Age No Bar! 63-Year Old Mother Travels India With Son, Their Adventures Include Paragliding, Hiking

Parents are not everyone's preferred 'travel partners.' Millennials who religiously believe 'hills are calling, we must go' love the concept of 'solo trips' or going on trips with their friends and partners.

Breaking the norm, a mother-son duo from New Delhi is setting some new 'travel goals.' S Venkatesh and his 63-year-old mother, Subha Surianarayanan, find comfort and solace in tripping across India.

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The duo has already covered destinations like Shimla, Dharmashala, Jibhi, Goa, Rishikesh, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Kashmir.

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The mother-son duo has also accomplished the Parashar lake trek and the Serolskar lake trek¡ªwhich in no way is an easy feat to achieve.

Talking to Indiatimes, Subha Surianarayanan's son, S Venkatesh, lauded his mother's courage and enthusiasm. Praising his mother's 'never-say-never' spirit and undying passion for travel, he said,

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"I never have to 'convince' her¡ªmom is always ready for spontaneous adventures. She is always ready for last-minute adventures. For people who think traveling with parents is difficult, I think they're wrong. It is therapeutic, wonderful, and perhaps the best trend we have both started as a family. She is always excited to try new things and travel across India with me."

Venkatesh adds that traveling with his mother is a 'wholesome' experience. He says,

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"I see people my age traveling with their buddies or partners, but my mother is my best travel partner. It is so easy to coordinate with her, and we cherish every moment of our travels. Sometimes while we are on a hike, I take breaks to check on her, but she jokes and says, "I am fine, and I don't need a break, but it looks like you do'. She is my everything; I have learned much since we traveled together. "

Mrs. Surianarayanan lost her husband after a health complication four years back. While Venkatesh and Mrs. Surianarayanan are still grieving over their irreversible loss, these trips and their time together have been a soothing balm for their pain.

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Urging people to take time out for their parents, Venkatesh adds

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"We forget that everything is fragile, and things can take a moment to change. It's never too late to prioritize your parents over other superficial things. Travel with them, capture their little moments of joy, talk to them, be there for them¡ªat least that is something I do, and it makes me happy. "

The duo is already planning their next adventure together to ring in Venkatesh's mother¡¯s birthday in August.

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He said, "We are planning the next adventure. Maybe we will take the Valley of Flowers trek or Hemkund Sahib."

While losing a loved one comes with the grief of a lifetime, this mother-son duo has decided to accept life as it is and move on with cherished memories in their hearts with the hope of creating some new ones together.

Courage and resilience can be found in different ways, and for them, traveling is undoubtedly something that has given them a fresh perspective on life.

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