most memorable road trips and chalks out her future travel plans.

Once the borders open up, what is the first destination you’d want to visit?

[I’d go] Back home to India.

We expect road trips to be the buzzword after the pandemic. Where would you like to drive to for a holiday?

Road trips will be the new way to go, and I love that! My husband and I had already planned on taking more road trips than flights in 2020. I think our next road trip will be to the South of France, to visit [my husband] Oleg’s family.

Five things you’d pack for your next road trip?

Sunscreen. Laptop. My refillable water bottle. Hat. Sneakers.

What was your first road trip like? And which was the most memorable one?

My first road trip was with my family from Delhi to Ooty. We had so much fun singing songs and telling stories. My most memorable one was two years ago, driving to Italy with my husband and two friends. We stopped along the way and slept in different cities—it was spontaneous and full of fun.

If you could choose any car in the world for a trip, which one would it be?

A convertible red Porsche, because nothing says holiday like a convertible!

If you were to choose any place but Amsterdam and London to stay in during this time, which would it be?

Goa!

Tell us about Post For Change and what you hope to achieve with it.

Post For Change believes in the power of social media for social good. Since our start about a year ago, we have worked with many NGOs, such as UNICEF, UN Women, and HeForShe. Our goal for 2020 is to give 2,50,000 women menstrual hygiene [products] and plant one million trees.

My most memorable road trip was two years ago, driving to Italy with my husband, Oleg, and two friends. We stopped along the way and slept in different cities. It was full of fun!

Khosla is now finding inspiration for her content in the city of Amsterdam. Below: Post the lockdown, Khosla and her husband, Oleg Büller, plan to take a road trip to the South of France to meet the latter’s family.