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A Birthday Away
1Friday, May 1, 2015 by RuthSeq
This blog has long suffered neglect just as my fuzzy eyebrows have and that’s about to change. I've been waiting for a good story, but having spent the last year in Hyderabad, I mostly have dull ones to tell, so no more waiting. Here are my notes on one of the nicest birthdays I've ever had.
I turned 25 this year on an island far away from home with the only
friend I’ve held onto since my 13th birthday. There was no cake and
better still, no mobile network but there was a lot of giggling, unexpected late
night adventure and the vast healing Andaman sea.
This is not a travelogue, because I would not want to promote these (now
not so) secluded islands even slightly for fear that the lot of you may find
your way there with your hideous tourist t-shirts and frustratingly popular selfie
sticks.
Rather, I wish to encourage more of you to travel, to places in India
and beyond. Travel, because that’s what you need more than the latest season of
Game of Thrones or the urge to swipe right for the next Tinder boy.
Don’t make excuses that you need to earn more or don’t have paid leave or your beard is so long your visa gets rejected; unless you’re a certain sibling of mine.
I worked a full time job last year and bless my soul, did I work my ass
off but I did manage a trip to Hampi, Udaipur, Vizag, Pondicherry, the Andamans and a whole
lot of other smaller getaways. People who travel find a way and an excuse.
Travel is
and always has been my favourite birthday gift to myself.
All pictures by @RuthSeq
Category Andaman, best beaches, birthday, blue seas, blue skies, gifts, India, Islands, Nicobar, Travel
Journeys
1Sunday, April 27, 2014 by RuthSeq
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| Photo Credit Luke.in |
To take the road less travelled on an all girls road trip,
Discover you are lost and kick yourself for being so hip.
To book a ticket on the Indian Railways site and go insane,
Is worth it when you get to daydream on a running train.
To brave shoddy food and nightmarish loos without a fuss,
And test your patience on a slow, rickety journey by bus.
To work for a year in order to afford a very expensive flight,
Only to be stuck between kids in turbulence & curse your plight.
To prefer the thieves and crazies you meet if you hitch-hike,
Than to lose a leg trying to kick-start a stubborn rented bike.
To walk around in circles 'cause you've been given wrong directions
Arrive at said location, discover it's a dry day because of the elections.
An exhausting journey, bad food or a lousy cheap hotel,
Are valuable because you return with exotic stories to tell.
Category indian railways, Luke.in, trains, Travel
