61-YO Grocery Shop Owner Has Travelled 11 Countries, Shares How She Saved for Trip

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Anagha R Manoj July 5, 2022
Molly Joy, a grocery store owner from Kerala, has visited 11 countries from the money she saves via her business. She recalls how she rose above her husband’s death to continue finding her sense of adventure and travel the world.
From her very childhood, Molly Joy was fascinated with travelling the world. But born to a low income family in Thiruvankulam, Ernakulam, she couldn’t even afford to go for school trips. Her education came to a halt by Class 10.
She got married to Chithrapuzha native Joy, and in 1996, the couple set up a grocery shop to earn a living. Every now and then, they would go for small trips within South India, as Joy also shared Molly’s love for travelling.
“I always read the travelogues in magazines sold at our shop. It kept up my spirit for travelling and provided information about faraway places,” 61-year-old Molly tells The Better India.
Molly Joy, a grocery store owner from Kerala, has visited 11 countries from the money she saves via her business. She recalls how she rose above her husband’s death to continue finding her sense of adventure and travel the world.
From her very childhood, Molly Joy was fascinated with travelling the world. But born to a low-income family in Thiruvankulam, Ernakulam, she couldn’t even afford to go for school trips. Her education came to a halt by Class 10.
She got married to Chithrapuzha native Joy, and in 1996, the couple set up a grocery shop to earn a living. Every now and then, they would go for small trips within South India, as Joy also shared Molly’s love for travelling.
“I always read the travelogues in magazines sold at our shop. It kept up my spirit for travelling and provided information about faraway places,” 61-year-old Molly tells The Better India.
Everything came to a standstill after Joy’s unexpected death in 2004. Their children, 20 and 18 at the time, were still studying. Molly looked after the shop alone in order to make ends meet. But once her son got a job abroad and daughter got married, she found more time for herself.
Before her first trip to Europe, Molly and her close friend Mary had travelled to several spots across South India, including Palani, Madurai, Ooty, Kodaikanal, Mysuru, and Kovalam. “It was Mary who first invited me for a foreign trip, that too to Europe. I was a bit concerned about the expense, but the desire to travel was above it. My son and daughter provided full support and asked me to use our savings money for the journey. I went ahead and took a passport to travel around Italy, France, Vatican, Switzerland and Germany within 15 days,” she says.
Molly posing in front of the Statue of Liberty.
Among the elderly couples from different states, Molly stood alone as a single woman. “I thoroughly enjoyed the journey and made new friends. That’s the best part of any trip. My little knowledge in English also helped during the journey,” says Molly, who has saved Rs 10 lakh and travelled across 11 countries in the last ten years.
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