AS WE BEGIN TO TRAVEL, IT IS GOOD TO AVOID PLACES WHICH ARE POLLUTED AND GO TO PLACES WHICH ARE LESS POLLUTED

 The majority of the polluted CITIES in this world are either in INDIA, CHINA or PAKISTAN . That does not mean all of CHINA and INDIA are polluted. 

Of the 20 most polluted cities on this planet, 14 of them are in INDIA and if you look where they are located, along a belt of industrialization in the NORTH INDIA.. none of the cities in the SOUTH INDIA are on the list.

So welcome to COCHIN and its BACKWATERS..

Volunteers cleaning Fort Cochin beach..

Sunset in Fort Cochin

A friend of mine who is now living in Dali City in Yunnan in CHINA sent some stunning photographs of the scenery in the mountains. 

also received a video of friends hiking along the mountains on the border of Austria and Italy ..

The favourite part of France for me is Presqui'le Quiberon en Bretagne and the photos arrived today only made me want to return there as soon as the Vaccine arrives and the travel is safer..

There are still lots of places easily accessible in this planet to enjoy the nature, but please leave behind only your footprints..

Here is a list of places, the dirtiest 10 and cleanest 10 cities on earth..

In my opinion the cities reflect the people who live there.. if you look at the cities which are clean.. I personally have experiences in Seattle and Portland in the USA and Melbourne, Australia.. the people there are a little bit more sophisticated when it comes to nature and other creatures including human beings that share the city with them.

The world's 10 most polluted cities

City	Country	Air quality index
Delhi	India	356
Lahore	Pakistan	305
Shenyang	China	192
Karachi	Pakistan	178
Chengdu	China	176
Sarajevo	Bosnia          and           Herzegovina	173
Krakow	Poland	166
Seoul	South Korea	165
Dhaka	Bangladesh	163
Beijing	China	162

and the least polluted cities are :

The world's 10 least polluted cities

City	Country	Air quality index
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	2
Melbourne	Australia	3
Salt Lake City	United States of America	4
Skopje	North Macedonia	5
Seattle	United States of America	16
Portland	United States of America	16
Santiago	Chile	19
Oslo	Norway	23
Canberra	Australia	23
Kobe	Japan	24

What can we do to help ?

Avoid visiting or moving to a place where the air quality index is low.

Visit or move to places which are clean..

each one of us must do, regardless of where you live, to be aware of pollution and do not contribute to it. Avoid Plastics, however difficult it is, reuse more things at home and at work , get away from the throwaway culture (USA is the KING here )

most importantly be aware what sort of a place you are leaving for people who are coming after you ..

American Indians always remind us:  Think of what you are doing to your Grandchildren..