musings,
Solo Travel
My Solo Travel was nothing short of a soap series – it had
all elements of drama, emotions, fear, relations, self-discovery, tears, laughter
and loads of fun. As Rumi said, travel brings power and love back into your
life. It does in ways that you wouldn’t be able to comprehend, but you’d be
glad that you chose to do it.
For me this happened at the right time. I was going through
a lot of self-healing, redefining my goals and trying to understand what I wanted
from life. A part of me was always lost. Lost in emotions that were tightly
wrapped around my inner eyes, which made me oblivious to a lot of things around
me (Sorry for metaphors, I function better that way).
Being alone was a very scary prospect for me, before my
travel. Today, I feel being single and responsible for my actions and decisions
is a luxury that I used to always crave and desire. I’m not propagating for singlehood at all. I know
I will find my mine, but until then I need to find me and enjoy being me.
Going on a solo trip was the scariest decision of my life. I
always admired people travelling solo and wondered how they did it. It must
take a lot of courage to just travel by yourself. It must also mean that you
enjoy your company so much, that you can actually travel alone.
I was staring at my screen which displayed my ticket to
Tbilisi and all I had to do was to click and make the booking. I WAS SCARED. The
unknown scared me so much that I was almost about to not go. I called my
bestie, I just wanted her to egg me on to book my ticket (Yes I needed that
push). She said exactly what I wanted to hear – BOOK THAT DAMN TICKET. And so I did it. Step one was taken care of.
I zeroed down on Georgia, as my first travel destination for
many reasons
I prepared my Itinerary on a daily basis for every single
day. YES, every single day. Doing so made me confident that I knew what I was
doing every day and also, it didn’t allow my mind to wander over possibilities
of the 'what if’s and how’s'
I booked hostels on Booking.com (not sponsored) as I didn’t have
to make any upfront payment and that meant that my schedule was flexible. I
love having an organized trip, but at the same time I wanted my trip to
surprise me (yes, I can be difficult to understand, but I’m sure many of you
get it). Check my Itinerary here
Research is so important when you are travelling. It’s important
to know not everything but something (imp details) about the place you are
visiting - Weather, Culture, language, transportation, and food habits.
I narrowed down places I wanted to visit in every region of
Georgia and kept narrowing it further down to match a 10 day itinerary. And I had
a perfect (or so I thought) travel plan. I was so glad my list
changed drastically.
My Trip was all things unexpected and some just like I wanted
to. I traveled like a local (loved every bit of that), visited markets to get
fresh produce, ate what the locals ate, drank what they drank and it was just a
surreal uplifting and enriching experience.
As an individual, who was dependent on a lot of factors –
this trip made me reconsider a lot of ME. It helped me like nothing could. This
is the therapy that we all do so badly need at times. And what comes out of
this is a different person.
Everyone will have a different experience and a different
take back, because all our chapters are written differently. If you are contemplating,
like I was about that solo trip, believe me, call your bestie get that push and
just go. I believe that the place chooses
you and not the other way around.
Georgia wasn’t on my list, it became mine after my endless research
and it just kept popping up and I knew I had to go to Georgia. Let your heart decide and trust me, it will be
an experience that you will hold dear.
Oh and I did get lost a lot (but also, I have pathetic
navigation skills). But the best part of getting lost was finding myself.
Take that trip. You will thank yourself you made that choice.
Loads of love and hugs.
unplanned journeys unravel the beauty within us as well...
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