Later in my life I discovered Indian food, eating and cooking it, and started reading voraciously about all things Indian. I HAD to go there, to see and experience India with all of my senses.
Being a women travelling alone around India can be dangerous like all places in the world (it's all relative) you just have to be aware of your surroundings. The positives of travel in India far outweigh the negatives for me, they keep me wanting to go back for more. I know a lot of people just won’t go there, I wish they would, to see for themselves what it’s really like and challenge their preconceptions. India is a huge country of enormous regional variation, from the beaches of the south to the beautiful white tip mountains in the North.
Many of my friends from India think I should have been born Indian. They think I’m weird to love India so much. I love India from the brightly coloured saris, to the aromatic spices. It's spirituality and diversity is just so different to the Aussie norm, in every way, climate, wildlife, people, traditions. I think that’s why I travel, to find the different. Nowhere else in the world have I experienced the kind of love and care that I have here, from the most ordinary of people who have welcomed me into their homes.
Now that I’m back in the real world, which at times are stressful, Its calming to look back on my experiences while travelling and the people I have met. Even the most transient of relationships can make a lasting impact on your life, and the next trip, the next adventure, is something that is always there to look forward to, because you just never know what might happen or who you will meet.
My trip highlights:
Ancient Ruins of Hampi
Chilling on the beaches of Goa
White Desert, Rann of Kutch
Light show at Akshardham, Delhi
Camping under the stars in the Thar Desert, Jaisalmer
Namchi, South Sikkim
In touch with nature, Kalimpong
Living root Bridge, Cherrapunji, Shillong
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