Wanderlust

After my first solo trip I realised that there is a whole world outside there. Idea of traveling alone was definitely daunting in the beginning. But then it had its own perks too. Traveling without family and friends but with total strangers helped me look at life to a wider perspective. I learnt to face fears which I never thought I would otherwise. I understood that having differences aren’t always bad. Made many friends on each trip, some good some wierd. I loved listening to people’s stories. I traveled to many near, far, small, big and new places, I wish I knew one day I would blog then I would have taken plenty of pics and retained memories.

I can confirm that my life has been entirely unpredictable. When I thought my life would be confined to that room in my parents house with sadness, fear and worry as my companion, the idea of fleeing home struck me and destiny opened the doors to travel for me.

Marriage was never attractive to me as my intense and irresistible desire for freedom was above all. But there was this tremendous urge to feel loved and wanted. so I embraced motherhood 🙂🙂 Since then I lived every moment thousand times with my son. Him as my travel companion from the age of six, we traveled to many places in India and abroad.

Traveling independently at such early age made him fearless whether it was jumping into the ocean or even seeing incredible huge elephants or making his own choices at a very early age due to interacting and communicating with people during our travels. And best of all, as mother and son, we would have unending conversations about anything in the world, be it a worm, a stone, a star, a tree or the sea or the waves or anything that seemed wonderous to him. I could see that he would easily connect with people all ages or culture or nationality. At an early age of 10-11, he learnt to pack his own travel bags as he had started to understand the things he would need while heading for a particular holiday destination, a beach or a mountain. Overall as he was growing up, he was becoming more and more independent, more understanding, more patient, more considerate and compassionate. With every trip we undertook, our bond strengthened encouraging us to have more fun and adventure together.

Now my son’s a teenager and makes his own plans. Though I miss my travel partner in him, I have not cut down on my travels. Rather, because he is now independent enough to manage his affairs by himself, I am able to expand my wings further to more travels and travel to farther places while I am still young and healthy. Every travel I make, my body and mind is reset into a newer person making me more strong and independent woman that I am today.

😊🧚🏖️🏝️🌅🌄 My life feels most fulfilling when I’m traveling and living through new experiences. This world is full of amazing people with beautiful stories and beautiful places and I want to meet or see them all..