Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Why Being A Woman And Travelling Alone Is So Much Fun

Every woman must do this at least once in her lifetime. Trust me, you will feel like the queen of the world. And you do not need to feel scared of being alone and in danger. Travelling alone will make you tougher. Also because having someone need not guarantee not getting into danger too.

I travel alone. A lot. I started travelling alone immediately after 12th standard. That way I'm extremely lucky to have a family that has taught me to be independent at an early age. I love the fact that they do not panic whenever they know I am travelling alone, and now after so many years it is very routine for them.

My favourite part of travelling alone is sitting and sipping coffee while you wait for the flight. That way even bus and train journeys alone are super fun, but you will find more silence before a flight journey.

I love journeys alone most because I get time to think of what I want to do. I tend to get into the urgent instead of the important most of the time. And by the time I reach the important, it becomes too late.

I just got myself a cup of coffee and Goodhousekeeping magazine from Mumbai airport. I luckily got transferred to a direct flight from Mumbai to Bangalore, instead of the Chennai halt. I shamelessly also stretched in the seating area of the flight. It's about 2.00am and Mumbai airport looks just so alive.

I always carry my earphones. Always. If there is no music, the trip is not the same. I had come here for a performance with Daksha Sheth Dance Company and had to get back as early as possible so that I could reach for a school project.

So I met this lovely cab guy who dropped me to the airport, and we had the most fun conversation (dont worry, I'm safe and always armed with pepper sprays and Swiss knives) . He was telling me the state of affairs of Bihar, where he came from. His perspective on the government was very interesting, because all the opinions that we tend to hear is from our circle of friends.

I like nights like this. My boarding call is here and I'll have to run. I'll continue my monologue in the next post.

Sleep tight :)




I am planning a couple of photoshoot ideas when I go home for my vacation. Do you have ideas that you can help me with? If you have ever met me, or seen me, you might have ideas as to what style I might be able to pull off. Because honestly I myself don't know. I have been sporting the I-don't-care-if-i-look-weird style these days. But want to get out of it soon.

2 comments:

neha said...

Yes I have seen you, to be very true...you look good even in weird sense...and i totally agree with you for all the facts you said about traveling alone, even i started traveling alone when i was 15.Keep posting your experiences...its always feel good when I am also able to relate all these experiences in my life....Keep traveling..All the very Best!!!

Unknown said...

I like U, U R the first girl in my life who replies strangerts, I am the most Sober person in my school but still many girls of my class never reply me don't know why they R my FB friends but they don't reply at all.
when I was in college i met the girls then after a month I send them request Nd they didn;t accepted, they said not this fast its only a month. Its just request not a proposal. WHY..!!??
U replied Thank U for that..!!
And I agree with U All girls must be Independent..!!
A Fact I would like to share with U, Headphones harm ears, they multiply harmful bacterias in Ur ears from 300-700 times in 1 hour...!!