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This couple has been selling tea for 40 years to travel the world together

Last updated on - Aug 8, 2019, 11:34 IST
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Vijayan and Mohana Vijayan have travelled 23 countries!

Meet Vijayan and Mohana Vijayan, who are in their 70s and have been running a tea shop in Kochi to live the common dream of travelling the world together. The couple has been married for the last 45 years and Vijayan started selling tea since 1963 because he wanted to earn enough to travel the world.Their saving and travelling strategy are quite inspiring and calculative. Read to know more about it.

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Sree Balaji Coffee House

The couple has been running a tea shop called Sree Balaji Coffee House in Kochi. Vijayan started this journey way back in 1963. In a statement, Vijayan said that they had a common dream of travelling the world together and that’s why he started selling tea to make money. The average daily footfall of the shop is around 300-350 people.
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What’s the saving strategy?

As self-rule, they save Rs 300 every day and then spend a part of the saving during their trip and also take a loan to manage the expense. After every trip, they spend around three years repaying the bank and apply this cycle for every trip. Also, they run the shop themselves, in order to curb the expense of paying salary to employees.
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Favourite places

After travelling to 23 countries, they have realised they love Singapore, Switzerland and New York.
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Bills and posters

As a memory, they make sure to collect local posters and bills of the countries they visit. All these memories are placed on the wall of the coffee shop.
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What’s next?

Now they wish to travel to Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Greenland and Norway and learn about their climate, culture and lifestyle.
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Verdict

Where there is a will, there is a way! All you need to do is believe in your dreams and follow your heart. There is nothing called impossible.
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