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Travel with Eijaz Khan
Eijaz Khan who is most recently known as Varun from Kayamath, talks about his trips abroad, his favourite travel destination and his love for adventure sports.
Sky Diving
The actor's ideal holiday is going sky diving in Dubai and he keeps returning time and again:
"I keep going sky diving in Dubai. My cousin stays there so visit I stay with him. It maybe a dangerous thrill but to me it's much safer than marriage where you take the plunge for life! But seriously it brings you closer to God. It's a feeling that nothing else can duplicate. I can't describe it because it really has to be experienced to know what it feels like.
I used to be scared of heights so in order to get over it I tried sky diving. It's been over a year and a half since I started now.
I was most scared when our small white plain rose many thousand feet above the ground. At first I was terrified but the 90 second free fall made up for all the fear.
I like white water rafting and I enjoy riding my bikes. In India I have Enfield Bullets and in Dubai I have a Kawasaki Ninja. I've also been on the desert safari and all of those things in Dubai."
Eijaz doesn't spend a bit of his time shopping in the city known for its stores:
"I hardly shop when I'm in Dubai. I have a cupboard full of clothes with the tags still on so there is no point in shopping. I'm basically very comfortable in jeans and plain t-shirts. If I go out the maximum I do is put a shirt over it. I really don't understand how people can wear suits or even formal shoes with the weather here."
"I want to travel more within India now"
"My holiday destination keeps changing every year. I've been all over the US, Europe, South Asia and Spain. I haven't been to Australia so I would like to go there.
Unfortunately I haven't explored India as much as I would like to. We have so many beautiful places. The infrastructure is there but it's just not marketed right.
In Kamshet there is a para-gliding which people have just gotten to know about. There are a lot of water sport facilities in India which are hardly known.
I'm dying to go to New Zealand. There you can tour the whole country in a car. Indian licenses are valid there so I can get a car and drive around the whole place."
Eijaz doesn't like being a tourist:
"If I'm going with someone or a group of people then it's likely that we stay in a comfortable hotel though I think that takes something away from the trip. When you hop straight from the airport to the 5 star hotels you're basically losing the flavor of the place you're visiting. I think all the touristy things are way too touristy for me.
I'd rather stay in a middle budget place that isn't very formal and distant from the town because trust me- if you've been to one 5 star you've been to all! When I visit a country I stay at a local hotel and talk to the people around. In Mauritius I stayed at this small inn and got to know the bar tender of the place. We became very good friends and he introduced me too all the snorkeling and speed boat activities around the area. I got to enjoy the place more.
I'm not much of a history person. If there is a predominant sight which is worth seeing I would go but there is hardly anything you can do with a sight. I prefer to actually be able to do stuff."
"I have a real big problem with food"
"I don't eat sea food and when I went to South East Asia practically everything was stinking of it! I really can't stand the smell of it and the thought of fish, prawns or crabs makes me sick. I don't even sit on the same table as people who are eating it! In South East Asia I ended up living on burgers and protein supplements.
I make it a point to try Indian restaurants at least once no matter where in the world I am. After a while abroad I start to crave for Indian cuisine. I've noticed that even though they serve Indian food it will have a typical flavor linked to the country it is in."
You won't find the actor even near a camera on his holidays!
"I hate taking pictures! When spend all your time behind the camera you're not seeing anything around the place. You will hardly find many pictures of me on holiday. I think it's a waste."
The actor's ideal holiday is going sky diving in Dubai and he keeps returning time and again:
"I keep going sky diving in Dubai. My cousin stays there so visit I stay with him. It maybe a dangerous thrill but to me it's much safer than marriage where you take the plunge for life! But seriously it brings you closer to God. It's a feeling that nothing else can duplicate. I can't describe it because it really has to be experienced to know what it feels like.
I used to be scared of heights so in order to get over it I tried sky diving. It's been over a year and a half since I started now.
I was most scared when our small white plain rose many thousand feet above the ground. At first I was terrified but the 90 second free fall made up for all the fear.
I like white water rafting and I enjoy riding my bikes. In India I have Enfield Bullets and in Dubai I have a Kawasaki Ninja. I've also been on the desert safari and all of those things in Dubai."
Eijaz doesn't spend a bit of his time shopping in the city known for its stores:
"I hardly shop when I'm in Dubai. I have a cupboard full of clothes with the tags still on so there is no point in shopping. I'm basically very comfortable in jeans and plain t-shirts. If I go out the maximum I do is put a shirt over it. I really don't understand how people can wear suits or even formal shoes with the weather here."
"I want to travel more within India now"
"My holiday destination keeps changing every year. I've been all over the US, Europe, South Asia and Spain. I haven't been to Australia so I would like to go there.
Unfortunately I haven't explored India as much as I would like to. We have so many beautiful places. The infrastructure is there but it's just not marketed right.
In Kamshet there is a para-gliding which people have just gotten to know about. There are a lot of water sport facilities in India which are hardly known.
I'm dying to go to New Zealand. There you can tour the whole country in a car. Indian licenses are valid there so I can get a car and drive around the whole place."
Eijaz doesn't like being a tourist:
"If I'm going with someone or a group of people then it's likely that we stay in a comfortable hotel though I think that takes something away from the trip. When you hop straight from the airport to the 5 star hotels you're basically losing the flavor of the place you're visiting. I think all the touristy things are way too touristy for me.
I'd rather stay in a middle budget place that isn't very formal and distant from the town because trust me- if you've been to one 5 star you've been to all! When I visit a country I stay at a local hotel and talk to the people around. In Mauritius I stayed at this small inn and got to know the bar tender of the place. We became very good friends and he introduced me too all the snorkeling and speed boat activities around the area. I got to enjoy the place more.
I'm not much of a history person. If there is a predominant sight which is worth seeing I would go but there is hardly anything you can do with a sight. I prefer to actually be able to do stuff."
"I have a real big problem with food"
"I don't eat sea food and when I went to South East Asia practically everything was stinking of it! I really can't stand the smell of it and the thought of fish, prawns or crabs makes me sick. I don't even sit on the same table as people who are eating it! In South East Asia I ended up living on burgers and protein supplements.
I make it a point to try Indian restaurants at least once no matter where in the world I am. After a while abroad I start to crave for Indian cuisine. I've noticed that even though they serve Indian food it will have a typical flavor linked to the country it is in."
You won't find the actor even near a camera on his holidays!
"I hate taking pictures! When spend all your time behind the camera you're not seeing anything around the place. You will hardly find many pictures of me on holiday. I think it's a waste."
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