I have travelled to more than 25 countries, says Priya Ahuja

Best known for her portrayal as a journalist lsquoRita Reporterrsquo in popular sitcom lsquoTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmahrsquo Priya Ahuja is a globetrotter who has travelled to more than 25 countries till dateOn the occasion of World Tourism Day MidDay Online met up with her for an exclusive interview wherein she revealed about that one thing that she unforgettably brings it from all the country she visitsPriya do you know what day is todayOf course yes Today is Everyone knows that 27 September is celebrated as lsquoVishva Paryatan Divasrsquo or lsquoWorld Tourism Day 2022rsquoAre you aware of lsquo2022 World Tourism Day ThemersquoThe theme for this year is lsquoRethinking TourismrsquoThatrsquos awesome What does the term lsquotourismrsquo mean to youTourism is oxygen to meIs it true that you have travelled to more than 20 countriesActually its 25 I have travelled to more than 25 countriesWas it for work or leisureTotally for leisure only But I genuinely pray and hope that I get some travel showwherein I get to travel to many destinations for work I always tell this to myself that the day I will have sound financial savings and no EMIs to be paid all I will do is to just travel travel and travel It could probably be 300 days in a yearWhenever you travel to any country do you get any memorabilia from thereYes I always doAlso Read Making a difference with dandiya What are the memorabilia that you have collected so far and from which all countriesI have magnets from all the countries I have visited so far Be it Australia Thailand Italy Singapore Austriahellip the list is totally endless And my most treasured memorabilia is my dog Oreo that I got from ThailandSince you have travelled so many countries what is most unique thing about India which no other country hasIt has to be the warmth and lovethat India offers like no other country There are people all over to help you 247 in case of any kind of emergency And transportation is always a call away There is and cannot be any country like India lsquoMera Bharat MahaanrsquoIs there any specific country where you really wish want to travelLondonSomehow we my husband and I have never been there I have heard it from many that itrsquos an extremely beautiful place I really want to go thereI am just waiting for Ardaas my son to grow up a little so that we can tour LondonOf your entire globetrotting journey which has been the most memorable experience and which has been your lsquoitsoktobeforgottenrsquo type of experienceMy most memorable experience has to be of Seychelles because it is here where I did scuba diving for the first time in my life Buoyed by that experience I went to Bali and learnt it professionally Now I am a certified deepsea diver And my itsoktobeforgottenrsquo type of experience will be PattayaThanks Priya that was truly an enriching interviewPleasure is all mine I want to wish every a very lsquoHappy World Tourism DayrsquoAlso Read Birthday Chat With Celebs Chunky Panday